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I have never used Siri despite owning iPhone, Mac I have an Echo but it's use is generally "Alexa play LBC" as I do housework. If though Siri can beat this, p

by markx2 2y ago

I have never used Siri despite owning iPhone, Mac I have an Echo but it's use is generally "Alexa play LBC" as I do housework. If though Siri can beat this, please do tell me "Alexa, what noise does a hamster make"

cjk2 2y ago
Just tested this. It does squeak at me.
- markx2 2y ago
  Does it "Squeakty Nom Nom Squeakty Squeak"?
azinman2 2y ago
You're missing out on what I believe to be the most killer use of Siri that should be in every marketing video: outsource your short/medium term memory to it. I'm guessing Google's assistant can do this too. It's not particularly advanced but needs a physical device you pick up all day to work: "Siri, remind me to lookup that form for the tax guy tomorrow at 10am" "Siri, remind me in an hour to order more dog food" "Siri, remind me in 3 months to cancel the trial for X subscription" I just hold the side button, dictate the fleeting thought, and move on. No unlock, nothing to type, no navigating a time picker. Eventually it'll pop up and I'll be happy because I absolutely forgot X task already, and it'll stay as a notification on my Lock Screen until I do something with it. Often times I just pick an arbitrary time and get to it eventually that day, and then I'll dismiss it. I can also snooze for a later time period with a long press, etc. This is so integrated into my life I literally cannot imagine not having this ability. I'd forget things all the time.
- markx2 2y ago
  ... then one day someone close to you talks to Siri ... "Siri, remind me to turn the gas off" "Siri, remind me to put the cats out" You, in your home think .... what? Tech turned against you?
  - tnmom 2y ago
    Unless they’re pressing the button on your phone, it’s not an issue.
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- JohnBooty 2y ago
  Yeah. Especially good for things you think of while driving, or falling asleep (assuming you don't have an already-sleeping partner in the same room) I find that Siri regularly mangles the "body" of the reminder nearly beyond all recognition, but does reliably at least get the reminder time correct. I think she's actually been 100% accurate at that part for me. So, like clockwork, I get the reminder on time. And then sometimes it takes a little work to figure out what the reminder was supposed to be for. I find Siri is... sometimes... effective for playing specific songs/playlists while I'm driving. Sometimes. She is certainly better than the alternative of dying in a fiery crash, I guess.
  - azinman2 2y ago
    I wish it could store the original audio with it. I have this problem too.

by markx2 2y ago

cjk2 2y ago

Just tested this. It does squeak at me.

markx2 2y ago
Does it "Squeakty Nom Nom Squeakty Squeak"?

azinman2 2y ago

You're missing out on what I believe to be the most killer use of Siri that should be in every marketing video: outsource your short/medium term memory to it. I'm guessing Google's assistant can do this too. It's not particularly advanced but needs a physical device you pick up all day to work: "Siri, remind me to lookup that form for the tax guy tomorrow at 10am" "Siri, remind me in an hour to order more dog food" "Siri, remind me in 3 months to cancel the trial for X subscription" I just hold the side button, dictate the fleeting thought, and move on. No unlock, nothing to type, no navigating a time picker. Eventually it'll pop up and I'll be happy because I absolutely forgot X task already, and it'll stay as a notification on my Lock Screen until I do something with it. Often times I just pick an arbitrary time and get to it eventually that day, and then I'll dismiss it. I can also snooze for a later time period with a long press, etc. This is so integrated into my life I literally cannot imagine not having this ability. I'd forget things all the time.

markx2 2y ago
... then one day someone close to you talks to Siri ... "Siri, remind me to turn the gas off" "Siri, remind me to put the cats out" You, in your home think .... what? Tech turned against you?
- tnmom 2y ago
  Unless they’re pressing the button on your phone, it’s not an issue.
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JohnBooty 2y ago
Yeah. Especially good for things you think of while driving, or falling asleep (assuming you don't have an already-sleeping partner in the same room) I find that Siri regularly mangles the "body" of the reminder nearly beyond all recognition, but does reliably at least get the reminder time correct. I think she's actually been 100% accurate at that part for me. So, like clockwork, I get the reminder on time. And then sometimes it takes a little work to figure out what the reminder was supposed to be for. I find Siri is... sometimes... effective for playing specific songs/playlists while I'm driving. Sometimes. She is certainly better than the alternative of dying in a fiery crash, I guess.
- azinman2 2y ago
  I wish it could store the original audio with it. I have this problem too.