All you smart AI guys, hams or anybody else

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Reviving this old topic with a new experience. I bought a Switchbot Relay in order to open and close the third garage door, where my car lives, with my Android phone since many times the door will not close or it will not open with the remote control. I have already tried replacing remote controls and the main board on the old Crafstman opener and it did not help. Anyway, the relay device works well using WiFi and the phone and once it is integrated into "Coogle Home", from there it can be used with "Google Auto" in a car with voice commands.
So, I was going to show my wife how it works with my phone, so later on I can setup her phone like that. I told my phone "Hey Google, open the third garage door". Immediately, my Hisense Android TV that was off and remained off replied "Opening the third garage door"..... and the door opened.

Our Samsung TV's can do the same thing, we have turned off that feature.

 

[Bmyers]

I think we all would be surprised by how much we are being monitored. I know my wife and I found out when the DEA task force showed up in our driveway. IF I remember correctly, I made a post on here about it when it happened, been a few years ago.

Short story, wife had ordered a bunch of empty pill capsules from Amazon to make her own Moringa pills. She walked out the door to head to the post office and two guys were standing in our driveway with an F150 blocking it. She came back in screaming for me. I grabbed the pistol, shoved it in the back of my pants and went outside to see what was going on. They both showed badges and then showed me the shopping list from Amazon. We had a little discussion and then they left along with the other dozen or so officers that had been positioned around the house.

I talked to our police chief and to a couple of my trooper friends and they said yep, that is what the DEA task force does. They work with online retailers and have them report when different items are bought and then they will decide if they will go and investigate or not.

 

[Scm]

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[xrocketengineer]

ELSAG Integrated Signal Intelligence Platform

ELSAG SignalTrace is a groundbreaking electronic signal intelligence system for law enforcement, designed to identify suspect people or vehicles.

www.leonardocompany-us.com

They know everything about you and your whereabouts based on your electronics.
But I like that they:

• Respects individuals’ privacy rights (does not decrypt or read content from devices)

 

[xrocketengineer]

Our Samsung TV's can do the same thing, we have turned off that feature.

Mine has a switch to turn off the mic. However, when you turn it off, 4 very bright yellow LED's light up under the screen and remain on as long as the mic switch is off. Apparently, the "internet fix" is to cover them with black electrical tape.
This whole thing with the mic sometimes its hilarious. My wife is continuously talking while we are watching TV. Sometimes, the TV picks up on what she is saying in Spanish and start displaying text with what she is saying. After several words are displayed, the TV says that it is an invalid command and presents examples of valid commands.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Mine has a switch to turn off the mic. However, when you turn it off, 4 very bright yellow LED's light up under the screen and remain on as long as the mic switch is off. Apparently, the "internet fix" is to cover them with black electrical tape.

Ewwww, not a good design at all!
And I hate those kinds of work arounds.

 

[Scm]

[*]Respects individuals’ privacy rights (does not decrypt or read content from devices)

Totally believable.
Just like the TSA does not store your full body image

 

[Bmyers]

Totally believable.
Just like the TSA does not store your full body image

They need a lot of storage space to store a full body image of me.

 

[aaluck]

OK, the one grand Daughter bought me one of those Amazon Alexia things, OK its cool any kind of music I want news weather cool. NOW this thing has started to come on at all odd hours, even when Im not home. And it is somewhat disconcerting, when you hear voices in the kitchen and you are the only one home! And you sneak your old arse outa bed and pick up a boom stick on the way to the kitchen, only to find this box just doing its thing. And it could be the last 60s station I had played or the news or weather, which I did not previously play, or this morning at 0400, AM Coast to coast !
Anyone have a logical explanation or is it haunted like them damned Furbies???

Yeah. As @Roadworthy said it is defective. I have 5-6 of these in the house for over 7 years and they have never just started talking or playing music.

 

[Speed25]

They need a lot of storage space to store a full body image of me.

