Mike Stone :fedora:

Day 14 of the 2021 Series:

Today I tried installing on my from @PINE64. I was surprised by the results.

mikestone.me/mycroft-on-the-pi

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Mike Stone :fedora:

Looks like started shipping their Mark II Dev Kits on Friday. That's nice to see. Hopefully the rest of the Mark IIs will be shipping shortly. I love Mycroft, but it's hard to not be a little bitter about this whole thing when the expected shipping date was March of 2018. Three years later, still waiting.

mycroft.ai/blog/mark-ii-dev-ki

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Mike Stone :fedora:

Good news for . Looking like the patent they're being sued over may be declared invalid. In my opinion, it should never have been granted.

unifiedpatents.com/insights/20

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Mike Stone :fedora:

Day 96 of the Series:

If you're a user, or you're thinking about it, this is a quick walk through of how to create a super basic skill. SUPER basic.

mikestone.me/an-amateur-mycrof

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Mike Stone :fedora:

Day 87 of the Series:

AI has released an alpha version of the GUI for the Mark II, and simple instructions on how to get it on your computer. If you're feeling the urge, I recommend trying out Mycroft in all it's GUI goodness.

mikestone.me/mycrofts-gui-good

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Mike Stone :fedora:

Wow, there's a really comprehensive article over on opensource.com explaining in great detail how to create your own skill for . If you've got Mycroft working (because you should) somewhere, it's a great little tutorial. I created a super quick one this morning just for giggles, and it only took a couple minutes. If you're a Python programmer, this is all you need to do some really amazing things.

opensource.com/article/20/6/my

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Mike Stone :fedora:

The CEO of , Michael Lewis, is currently doing an AMA if anybody is interested.

reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/gxt

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Mike Stone :fedora:

Day 35 of the series.

I've been posting a lot about and a little about AI. I have a lot of interest in the field. I thought I'd explain why.

This one is a little bit more personal than I usually get. You've been warned.

mikestone.me/my-interest-in-ai

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Mike Stone :fedora:

Day 19 of the series:

You know when something small annoys you, and you know you shouldn't be stressing about it because there are far more important things to worry your head about? Yea, I have one of those regarding . While I love Mycroft, I really wish they'd give some attention to this one small detail.

mikestone.me/voice-of-the-futu

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Mike Stone :fedora:

Day 10 of my Series. has been slacking over the last 24 hours. Time to get him back to work.

mikestone.me/bringing-mycroft-

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Mike Stone :fedora:

So, my Mark I seems to have gone to the great personal assistant dump in the sky. Rest in peace little buddy. At least until tomorrow.

mikestone.me/rest-in-peace-myc


Day 9!

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Mike Stone :fedora:

Patent troll's lawyer whines about mean people on the Internet, then says a bunch of stupid stuff.

"Patent Troll Runs To Court To Whine About Mean People Online, Insists They Must All Secretly Be From Company It's Suing"

techdirt.com/articles/20200405

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Mike Stone :fedora:

Some interesting changes coming for . I like their decision to move to snaps, and the choice to go back and invest in their code base instead of just pushing new features is a smart one.

"Mark II Update - March 2020 - Mycroft"

mycroft.ai/blog/mark-ii-update

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Mike Stone :fedora:

This is kind of a surprise, but I hope this means great things are in store for . I like Joshua Montgomery, but it sounds like Michael Lewis has a strong history. Fingers crossed.

"Mycroft AI Welcomes Michael Lewis as New CEO"

mycroft.ai/blog/mycroft-ai-wel

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Mike Stone :fedora:

This is massively frustrating. It's obvious someone is just trying to cash in, and they've gone after a small startup rather than a large, established company like Google or Amazon. I'm just hoping can weather this and get on with development.

"Mycroft AI's Legal War Against a 'Patent Troll' Heats Up"

voicebot.ai/2020/03/04/mycroft

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Mike Stone :fedora:

Could almost feel this coming. I hate this kind of thing so much.

"IP lawsuit claims anti-troll post by KC company showed willful infringement"

bizjournals.com/kansascity/new

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Mike Stone :fedora:

Looks like called their bluff, and they folded. Hopefully this troll will keep its tail tucked and we'll never hear from them again.

"Patent Troll Update - Mycroft"

mycroft.ai/blog/patent-troll-u

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Mike Stone :fedora:

This is a really interesting use of .

"Unreal Engine - Real-time Voice Control Demo / Smart Assistant Integration"

youtu.be/C-BT-VkM_qQ

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Mike Stone :fedora:

I'm glad to see they're fighting this suit, but it's frustrating they even have to.

"Startup Mycroft AI declares it will fight 'patent troll' tooth and nail after its Linux voice-assistant attracts lawsuit"

theregister.co.uk/2020/02/12/m

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Mike Stone :fedora:

I would hope an initiative like this would also help projects like interact with smart home devices.

"Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant might soon all speak the same smart home language | TechHive"

techhive.com/article/3509580/a

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