Alexa

Mar 16, 2018 — Comic #165

A cadet shows off a smart speaker: “Look, I bought one of those new devices that answers questions when you yell at it.” Her colleague says, “Oh, I’ve got that,” and yells, “Hey Alexa! What’s the weather today?” A 4/c cadet’s voice shouts back from offscreen, “Ma’am! The weather this morning is 46° Fahrenheit with a chance of light rain in the afternoon!” “Thanks, 4/C Alexa!” The first cadet says, “I’ll just send this back, then.”

Little did the Coast Guard Academy know, it’s been ahead of its time all along

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Look, I bought one of those new devices that answers questions when you yell at it / Oh, I’ve got that / Hey Alexa! What’s the weather today? / Ma’am! The weather this morning is 46° Fahrenheit with a chance of light rain in the afternoon! / Thanks, 4/C Alexa! / I’ll just send this back, then

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