Posted on 12/17/2018 7:07:30 AM PST by bgill
Amazon actually holds a patent on “one click ordering”.
Nah, just send it to me :P
Or get a couple of smart plugs, a smart thermostat, and ...
yeah, never mind.
Hey, I even pay the penalty to keep my dumb legacy electric meter.
I don’t want the “smart” one.
If you do, put it in a remote corner of your work area in the basement or garage.
Years ago, a friend of my wife’s told her they came home early and heard the parrot asking the dog if it wanted to go outside, and the dog dutifully scratching at the door.
Don’t the live to be about 70 years old? They sound like a lot of fun which goes along with the challenge of talkative, messy and smart.
Just place the parrot in the freezer for ten minutes to cool him off.
My dad used to have one that mimicked the phone PERFECTLY.
In the middle of the night we would hear:
“ring ring ring”
“click - click”
“Hello?”
Hey - he could get a job in Hollywood - they’re all foul mouthed there OR even the democrat party as they don’t seem to be able to speak without speaking foul language - especially the women - especially a certain color woman...
:: Warning: Strong Language Alert! ::
...haha, but funny as hell.
If spoken properly no one catches on until Alexa starts narrowing down the options, “which model?” etc.
Last month Alexa wanted to buy a Matchbox Tesla for $10, rather than the top line $135,000 Model S. Someone programming Alexa must have forced the response to all Alexas.
Years ago, a friend of my wife’s told her they came home early and heard the parrot asking the dog if it wanted to go outside, and the dog dutifully scratching at the door.
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Parrot probably thought it was funny to order the dog around the house. Birdbrain does not apply to parrots. You can tell they’re working things out.
My daughter has a cockatiel, which we’re stuck with the winged rat since her roommates don’t want any pets.
One day, my brothers Retriever/Shepherd/Rottweiler mix dog was over.
The bird was out of his cage and landed on a table. The dog looked over the tabletop and the bird hammered the dog’s snout with his beak.
The dog inhaled the entire bird into his mouth, held it for a second or two then spewed it out.
For as long as the dog lived, whenever it was at our house, the bird wouldn’t even make eye contact with it.
We had an African Gray. Amazing birds! Calvin had hundreds of words, phrases, and sounds. Hillarious bird.
I would turn off an Alexa type device around such a bird.
“It’s the plumber. He’s come to fix the sink.”
Yah, under ideal conditions, a 70-year lifespan is not unusual. Not sure how long Buster will live, I've had him since he was hatched. But he is beyond MESSY. oh, my gosh, he can make a bigger mess faster than a two year old boy. And, I/b> get to clean it all up...
Do you have a cell phone in your house? A smart TV
No smart TVs
Cell phones yes, but they are on the charging stand in one room and microphone is disabled for apps.
Why anyone would have that product in their home is beyond me. I have a Kindle equipped with Alexa, and it’s turned off. Even Siri on my iPhone is shut off. I turned it off after I found a response on the screen for something I never even asked. I had been watching a TV program, and the stupid phone must have picked up what was being said, and responded to it.
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