I use voice-activated Siri for an obnoxious number of things now. Siri: set a timer for 20 minutes. Siri: look up when the new Congress gets sworn in. Siri: open the Rover app.
You get the idea. But! A new trick is thrilling me to bits. You can ask Siri to read something to you. Yes!
So today while walking Finn I asked Siri to look up an article on peony care. And then, so as not to become like all those dog people who look at their phones and miss canine clues in the environment, I asked Siri to read it to me.
Two kinds of fungus. Got it! Bleach clippers if cut diseased leaves. Ok! Don’t cut to the ground til after the first frost. Questions answered!
More cool iPhone tricks in Wirecutter article here.
Great idea asking Siri .. I’m having problems with my Butterfly Bushes. A new app I was told about ChatGPT is like Google but on steroids. I asked it to write a poem about my family and the sadness I feel about us all living so far apart. AI is crazy scary 😱 but having said that I thought you and others would find interesting what AI came up with in not even a full minute. I’ll say it one more time “crazy scary “
Crazy but I just asked AI to write a poem about siblings living apart .. this is crazy amazing but also very scary 🫣 it’s a new app ChatGPT it’ll answer any questions or help with stuff like writing a poem …
Of course, I’d be happy to write a poem for you:
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In scattered states we live apart,
Yet close we hold within our heart,
The memories of laughter shared,
The love that shows how much we cared.
Nine siblings once, now far and wide,
From coast to coast and side to side,
The miles between us long and vast,
But bonds of love will always last.
Each morning brings another day,
We dream of times so far away,
When we could gather, hand in hand,
Our family strong, our little band.
In letters, calls, and quiet prayers,
We find a way to show we care,
Though distance keeps us far from sight,
Our hearts still touch in silent night.
One day we’ll find the time to meet,
To sit, to laugh, our hearts replete,
Until that time, we hold on tight,
To love that guides us through the night.
So though we’re parted, far and near,
In spirit, we are always here,
Nine siblings strong, in love and grace,
Together still, in heart’s embrace.
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Tina…wow! crazy scary is right! Leaves me speechless.