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Alexa Channels HAL

Posted on Jan 9, 2022 9:35 pm CST by okcForgottenMan

Earlier tonight, I saw a news headline that read something like “Alexa is going to space”, but I ignored it, kinda. I have Amazon’s Alexa on a nearby device, so I casually said “Alexa, open the pod bay doors.” She nailed it! (If you don’t remember the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey”, you won’t get it. Sorry.)

If you have Amazon’s Alexa within earshot, I encourage you to ask her/it the same. A refresher, if you like:

If you don’t have Alexa to ask, here’s what happens:

7 thoughts on “Alexa Channels HAL”

lifelessons on Jan 9, 2022 10:36 pm CST at 10:36 pm said:

I did it and loved it and it occasioned my watching a lengthy analysis of 2001 by someone who was enjoying the process immensely and made pretty good sense. And the irony is that Alexa has come to be my Hal. Battling it out with Siri, but Alexa always wins.

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lifelessons on Jan 9, 2022 10:37 pm CST at 10:37 pm said:

Thanks so much for bringing this to my attention–and for the other things you bring my attention to every day.

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lssattitudeofgratitude on Jan 10, 2022 12:55 am CST at 12:55 am said:

I don’t have Alexa or Siri, but I can imagine what might happen. I remember the clip very well.

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- okcForgottenMan on Jan 10, 2022 1:34 am CST at 1:34 am said:
  
  I would add Alexa’s reply, but that might invite a DMCA complaint.
  
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  - lssattitudeofgratitude on Jan 10, 2022 1:35 am CST at 1:35 am said:
    
    I had to look that one up.
    
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    - okcForgottenMan on Jan 10, 2022 8:51 pm CST at 8:51 pm said:
      
      I just found a YouTube of someone asking Alexa, and I added it to my post.
      
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      - lssattitudeofgratitude on Jan 10, 2022 8:53 pm CST at 8:53 pm said:
        
        Awesome thanks
        
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