Did you read the article? Certain models have an option to handle recognition locally. That option is what’s going away.

And no, a device doesn’t have to call home to recognize the wake word. The microphone loops on a local cache waiting for the wake word.

My wife’s 90 year old grandma was able to pick up Mint with absolutely no issue. Just put the shit she needed on the desktop and that was that.

It’s really fucking wild that they can still operate at all.

Things haven’t gotten bad enough for the people crazy and competent enough to take care of the problem to act.

Once they lose all of the money the government gives them (Medicare, Medicaid, VA benefits), they’ll be more likely to act.

I do want to note that I’m not saying that being a veteran means you’re crazy, there’s just enough overlap to make it worth mentioning.

I’m thinking skynet

Yes, it counts. Hardware backdoors are absolutely a thing.

I strongly support Homeassistant. The sheer amount of features they’ve added and the community built around it make it a no brainer for home automation.

I feel like the decryption code is probably one of those keys.

Coffee mugs, although I’m now regretting not collecting shot glasses like my wife.

The problem is that the advice is usually unsolicited

AI is a great tool, but that’s all it is. It’s absolutely not a complete solution.

The biggest issue is that every brain is different, and you can’t slap absolutes on that. One study may be completely accurate, but with their specific sample.

Now they have a new platoon mascot

All my voice does is scream at me that I should be doing the things I need to do.

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It’s a disability for now. Trump is trying to ruin that.

If you do COBOL it’s a get out of jail free card

I get all of my calories gorging myself at 3am.

They intentionally missed the point

Fun fact, because of the great depression, canned pet food has to be safe for human consumption.

Well, for now, at least