There have been several movements in the past forty years to "Buy American". We see so much stuff manufactured in China and other countries, that we finally realized that buying American meant more Americans working. It is amazing what kind of power comes from recognizing the source of your belongings.
Our spiritual lives can be the same way. We can "trust God" instead of trusting ourselves. Being a self-made man or woman in the U.S. is a big deal. It seems to imply that you are down to earth because you didn't have anything handed to you. You got money the old-fashioned way - you earned it! (as the commercial used to say).
Being a God-made man or woman, not in the created sense, but in the sense of making your life a Godly one should be our goal. Bring God's will from heaven to earth. May the Lord be with us!
Technology Thursday
I bought an Amazon Echo several months ago. I was on Amazon's early adopter list and got an invitation to buy it. I got a great deal at $99. It sells now, without an invitation, for $179. Here is a description of the device. Here are my thoughts after using it for several months.
Pros:
It is a very good Bluetooth speaker! My thoughts were that I could use this device as a Bluetooth speaker if nothing else. d
When the speech pattern recognition works, it works very well. Amazon is refining the speech recognition in the Echo. They ask for feedback in their mobile app whenever you have issues with getting a command to work. Learning how to say something can be tricky with voice recognition. "Alexa" is getting better at understanding requests every day.
The look and quality of the device is cool. A black cylinder that is about 10" tall.
Amazon is constantly adding things the Echo can do, like the IFTTT functionality. I have not played with that much yet.
Cons
You can only name the device Alexa or Amazon. Other names could be much cooler (Has, Computer, etc.)
The wifi seems to be flaky at times. This device is completely driven by being online for the commands to work. I have had some issues with the wifi. Some of the issues my be my home network. I reworked that this week. I will see if it works better.
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We know we were made for so much more than ordinary lives
Its time for us to more than just survive
We were made to thrive
- Thrive by Casting Crowns
We know we were made for so much more than ordinary lives
Its time for us to more than just survive
We were made to thrive
- Thrive by Casting Crowns
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