Mycroft - A open source option for a voice assistant
I have been a pretty big Google fan over the years, some would argue a huge fan. I use only Gmail, owned only Android smartphones, and I even have a Google sweatshirt! When the Google Home was announced, I was sold. I wanted one even though I knew of the Amazon Echo since it came out and was never much interested. The Google Home seemed different. At Thanksgiving of 2016, a deal popped up for getting a Google Home with a free Chromecast 2nd gen. I only had the 1st Gen Chromecast so I was in! The Google Home lacked features at the time, but as time went by, new abilities kept appearing. Eventually, I was able to cast Netflix up to the TV just by asking. Pretty cool. Beginning a few months ago, upon the arrival of Firefox Quantum, I decided to give it a try, even though I had been a happy Chrome user for many years. After a short time of use, I was hooked and eventually made the decision to move over to it as my primary browser. Since I run Linux, and I have a dark theme, I like mo