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Re: Artist releases album called “Ok Google Play Music” on Spotify

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As a Google employee, I really don't want to be saying "Ok, Google" in my home all the time. It's totally possible for me to go to work in a subway that has Google ads, waste time on my Pixel, work at the Google office for eight hours, waste time on my Pixel, walk past the same ads on the way home, watch YouTube videos and do Google searches about random topics, and ask Google to set an alarm before I go to sleep. It…

"Ok, Google" makes everyone hate saying the word "Google". It is now linked to the emotions of frustration and anger forever.

Slightly on topic:

Say "McDonalds!" to end the commercial.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90185994/sony-files-patent-to-ma...

Re: Artist releases album called “Ok Google Play Music” on Spotify

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Spotify does let you upload your own music. (I’m a paying customer though so you might need that.) Overall I’m very happy with Spotify but experience has shown that within a few years it’ll begin the slow and unstoppable turn towards Villainy.

Just tried it. My experience might be abnormal, but it seems glitchy and slow. A playlist that I already created with my offline songs synced with my phone, but playlist said 0 songs. No error messages, very unintuitive. Had to create a new playlist and add the songs again, still wasn't showing. Relaunched spotify on both devices two times and it finally showed up. And this is for ~20 songs. I wouldn't want to use th…

Exactly. I can't play my 'uploaded' music on Spotify from the app on my TV

Re: Artist releases album called “Ok Google Play Music” on Spotify

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I've tried Spotify, its great but their inability to upload your own music is a gamebreaker for me, since I listen to a decent amount of indie and obscure bands and songs

Apple Music allows this, and might be a better solution for you. A client is available on Android and Windows as well.

Interesting to find out the Apple music has an app on Android. They actually might be the best alternative for me I've found so far

Re: Artist releases album called “Ok Google Play Music” on Spotify

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I just rewatched all of TNG, and that's actually not the case: there are several instances where a crew member (often Geordi?) would speak to the computer in a more "human" conversational way. I recall one episode in particular where Geordi's trying to set the mood in his quarters for an impending date, and he's very conversationally refining the music choice until he gets what he wants.

Yep, Star Trek computers understand addressing, the conversation is modal: one does not need to begin every sentence with the keyword, a first use of the hotword (or implicitly in some cases, like entering a turbolift) combined with a specific tone makes the computer “open” the conversation. From then on, tone only is sufficient for the computer to know when it is being addressed. With a conversation opened, context…

Context is a hard problem and even the best chatbots don't nail this.

Re: Artist releases album called “Ok Google Play Music” on Spotify

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I get this trying to make reminders to add things to the grocery list with Siri. Siri always intercepts it and says "There is no 'Grocery' list. Would you like to make one?" But I already have a grocery list and a process for it. I just want a reminder to add something to it.

Try it in two steps: "Hey Siri, set a reminder ." > "Okay, what do you want me to remind you?" "Put dingus on the grocery list" > Done.

My brain can easily misplace the thought in that time. Especially if I run into problems or am frazzled. I usually just open a note app since it limits the risk of a memory-shattering distraction.

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That probably depends where on the scale of analog peak detector, through to some kind of AI/DSP FPGA monster you want the product to be.

Yep. "That sounds like a clap from the next room" versus "that sounds like a quiet clap in this room" is not an impossible distinction to make (humans could do it most of the time), but not trivial either.

Sounds like (pun intended) multi-directional mics would solve this, i.e. analyzing echo patterns from different directions?

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It's experiences like this that make me question why anyone would spend this much effort and money setting up a system that isn't as good as what it replaces. I have a convenient, quiet, perfectly reliable single-bit computer on the wall in every room in my house. It costs $1, can be operated by a 2 year old, is perfectly intuitive, and the only downside I can think of is that occasionally it necessitates I be very s…

> be very slightly less lazy That is the key point, for me anyway. "Computer, all lights off" instead of getting out of bed when I've left something on is one of my lazy wins from voice control. Setting multiple timers without touching things with messy hands while faffing in the kitchen is another.

We can all use the extra exercise of going up and down the stairs one more time, friend!

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> be very slightly less lazy That is the key point, for me anyway. "Computer, all lights off" instead of getting out of bed when I've left something on is one of my lazy wins from voice control. Setting multiple timers without touching things with messy hands while faffing in the kitchen is another.

We can all use the extra exercise of going up and down the stairs one more time, friend!

I run long distances. After that and not properly stretching off, going down stairs is more work than it sounds!

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“Computer” seems humane. There’s a teenager down the street named Alexa. She apparently gets asked the weather a lot. :(

"Hello Computer" seems pretty neutral, it reminds me of this sketch from IT crowd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu88J5JL8Hw

Or Scotty in ST:IV "The One With The Wales": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaVgRj2e5_s&t=172s
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