It’s not a mix. The exact same molecules in ice exist in whiskey, If you want to be technical. If you want to be practical, no bar would call that a mixed drink.

Accidental Chumbawumba reference.

News: “Alcohol related deaths are at an all time high.”

Amazon: “Let’s make a drink mixing robot.”

His link doesn’t even make that assertion. Where’s he getting this from? My bar would love to charge whiskey on the rocks as a “mixed drink”.

What are the emissions this time???

Oh ffs, that’s the last thing crowded trail heads need. Those will absolutely destroy wet trails too.

“Alexa, give me whatever it takes….”

“What about my boring side table?”

“It can be an ELECTRIC side table!”

The evidence is basic reading comprehension. Yes ice cubes are often a component of mixed drinks, but their presence alone doesn’t make whiskey one.

Well, that’s not really the same, is it?

Need one that loads my bong

Someone should (probably not) tell Bert Krishna

Not until you add the umbrella

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I am an above-average Smart Home enthusiast. I have over 100 connected devices in my house (mostly z-wave and zigbee). I have echoes in every room for voice requests and announcements. The reality is that although those echo devices provide a great value, they don’t make Amazon any money beyond the initial device purchase.

I just don’t think Amazon has found a good way to monetize these beyond that initial purchase outside of reminding me here and there that I’m due to reorder something, most of which I have disabled anyway.

As bezos listens in. Just get up and make the drink ya lazy shit

Earl Grey, hot?

This one’s actually on the rocks.

Why would you waste money on the 4000 series when you can find a used 3090 ti for sub $1000 nowadays. DLSS 3 is not worth an extra 1k.

Fail. Not a single button labeled “Engage”.

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I suspect that the intended monetization strategy for Alexa was to make it easier for people to buy products on Amazon, and I've never seen anyone order something from Amazon with Alexa. Maybe they use Alexa for ads targeting too but it might be difficult to attribute increased revenue to that, and maybe other methods just work way more efficiently (like looking at what a person already searched for or purchased).

True. Lots of people thinking cocktail instead

I think they expected it to lead to an increase of sales on Amazon, but it only led to people buying a bunch of subsidized voice assistants for cheap.