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Optimized_Orangutan t1_iyd523r wrote

I threw my Alexa out when they started pushing suggestions I don't ask for and generally making the product shittier. "Listen to my command-> execute the task -> shut the fuck up" should be the flow chart for all interactions. I replaced 90% of what Alexa did for me with an egg timer and a radio. They don't talk back or push adds on me.

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RealCoolDad t1_iyd7xxv wrote

She has been extra chatty lately. I have to yell at her to shut it.

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Optimized_Orangutan t1_iyd8ch0 wrote

Ya... My Alexa was unlucky enough to be placed close to the fire escape with a direct shot into the dumpster the morning she started yammering on about shit trying to suggest something after I asked about the temperature outside.

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lumaleelumabop t1_iydv2f8 wrote

My google hub has been doing something kinda similar, it randomly suggests commands to me. I use it a lot for music, and usually its a simple "Hey Google, Stop" and it will cut the sound. Sometimes it just says "Ok" and keeps playing. Very annoying.

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