Flask-Ask
Dev tools
web framework extension
SHOW HN2016
107points
13comments
#344of 2,264 in 2016
Top 16%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
3 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score +0.39.
Docs: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Easy and quick way to get started
From 2 comments
Awesome - looks like a really easy and quick way to get started. I'll be trying this out this weekend. And good job on the video - you got right to the point :)
arms on HNAwesome! Thank you so much for this :) I've been experimenting with using Echo for home automation (mainly TV/Logitech Harmony related stuff) and this is really, really cool for…
beggi on HN
Great work on the library
From 2 comments
Good work on the lib. I think EchoSim is provided by iQuarius media and not Amazon.
mohaps on HNWow great work. Makes me want to grab an Echo and start using this. I love Flask :) Do you know if Android or iOS can expose custom voice commands API like this, without building…
cdnsteve on HN
Objections
Privacy concerns about always-listening voice devices
From 1 comment
I really find it creepy. Sounds like a possibility of total surveillance.
mkesper on HN
Alexa service cannot do dictation
From 1 comment
Thank you. I experienced the same feelings. It's interesting how eliminating the extra button press makes the technology not 20% more useful, but maybe 10x more useful (IMO).…
johnwheeler on HN
Requests
Ordering products by voice via a shopping API
From 1 comment
Clever use of flask & ngrok was news to me too. Thanks. I can imagine asking alexa "whats the best 2 man tent on the wirecutter; order it for me, delivered to work by Friday"* Do…
gregn610 on HN
Questions
Whether iOS or Android expose custom voice command APIs
From 1 comment
Wow great work. Makes me want to grab an Echo and start using this. I love Flask :) Do you know if Android or iOS can expose custom voice commands API like this, without building…
cdnsteve on HN
Alternatives named
Amazon Echosim
From 1 comment
Hi Everybody! For the last month I've been working on a Flask extension called Flask-Ask I want to plug. The "Ask" part stands for the "Alexa Skills Kit", which is the service…
johnwheeler on HN
Google Home
From 1 comment
Thank you Steve. I don't know much about Siri or Google Now voice activation APIs ("Hey Siri" and "OK Google"). Also (as you're probably aware), Google just came out with an Echo…
johnwheeler on HN