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So Alexa is, Alexa is a very common, yeah, it's a very common Balkan name, but what did you feel like when you heard

Apple was calling their voice recognition thing or whatever software, Alexa, must feel like less special.

No I know I loved it because I grew up with Alexa being or like Alexa being a bratstoll.

It was the it was the sexy like woman of color edition of the brats doll was called Alexa.

And that was teased for that in school.

So it felt nice having you know a piece of technology a very powerful

one that spies on you it feels a bit cooler than the brats doll at least for a five-year-old

boy yeah but whatever anybody calls like, oh, Alexa, tell me I need to buy milk or whatever

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