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Burger King TV Ad Asks, Hoping Google Home Devices Answer

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Re: Burger King TV Ad Asks, Hoping Google Home Devices Answer

#81

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What are you trying to accomplish by doing this? The audio of your voice is saved along with these requests, making it extremely easy to tell them apart from typical requests of the device owner.

Do you think the SWAT team cares if it is the owner who is a terrorist or the owner "associate"?

Their door only gets kicked in if the intelligence analyst or counterterrorism agent reviewing the material isn't able to tell it's an obvious joke, which I find unlikely.

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#82
post #76

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"I can't believe that those ad execs really believe that people want intrusions like that." They know that they don't. I am starting to believe that these companies do shitty things on purpose (Looking at that Pepsi ad with the Kardashian girl) knowing full well the amount of outrage and free publicity it will get.

Look at how much publicity it's getting them. The New York times is just now running a free ad for Burger King. Magic.

Next step - go for as much free publicity as united ;-)

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#83
post #55

I guess this ruins my get-rich-quick scheme: 1. Publish an album with 1000 short, quiet tracks and a very unique name to all of the online streaming services 2. Buy ads on late-night television with a very clear voice that says "OK Google, play album . Alexa, play album . Hey Siri, play album ." 3. Rack up the fraction-of-a-penny residuals as my songs play to people who've fallen asleep with the television on!

Is this on AngelList?

Re: Burger King TV Ad Asks, Hoping Google Home Devices Answer

#84
post #76

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Look at how much publicity it's getting them. The New York times is just now running a free ad for Burger King. Magic.

Next step - go for as much free publicity as united ;-)

You jest, but the strategy worked for our glorious leader ;-)

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#86

Just another reason not to watch cable I guess. I can't believe that those ad execs really believe that people want intrusions like that. That they'd want the TV to hack their Home into advertising to them. That's just bullshit. Google should change the autoresponse for burger king. "Hey Google what is a whopper?" "A whopper is a tall tale which clever executives want to sell you but really tastes of cardboard"

I prefer the answer, "The Whopper is a popular sandwich sold by Burger King. Its primary component is ground muscle fiber obtained from the species homo sapiens."

Sounds like Soylent Green.

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#87
post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you think the SWAT team cares if it is the owner who is a terrorist or the owner "associate"?

Their door only gets kicked in if the intelligence analyst or counterterrorism agent reviewing the material isn't able to tell it's an obvious joke, which I find unlikely.

They might have a quota to fill.

Re: Burger King TV Ad Asks, Hoping Google Home Devices Answer

#88
post #55

I guess this ruins my get-rich-quick scheme: 1. Publish an album with 1000 short, quiet tracks and a very unique name to all of the online streaming services 2. Buy ads on late-night television with a very clear voice that says "OK Google, play album . Alexa, play album . Hey Siri, play album ." 3. Rack up the fraction-of-a-penny residuals as my songs play to people who've fallen asleep with the television on!

I wonder if it's possible to trigger one of these smart speakers from its own output. If so, the last track on your album could be the command to "play album ".

Re: Burger King TV Ad Asks, Hoping Google Home Devices Answer

#90
All the more to password protect your Google Home Device, Alexa, Siri etc AI assistants.

I remember someone had their daughter use the Alexa device and ordered a doll house and cookies from Amazon. http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/05/health/amazon-alexa-dollhouse-...

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