How to avoid Siri’s blood-curdling scream | Brief letters

Alexa v Siri | Why so prudish? | Snow shame | Monster Raving classroom sizes | Floundering over FlanderSamuel Gibbs’ piece about the internet of things (How I turned my home into a sci-fi dream, theguardian.com, 24 December) omits an important warning: Alexa and Siri must never be left alone in the same room. The Bluetooth/Wi-Fi version of scratching each other’s eyes out is not pretty, but only Siri has that blood-curdling scream.
Tony Waters
Eugene, Oregon, USA • Can I ask you