Now you understand the big push for data centers!

 

[GreensvilleJay]

grand daughter's kittycat feeder scared the 'poop' outta me ,when it started talking to me ! Actually she was, from CUBA ! She saw me via the camera in the feeder, then used her phone to talk to me .
on the funnier side, it did take video of the mouse eating the cat food.....every 12 minutes ,for hours....

 

[D2Cat]

Yeah. As @Roadworthy said it is defective. I have 5-6 of these in the house for over 7 years and they have never just started talking or playing music.

Maybe the new version is more invasive. Just last week I was looking at the internet looking for ideas to release the blood under my smashed thumb. My wife came into the room and we began talking about different ideas to a solution. Literally within seconds her phone said, "Don't do that,,,," and began telling us how to treat it.

 

[Bmyers]

 

[Poohbear]

Unplug and throw in the trash

 

[GreensvilleJay]

Maybe the new version is more invasive. Just last week I was looking at the internet looking for ideas to release the blood under my smashed thumb. My wife came into the room and we began talking about different ideas to a solution. Literally within seconds her phone said, "Don't do that,,,," and began telling us how to treat it.

Should have asked me, I TAUGHT the ER doc HOW to do it,after he FAILED. Need metal paper clip, unfold one loop, heat up real good, with thumb on knee,foot on floor, jab paper clip through nail. The 'trick' ( the doc didn't know ) ,is to think to jab DEEP,like 3/4 way. 99.44% people fail to jab deep enough so don't burn through the nail causing MORE pain ! done right, it is INSTANT relief !! taught my grand daughter the trick last fall ( stubbed my big toe...).The ER doc story was funny.....

 

[D2Cat]

Should have asked me, I TAUGHT the ER doc HOW to do it,after he FAILED. Need metal paper clip, unfold one loop, heat up real good, with thumb on knee,foot on floor, jab paper clip through nail. The 'trick' ( the doc didn't know ) ,is to think to jab DEEP,like 3/4 way. 99.44% people fail to jab deep enough so don't burn through the nail causing MORE pain ! done right, it is INSTANT relief !! taught my grand daughter the trick last fall ( stubbed my big toe...).The ER doc story was funny.....

Yes, that is one of the tips. What I did was use my dremel tools in a cordless drill. Used a disc to rough a spot on the nail then had a taper/pointed tool, and put that in my cordless drill and held my thumb to the tool. Blood squirted everywhere. No pain at all.

At first I tried with the smallest drill bit but it just danced all over and not begin to go in to the nail, that's why I went with the dremel tools.

 

[John T]

Jay I worked for the gubermint, 38 years in enforcement. If they were interested in anything Im doing now they would know, I am a very uninteresting person.

It's not that simple. and with all respect, You are naive.

With the daily advances in Ai, EVERYONE and everything is at risk.

The chinese have been stockpiling info on US citizens for years.
Info they don't even have the technology to use.... YET.

but everything is changing.

smarten up... get rid of Alexa or any other "smart" device.


"Technology will be the end of society"
John T.

 

[Scm]

The chinese have been stockpiling info on US citizens for years.
Info they don't even have the technology to use.... YET.

Who cares about the Chinese. They are not on our land with guns ready to use that info against us.

 

[lynnmor]

Yes, that is one of the tips. What I did was use my dremel tools in a cordless drill. Used a disc to rough a spot on the nail then had a taper/pointed tool, and put that in my cordless drill and held my thumb to the tool. Blood squirted everywhere. No pain at all.

At first I tried with the smallest drill bit but it just danced all over and not begin to go in to the nail, that's why I went with the dremel tools.

I have used a high speed drill press with a very small drill bit about .025" diameter. I would place the finger just below the drill point and squeeze it so that it rises into it. Haven't had a problem with the drill dancing and had instant relief. The extremely high speed was a real benefit. I would then milk the nail to remove more blood before it clots shut.