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In it’s beta stage, Orbit is currently not open-source. This doesn’t mean it will remain this way forever. If orbit gains traction and we have the resources and funding to support an Open-Source project, I’m sure things could change.

Press X to doubt.

As a safety risk, they should be recalled and replaced with proper controls for free.

Every month Google reminds us not to depend on their services.

Creating high-quality graphics requires not only robust hardware capabilities but also a blend of artistic talent and technical expertise. This translates to increased costs for developers, and ultimately, it’s the consumers who bear the burden.

An excellent film but I wouldn’t call it “without sound”. In fact sound is extremely important in this film. It’s more like “without spoken words”.

That’s voice chat which has been there for a long time.

The 4o voice model is different. 4o can chat much more naturally, and you can interrupt the voice chat in 4o.

Try it, you can’t interrupt the chat unless you touch the screen.

You can go back to see the 4o voice chat demo, and you will find out which different it is.

I am a free user, and it is still chatgpt 4.

And the new voice model doesn’t seem to be available yet, even for paid users.

Is it able to use a LLM?

Then there will be class action lawsuit from all the owners who paid for the devices.

Based on what I’ve read, you can still do what you bought them for without paying the monthly fee. You just have to deal with the old dumb Alexa.

By the way…

The New Siri seems to be quite useful, with “personal context” understanding my calendar, messages, mail etc.

ChatGPT 4 voice mode is very impressive, with the conversation getting clarifications and finding exactly the information I want (when it is not hallucinating). ChatGPT-4o will be amazing if it is as good as what we saw from the demo.

It is not for everyone, but I personally use AI chat every day and find it useful.

I am quite interested in what Google and Apple will do about their voice assistant devices. The New Siri appears to be quite useful, if it can actually do what we saw in WWDC. But Apple hasn’t mentioned anything about the HomePods.

Google Home/Nest has been stuck with the dumb version of Google Assistant, and has been getting worse. It has no integration with any other Google services, and there was no mention of Home/Nest in Google I/O.

If either HomePod or Nest gets released without requiring subscriptions, I might move away from Alexa devices.

… and pushing ads on echo show devices.

CCTV. Ironic China Central Television has the same acronym as closed-circuit TV.

We would want the hyperloop to enter city centers.

Not necessarily. There could be connecting transportation so the hyperloop doesn’t go into the city centre. Or, we can build new cities around the hyperloop.

In a few decades, we will have an extremely advanced version of VR and AR, people will meet virtually without travelling physically.

When should an organisation stop complying with totalitarian governments? First they stop the extensions.

What if they request for Firefox to add site filters, or else?

What if China demands similar bans for extensions related to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet etc?

It can go on and on. Some baselines should not be negotiable.

How else would you explain Mozilla’s decision?

Still Mozzila Corporation seem to be trying to earn more money by staying in the Russian market.

I think restricting yourself to certain website for optimisation isn’t necessary.

It is like saying you would avoid driving a city car to the motorway because it is more efficient on city roads.

Are you browsing with a Raspberry Pi Zero? Otherwise the memory usage impact should be minimal.