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Funny happenstance:
I have an Audible subscription, because when I was taking my kid to/from ATL all the time I was racking up lots of road hours, and audio books help the miles pass. But now he's here and I'm driving less, my monthly credits were stacking up, so I paused my membership.
ALl good.
But then they charged me again, and I got on a CustServ chat to see WTF. Long story short, at the end the person asked what genre I liked so he could recommend something. Sure, I'm game, let's see what he has to say.
He recommended the Silmarillion. and I thought wow, for me that's a good recommendation.
Then I remembered they just made a LotR show for a billion dollars and they need to shill it every way they can.
Those cheeky bastards.
I have an Audible subscription, because when I was taking my kid to/from ATL all the time I was racking up lots of road hours, and audio books help the miles pass. But now he's here and I'm driving less, my monthly credits were stacking up, so I paused my membership.
ALl good.
But then they charged me again, and I got on a CustServ chat to see WTF. Long story short, at the end the person asked what genre I liked so he could recommend something. Sure, I'm game, let's see what he has to say.
He recommended the Silmarillion. and I thought wow, for me that's a good recommendation.
Then I remembered they just made a LotR show for a billion dollars and they need to shill it every way they can.
Those cheeky bastards.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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Alexa facing some cuts?
Rumour is 10k job cuts at Amazon this week.Review includes the devices unit, which includes Alexa and where documents show operating losses of $5 billion annually in recent years
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Fucking Elon...
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
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I use Alexa's competitor, the google stuff.
Functionality keeps getting removed because they keep getting hit by random tech companies for copyright/patent violations (SONOS hit them with a "hey we own the ability to change audio from room to room" recently, for example. Google removed it and broke some stuff, and still hasn't fixed it). My google home ecosystem has been working less and less well. I heard it's the same for all of them, as they get lawsuited.
So I wonder if their giving alexa less support now since it's less functional.
Functionality keeps getting removed because they keep getting hit by random tech companies for copyright/patent violations (SONOS hit them with a "hey we own the ability to change audio from room to room" recently, for example. Google removed it and broke some stuff, and still hasn't fixed it). My google home ecosystem has been working less and less well. I heard it's the same for all of them, as they get lawsuited.
So I wonder if their giving alexa less support now since it's less functional.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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Minor bitch session and subtle racism ahead:
GF broke my favorite coffee mug. Ordered a replacement on amazon. Didn't realize it was a Chinese 3rd seller.
Ordered November 16, had a Dec 1 delivery date. Tracking info never updates, Dec 1 arrives and it changes to "running unexpectedly late." On December 5 it changes to "arriving tomorrow." On December 6 it says "Delivered November 21." Has all kinds of arrived/departed info, all of a sudden.
Nuh uh.
Amazon wouldn't do an automatic refund because "It's been delivered." Mm hmm. Told me to contact the seller. Mmm hmmm.
Went ahead and did that. When I don't hear from them in 48 hours I'll be contacting fucking amazon and telling them about 3rd party sellers in china.
GF broke my favorite coffee mug. Ordered a replacement on amazon. Didn't realize it was a Chinese 3rd seller.
Ordered November 16, had a Dec 1 delivery date. Tracking info never updates, Dec 1 arrives and it changes to "running unexpectedly late." On December 5 it changes to "arriving tomorrow." On December 6 it says "Delivered November 21." Has all kinds of arrived/departed info, all of a sudden.
Nuh uh.
Amazon wouldn't do an automatic refund because "It's been delivered." Mm hmm. Told me to contact the seller. Mmm hmmm.
Went ahead and did that. When I don't hear from them in 48 hours I'll be contacting fucking amazon and telling them about 3rd party sellers in china.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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Unrelated, but related...
I once emailed Shein, a Chinese company, a very straight forward question: "How do you pronounce your company name?" This was a debate between my two youngest.
They emailed back, "Shein".
I responded, "Yes, but how is it pronounced if being said out loud."
They responded back, "Shein".
I did not try again.
I once emailed Shein, a Chinese company, a very straight forward question: "How do you pronounce your company name?" This was a debate between my two youngest.
They emailed back, "Shein".
I responded, "Yes, but how is it pronounced if being said out loud."
They responded back, "Shein".
I did not try again.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
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Totally fair, but in English it's a funny exchange.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
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Phonics, mother fucker, do you speak it?Leisher wrote: ↑Wed Dec 07, 2022 8:00 pm Unrelated, but related...
I once emailed Shein, a Chinese company, a very straight forward question: "How do you pronounce your company name?" This was a debate between my two youngest.
They emailed back, "Shein".
I responded, "Yes, but how is it pronounced if being said out loud."
They responded back, "Shein".
I did not try again.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Amazon
Me: Hey, this item was missing from my order.
Amazon: Ok, what item do you want to return?
Me: No, it's missing.
Amazon: OK
Me: This one.
Amazon: OK, how would you like to return it to us?
Amazon: Ok, what item do you want to return?
Me: No, it's missing.
Amazon: OK
Me: This one.
Amazon: OK, how would you like to return it to us?
It's not me, it's someone else.
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“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
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Corporate workers are frustrated with management and staging a walkout.
Awesome! Sometimes drastic situations require drastic actions, and more and more I'm convinced corporations aren't run by the best and bright, but by those with dirty knees or blood ties.
Awesome! Sometimes drastic situations require drastic actions, and more and more I'm convinced corporations aren't run by the best and bright, but by those with dirty knees or blood ties.
And you lost me...In an email Tuesday evening, organizers of the walkout said more than 1,800 Amazon employees have committed to participating to call attention to employee frustrations on multiple fronts, including the company’s push to get workers in the office at least three days a week.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
Amazon
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
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I don't ever want to work FT in an office again. I just don't like it. I'm in the office 4 days a month right now. Perfect.Leisher wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 2:52 pm Come back to the office or you won't be working for Amazon.
It's not me, it's someone else.
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You're lucky. I'm back FT, but I do have the flexibility to work from home whenever.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
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My job was like this before covid, though. The funny thing was traveling Feb 2020 and thinking "Man, maybe 4 days a month is too much travel." lol
At least most jobs have increased flexibility beyond pre-covid levels.
It's not me, it's someone else.
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“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
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They updated the Prime app on chromecast today. I had to spend about 10 minutes trying to figure out how to get to me "continue watching" screen. Couldn't search listings, or anything.
Real damned good interface decisions. I hope someone got a promotion over it.
Real damned good interface decisions. I hope someone got a promotion over it.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."