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by j45 2832 days ago
OP's example is reminding him to turn oven on or off.
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dvlsg 2832 days ago
The second part is. The first part is about imagining telling Alexa to actually turn your oven on.
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j45 2832 days ago
The second part is what he'd rather use. He didn't seem to want a smart oven, which is what he's being downvoted for.
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shawabawa3 2832 days ago
> I could say “Alexa, turn on the oven to 450” and it would (a) turn the correct device to the correct setting

Nope, it's turning it on

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j45 2830 days ago
Reading the entire comment will help in this case.

The paragraph after what you quoted:

[instead of buying a new oven]..

"Or I can walk over to the oven, turn it to 450, and say “Hey Siri, set timer for ten minutes” and wander off. When my wrist buzzes, I go stick a pizza in the oven and I say, “Hey Siri, set timer for thirteen minutes” and go do stuff.

I don’t need a new oven. I don’t need to worry that I’ll pick the wrong oven."

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