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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I use it to do things at the same time as other things. I can add something to the shopping list when I’m cooking or turn on the fan when I’m getting ready for bed without stopping what I’m doing to click buttons. I find that it’s really good for things that can’t easily be automated but you also can’t (or don’t want to) put on a physical button.

I actually use Alexa as I haven’t had time to investigate HA voice control but the principle is the same.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

No Alexa here for more reasons than just being a voice assistant.

None of them would particularly useful to me even if I didn't hate them, due to a lot of hearing loss. Real voices are hard enough and the ones from a speaker are worse. Anything from a PA system is unintelligible.

Most things we have automated with sensors, schedules and buttons. Not much else to be done that can't be done with a few seconds of infrequent manual input, or shortcut software button on device.

I think I'm dead set on this. It's nice to see others getting along, but I'll never want it.