> First, the Tech/Dev managers need to stand up. Instead of saying 'Yes' to every feature request, they need to say 'No', or 'Later'. Yes, I see this a lot too. I think software managers have more incentive to get new…
I agree with you and my response to another comment elaborates: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17154679 I'm all for doing away with the "it's gotta ship yesterday" mentality, what your thoughts are on how…
I shouldn't have called this a "conspiracy story" and I should have given more respect to the parties involved who experienced this. While I think the issue is similar to a "butt dial", the customer felt violated and…
I think you accurately identify the issue with this situation / skill; voice triggers need to weigh convenience (how easy should it be to activate this skill) against it's permissions or potential (how can this skill…
What actually happened: Alexa misinterpreted some voice commands and activated a "call" skill. The people involved and local news got very excited and escalated this into a conspiracy story. Amazon takes customer…
> First, the Tech/Dev managers need to stand up. Instead of saying 'Yes' to every feature request, they need to say 'No', or 'Later'. Yes, I see this a lot too. I think software managers have more incentive to get new…
I agree with you and my response to another comment elaborates: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17154679 I'm all for doing away with the "it's gotta ship yesterday" mentality, what your thoughts are on how…
I shouldn't have called this a "conspiracy story" and I should have given more respect to the parties involved who experienced this. While I think the issue is similar to a "butt dial", the customer felt violated and…
I think you accurately identify the issue with this situation / skill; voice triggers need to weigh convenience (how easy should it be to activate this skill) against it's permissions or potential (how can this skill…
What actually happened: Alexa misinterpreted some voice commands and activated a "call" skill. The people involved and local news got very excited and escalated this into a conspiracy story. Amazon takes customer…