Microsoft turning its back on yet another product...
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I'm sure eventually they will figure a way to kill the XBOX, but one battle at a time...
Microsoft has announced that they will work with Harman Kardon to send a firmware update to all online Invoke speakers to disable Cortana and leave only Bluetooth functionality. Owners did not buy this speaker for simple Bluetooth functionality and do not want the smart assistant or wifi capability disabled in the speaker. Once disabled, owners will not be able to use wifi enabled technology like Spotify Connect or play music independently from a Bluetooth connected device.
Change.org petition[
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“Give a man a program, frustrate him for a day. Teach a man to program, frustrate him for a lifetime.”
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I'm sure eventually they will figure a way to kill the XBOX, but one battle at a time...
Microsoft has announced that they will work with Harman Kardon to send a firmware update to all online Invoke speakers to disable Cortana and leave only Bluetooth functionality. Owners did not buy this speaker for simple Bluetooth functionality and do not want the smart assistant or wifi capability disabled in the speaker. Once disabled, owners will not be able to use wifi enabled technology like Spotify Connect or play music independently from a Bluetooth connected device.
Change.org petition[
harman-kardon-migrate-hk-invoke-to-alexa-or-google-assistant
](https://www.change.org/p/harman-kardon-migrate-hk-invoke-to-alexa-or-google-assistant)http://chng.it/pYNrmB8mTB[^][^]
“Give a man a program, frustrate him for a day. Teach a man to program, frustrate him for a lifetime.”
This is why I like to build my own smart gadgets. :laugh:
Real programmers use butterflies
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This is why I like to build my own smart gadgets. :laugh:
Real programmers use butterflies
Are you saying that AI became smart?
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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Are you saying that AI became smart?
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
My code is always smaert.
Real programmers use butterflies
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My code is always smaert.
Real programmers use butterflies
I'm not brave enough, or deluded enough, to make that claim for my code. I'm all too aware that there are, uh, less than optimal sections of it, many flagged with comments like "Fix this later" or "There's got to be a better way, but this works for now", and some just left as unhappy surprises for whoever inherits my code when I retire in a few years (at least, I hope that's the case - I'd rather not "inherit" my own unhappy surprises!).
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I'm not brave enough, or deluded enough, to make that claim for my code. I'm all too aware that there are, uh, less than optimal sections of it, many flagged with comments like "Fix this later" or "There's got to be a better way, but this works for now", and some just left as unhappy surprises for whoever inherits my code when I retire in a few years (at least, I hope that's the case - I'd rather not "inherit" my own unhappy surprises!).
I'm not being serious. And that's why I crossed out the a and put an e as in "smert" as in Urban Dictionary: smert[^]
Real programmers use butterflies
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I'm sure eventually they will figure a way to kill the XBOX, but one battle at a time...
Microsoft has announced that they will work with Harman Kardon to send a firmware update to all online Invoke speakers to disable Cortana and leave only Bluetooth functionality. Owners did not buy this speaker for simple Bluetooth functionality and do not want the smart assistant or wifi capability disabled in the speaker. Once disabled, owners will not be able to use wifi enabled technology like Spotify Connect or play music independently from a Bluetooth connected device.
Change.org petition[
harman-kardon-migrate-hk-invoke-to-alexa-or-google-assistant
](https://www.change.org/p/harman-kardon-migrate-hk-invoke-to-alexa-or-google-assistant)http://chng.it/pYNrmB8mTB[^][^]
“Give a man a program, frustrate him for a day. Teach a man to program, frustrate him for a lifetime.”
Between optical, RCA, USB, Bluetooth, twisted pair, WiFi, Ethernet, serial, RS485, IR, microphone, headset, space mapping cameras, etc. ... I'm always connected one way or another. Don't do the update ... create a HK bubble. They don't support my HK 4 channel / quadraphonic 8 track tape player anymore either.
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it. ― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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I'm sure eventually they will figure a way to kill the XBOX, but one battle at a time...
Microsoft has announced that they will work with Harman Kardon to send a firmware update to all online Invoke speakers to disable Cortana and leave only Bluetooth functionality. Owners did not buy this speaker for simple Bluetooth functionality and do not want the smart assistant or wifi capability disabled in the speaker. Once disabled, owners will not be able to use wifi enabled technology like Spotify Connect or play music independently from a Bluetooth connected device.
Change.org petition[
harman-kardon-migrate-hk-invoke-to-alexa-or-google-assistant
](https://www.change.org/p/harman-kardon-migrate-hk-invoke-to-alexa-or-google-assistant)http://chng.it/pYNrmB8mTB[^][^]
“Give a man a program, frustrate him for a day. Teach a man to program, frustrate him for a lifetime.”
The joy of corporate connected IoT things. Bricks-to-be.
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This is why I like to build my own smart gadgets. :laugh:
Real programmers use butterflies
That's why I like my gadgets to be dumb :laugh:
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I'm sure eventually they will figure a way to kill the XBOX, but one battle at a time...
Microsoft has announced that they will work with Harman Kardon to send a firmware update to all online Invoke speakers to disable Cortana and leave only Bluetooth functionality. Owners did not buy this speaker for simple Bluetooth functionality and do not want the smart assistant or wifi capability disabled in the speaker. Once disabled, owners will not be able to use wifi enabled technology like Spotify Connect or play music independently from a Bluetooth connected device.
Change.org petition[
harman-kardon-migrate-hk-invoke-to-alexa-or-google-assistant
](https://www.change.org/p/harman-kardon-migrate-hk-invoke-to-alexa-or-google-assistant)http://chng.it/pYNrmB8mTB[^][^]
“Give a man a program, frustrate him for a day. Teach a man to program, frustrate him for a lifetime.”
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Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
