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I have Alexa, although I'm going to remove her and replace with a locally-hosted thing. I've tied mine in with home automation stuff. So I can turn on and off
by mod 4y ago
I have Alexa, although I'm going to remove her and replace with a locally-hosted thing.
I've tied mine in with home automation stuff. So I can turn on and off lights using voice, even if I'm not at home. I sometimes forget to turn off my workshop and I can do that from anywhere.
I'd like to figure up a way to reset my internet, because I access cameras, and it goes out sometimes. I'm very sure this can be done.
I also use her for weather, although I'm annoyed about some of her limitations there, and I intend to get exactly what I want by coding. I want to be able to ask things like "when will it rain next", but Alexa can't do that.
She can also do reminders in a week or whatever, I use that some. And I ask very simple questions that she can query Google for, but honestly she's terrible at it.
I also think she's too verbose, even with verbosity turned down. She just goes on and on sometimes workout being asked--like instructions on resetting the routers if she can't contact Amazon.
I also try Google assistant and Bixby. I use my watch for a lot of the things you said you use your phone for.
Anyway I'm not happy with any of them. I plan to work a bunch on some skills as my next project, after the current one is done.
- gunapologist99 4y agoI noticed that you referred to an AI with a disembodied voice as "her". Not that unusual, as sailors (even today) refer to ships as "her", and Davy Crockett named his rifle "Old Betsy". But, it does beg the question: will you feel bad when you 'remove' her? (Will she? Shouldn't you ask?)
- mod 4y agoI do like to use the "her" pronoun for prized possessions. Favorite car or whatever. I will not feel bad for her. I don't feel like I should ask.
- jfim 4y ago> I'd like to figure up a way to reset my internet, because I access cameras, and it goes out sometimes. I'm very sure this can be done. Just get one of those controllable outlets that can be controlled locally, it'll allow you to power cycle your modem/router/wifi AP. Shelly.cloud makes one and it can be controlled through REST [0] with a call like http://192.168.0.40/relay/0?turn=on http://192.168.0.40/relay/0?turn=on [0] https://shelly-api-docs.shelly.cloud/gen2/ComponentsAndServices/Switch#http-endpoint-relayid https://shelly-api-docs.shelly.cloud/gen2/ComponentsAndServi...