[Use Google Now to talk to your Particles!][1]
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[1]: https://www.hackster.io/gusgonnet/talk-to-your-hardware-eb5556
Sweet! Thanks for taking the time to write this up!
Over the holidays I was hoping to find time to play with Amazon Alexa but instead found I enjoyed relaxing far more than expected! 
you’re welcome!
when you are ready to give Alexa a try, you may find this project interesting, written by @krvarma
hey, you did a hell of a nice job when porting the ArduinoUnit to particle!