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re: What are the most useful and coolest things I can do with my Amazon Echo?
Posted on 12/26/18 at 10:15 am to go ta hell ole miss
Posted on 12/26/18 at 10:15 am to go ta hell ole miss
Or maybe, just maybe, don’t do illegal shite...
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Posted on 12/26/18 at 10:19 am to udtiger
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You mean the one with the disabled location settings and turned off Wi-Fi?
Please be a troll.
Posted on 12/26/18 at 10:25 am to Hulkklogan
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One day I'm sure cars will be connected and Alexa could turn the car on for you in the morning.. that'd be awesome
It already does this.
LINK
Posted on 12/26/18 at 10:29 am to Tiger1242
My daughter got me one last Christmas. I don't use Amazon Prime or smart home stuff so I haven't really figured out much use for it. Best use I found so far is telling Alexa to bark, howl or purr so it makes my dog go crazy.
Posted on 12/26/18 at 10:33 am to Tiger1242
Check you setting and make sure it doesn't order anything from Amazon. True story... we got one 2 years ago from mother and father in law. Wife received a notice from Amazon that our maroon photo album had shipped. Thought I had ordered one for some reason. Just happened to mention it to me that night and realized I hadn't... nor would I ever... order a photo album.
Well, we had been looking for an old hunting photo the day before and she told me where a certain maroon hunting pictures photo album was. Echo heard it and ordered one. It was tied to our Prime account. No idea how that works but wife changed the settings and that sucker is now upstairs in our game room for music only.
Also... I know you have an Echo but for those of you that now have an Alexa understand that if a call comes in on it and you answer then you are also on a video. Father in law gave us one for Christmas last year. If you answer while scratching your balls then that is what people on the other end may see if they are calling from their Alexa.
The whole thing is creepy as hell.
Well, we had been looking for an old hunting photo the day before and she told me where a certain maroon hunting pictures photo album was. Echo heard it and ordered one. It was tied to our Prime account. No idea how that works but wife changed the settings and that sucker is now upstairs in our game room for music only.
Also... I know you have an Echo but for those of you that now have an Alexa understand that if a call comes in on it and you answer then you are also on a video. Father in law gave us one for Christmas last year. If you answer while scratching your balls then that is what people on the other end may see if they are calling from their Alexa.
The whole thing is creepy as hell.
Posted on 12/26/18 at 10:35 am to udtiger
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That said, I have never heard of my phone (or any phone) transmitting recorded conversations to complete strangers,
Do you even Snowden bruh?
Posted on 12/26/18 at 10:37 am to Cycledude
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Why would the government want to spy on you goofballs? They’d get pretty bored spying on me!
It’s more about research than “spying” in the traditional sense.
Facebook, google, Apple, amazon, etc. are sharing all of your data with advertisers.
Google something, then go on Facebook. It will show up as an ad within minutes.
Posted on 12/26/18 at 10:37 am to Coon
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How many people bitching about privacy in this thread also have a phone within arms reach at all times? You know there’s a microphone on your phone, right? And a camera.
Seriously.
And if you think your phone mic isn't active just because the screen is off then
This post was edited on 12/26/18 at 10:39 am
Posted on 12/26/18 at 10:38 am to Crow Pie
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Upon awakening I say. "Alexa, Good Morning" and my Echo Show routine:
Turns on the light(s), tells me the time, updates me on the weather today, checks my Outlook calendar for the day, reads me the News headline and plays Stevie B for 30 minutes....
This sounds great. I made one change for how I'd use it if I had one.
Posted on 12/26/18 at 10:42 am to Coon
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when they’re literally carrying a traceable microphone and video camera with them everywhere.
Think about that next time you are watching phub on your phone
Posted on 12/26/18 at 10:43 am to The Pirate King
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Google something, then go on Facebook. It will show up as an ad within minutes.
My favorite 'wtf, big brother!' moment was about 4 yrs ago, watching a movie on netflix. I picked up my phone to google who an actor was in the movie.
It auto-completed with the exact movie I was watching by typing "actor in..."
Either it was data fed from Netflix app on roku to the Netflix app on my phone and then to google, or it was due to a voice-activated Google algo running in the background that recognized them movie similar to Shazam for music.
But I like that shite. Doesn't worry me if the NSA knows I like "MMF" and "money shot" porn.
This post was edited on 12/26/18 at 10:45 am
Posted on 12/26/18 at 10:44 am to Redlos
Got one last year for Christmas, haven’t got around to setting it up
Posted on 12/26/18 at 10:54 am to Tiger1242
If they're listening to me they ain't get no YouTube video ideas because I improvise all of them
Posted on 12/26/18 at 11:02 am to Kige Ramsey
I just had an echo epiphany.... I may get arrested if they’re recording how terribly I sing along to Spotify. Switched to the Mardi Gras playlist today. If you stay right there, you might just see the Zulu queen....
Posted on 12/26/18 at 11:06 am to Tiger1242
I use it for shopping lists. Just poured the last of the milk. “Alexa, add milk to my shopping list” List goes to wife’s phone.
Posted on 12/26/18 at 11:09 am to bones18
Posted on 12/26/18 at 11:15 am to Tiger1242
You also let CIA in
Posted on 12/26/18 at 11:17 am to Tiger1242
People in this thread obviously don’t realize the government listens to you through your smart phone.
OhNoz you have an Alexa!
OhNoz you have an Alexa!
Posted on 12/26/18 at 11:19 am to Cosmo
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Like me
May I assume you have a Nokia flip phone?
Posted on 12/26/18 at 11:20 am to pwejr88
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People in this thread obviously don’t realize the government listens to you through your smart phone.
So it knows some of our frat. secrets?
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