.....just say Siri [ hopefully, you haven't named your child or pet 'Siri' ].......


Gurman: Apple May Announce Drop of 'Hey Siri' Trigger Phrase at WWDC

....Apple may announce a major change to Siri that would move away from the "Hey Siri" trigger phrase currently required to invoke the virtual assistant hands-free at next week's WWDC keynote, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

In a new tweet, Gurman reiterated that the change to the Siri trigger phrase may be among next week's announcements. In November, Gurman reported that Apple is working on a way for Siri to be able to understand and respond to commands without the need to use "Hey Siri" as a trigger-phrase. Instead, users will simply need to say "Siri."......


.......hey, hey.......Jude............?!

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Similarly, I changed Amazon's Alexa to Echo - from three syllables to two.

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Northern California Coast

The extra syllable in Alexa v Echo doesn't bother me.

The two words for Siri has never felt natural to me, and I very seldom ever say 'Hey' (LOL) in any context.

So addressing someone via 'Hey' with or without their name following is always a little off-putting.

Having Alexa in the room with Siri, I on occasion will say 'Siri..' and get nothing, of course.

Twice maybe, I've said 'Hey Alexa' but that's only because of the context of the situation.

Since HomePod Siri always wants ti be lead puppy, and isn't particularly helpful, I'll use the 'Phone's side button to talk to a somewhat smarter Siri.

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I am that Masked Man.

All you can do, is all you can do.

There’s trouble — it's time to play the sound of my people.

Your boos mean nothing to me, I've seen what you cheer for.

Insisting on your rights without acknowledging your responsibilities isn’t freedom, it’s adolescence.

I've been to the edge of the map, and there be monsters.

We are a government of laws, not men.

Everybody counts or nobody counts.

When a good man is hurt,
all who would be called good
must suffer with him.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.

There is no safety for honest men except
by believing all possible evil of evil men.

We don’t do focus groups. They just ensure that you don’t offend anyone, and produce bland inoffensive products. —Sir Jonathan Ive

An armed society is a polite society.
And hope is a lousy defense.

You make me pull, I'll put you down.

I *love* SIGs. It's Glocks I hate.

My son had a girlfriend named Serenity. But we called her "Siri" for short.

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