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Comment Re:The app is the wrong approach (Score 1) 24

i have 20+ Sonos units and use the legacy 1.x app with no problems.
i agree though on rebranding things that don't work with the traditional platform.
Or heck, stop being lazy sods and make the whole ecosystem work together again. Sonos's lame stance that the new 2.x devices and apps can't work with 1.x environment is a crock of sh!t. If they wanted to make it work they could. They just tried to pull a cash grab and force everyone to buy new gear.

Comment the web was hopeful! (Score 1) 171

In 94 i was working for NeXT on campus at Indiana University. We had a large cluster of NeXT machines and the browser was so much better than my old Windows 3.1 machine in my apartment which had mosaic on it.
The web was fun. New! Open! weird. not corporate. hopeful.
lots of usenet....rec.music.gdead!
BNC terminators

Comment Re:Time to grade on a curve (Score 1) 282

while generally true, not always.
at my peak i was at 174. got into distance running, a lot. ran 12 marathons, 5 bostons, 2 50 milers.
got down to 134
continued the same diet, heck actually had to start eating more.
i realize this is an extreme example but it does work for some people

Comment Re:Yes, that's what modern life is like. (Score 1) 257

well trump has sure failed. over and over and over. to be clear, he has never really done anything but fail.
he took millions and millions from daddy and blew it all on one failed business after another.
all the while making sure to ensure his family made billions (not millions).
trump is a galactic disaster and if you are too stuck up fox news and trumps arse to see if than your a fool

Comment Re:Garmin? (Score 2) 81

i have had 4 different garmin running watches over the years and recently switched to the apple watch.
the garmins all estimated a significantly higher calorie burn than the apple watch.
the garmin's were also higher than i believed was correct and what my diet tracking and weight indicated.
i believe they were estimating high. imho.

Comment Re:No incentive to develop for Echo beyond "Neato! (Score 1) 210

i think the key for the apps will be integration to other systems. it makes sense for nest to add alexa integration. for sonos. for lifx. etc.
its minimal work to enhance a product you are already heavily invested in.

i agree, most of the current apps are Hello World and silly. And i agree, there is no market in Alexa only apps.

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