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I'm close to getting my #VoiceAssistant working under #HomeAssistant. But suddenly my debian docker host can't resolve DNS. Just last night I did a docker pull and everything was fine. Now docker pull results in an error.

No biggie. Normally I'd just reboot it. But I can hear my teenager playing online games with his friends, and if I reboot that system and the pihole doesn't come back, he will kill me. So I will wait until he takes a break and go play #Civ7 instead.

"Vide coding" is a hot topic right now, with new AI tools allowing you to describe what you want to work on with a prompt, and it appears in front of your eyes.

I look at Aqua Voice, which lets you "vibe code", take notes, write, and much more and as you can see from Premiere's transcript, it handles things better!

youtube.com/watch?v=uAv39wdf_0k

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"Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28"

Yes I know that #Alexa is only supposed to activate on a key word...

...but...

...why would anyone #willingly let a third party, in particular #Amazon , listen to everything in your home no matter how intimate? Not just the sexual, but #medical #financial #legal and, especially now, in a #political info.

#surveillance #voiceassistant #surveillancecapitalism #privacy #siri #heygoogle

arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0

In this photo illustration, Echo Dot smart speaker with working Alexa with blue light ring seen displayed.
Ars Technica · Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28By Scharon Harding

From March 28th, Amazon will send everything you say - all audio utterances - to the cloud, removing support for "processing on device". Billed as necessary to support Voice ID + Alexa+ features, there are significant implications for #privacy #VoiceAssistant

Nuanced and informed reporting by #ScharonHarden for @arstechnica

arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0

In this photo illustration, Echo Dot smart speaker with working Alexa with blue light ring seen displayed.
Ars Technica · Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28By Scharon Harding

Meet Alexa+, She’s Way Smarter, and a Lot Less Stiff

image c/o pcmag.com

Amazon showed off the upgraded Alexa+ at a press event in New York City, revealing it can choose from a whole collection of generative AI models to fulfill your requests in a more conversational way. “She’s smarter than she’s ever been before. But she’s also approachable, which is so important,” said Panos Panay, Amazon’s head for devices and services. “That intimidation factor of AI is gone. She’s useful. She can plan a date, book the restaurant, and text the sitter.”

https://www.pcmag.com/news/amazon-debuts-alexa-plus-a-smarter-but-potentially-pricer-assistant