The Shoutbox
Happy Winter Solstice southern hemisphere mofos.
Originally Posted by Yoda
I kind of enjoy the fact that most of these services need names, because they all have to satisfy several criteria. Siri, Cortana, Alexa. They have to be easy to say and easy on the ears (often the same thing, admittedly), but they also need to be relatively rare, so there'll be little confusion with real names.
My pitch for 'eBay Alan' fell on deaf ears.
I bet it's a Soderbergh "retirement".
Dont tell me he's going back to shoes
Daniel Day-Lewis is quitting acting?
Alexa, ask Siri how to uninstall cortana.
I have a few relatively rare names they can use.
I kind of enjoy the fact that most of these services need names, because they all have to satisfy several criteria. Siri, Cortana, Alexa. They have to be easy to say and easy on the ears (often the same thing, admittedly), but they also need to be relatively rare, so there'll be little confusion with real names.
I tried the "ok google" function on my phone. It spoke a result, and has a bit of an Australian accent.
Yeah, like I wear those when I'm browsing the internet.
Originally Posted by The Rodent
Originally Posted by Tacitus
If you check the small print, they actually own everything within two feet of the disc, as long as it is in your possession.

You'll need to send them your PC>
If it's a laptop he's using he needs to send his underpants as well.
Even worse!