Alexia

[skeets]

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[Orangeglow]

skeets, I,m guessing since she didn,t want to lie to you, because most people cann,t handle the truth, she decided to say nothing. I,m constantly shocked at what the news outlets are dictated to tell the people, who accept it as gospel, versus what the video tapes studied later by real experts actually show.

 

[dirtydeed]

I'd be bouncing 230 grains of hard cast lead off of that contraption.

 

[CTinline-six]

You have one of those in your house?

 

[bobnic]

I never understood why anyone would want an internet connected microphone in their house.

 

[jimh406]

Probably similar results from Siri or google.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

The automatic cat feeder has one plus camera. Scared the ..... out of me when grand daughter started talking to me ( she was in Mexico at the time ! ). Before she moved in I had FOUR devices with IP addresses, I now have 37 ! 4 are wireless LED lights that anyone on the 'net' can access if they choose to and WHY anyone wants to know if they're on and what color is weird too.

 

[William1]

I just asked it, it told me two hijacked planes crashed in the Twin Towers. A little sanitized but better than stories I've heard like 'Two planes accidentally collided with buildings in NYC, killing the pilots....'

 

[Caden]

Amazon figured to put this information someplace where it cannot be easily found?

My guess.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

Goes to 'dumbing down' of the people ? Trying to rewrite History ?? NOT being 'political', just observing that some things from the past are NOT easily found.....

 

[skeets]

You have one of those in your house?

Only because the one grand daughter thought she could keep in touch with me,,,, it dont work,,, I only use it for music when Im in the kitchen cooking

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Only because the one grand daughter thought she could keep in touch with me,,,, it dont work,,, I only use it for music when Im in the kitchen cooking

However, It listens to you 24/7/365.....Just like those damn phones.

I would like to claim some "high ground" here, by saying something like "I always put my phone in a secured box", but alas.....I can't.

The lazy human part of me, just keeps it plugged in, on the counter......So it's always "listening"....Kind of creepy though......

 

[skeets]

Yep it does, but not having a cell phone I dont worry and if it is listening,, its going to be board to tears waiting for me to say something interesting.. lol

 

[xrocketengineer]

I have an old and dumb Jabra Bluetooth speaker in my truck that I use to connect to my Android phone. Since it has only one button for most of the settings, it uses several precanned phrases to indicate what it is doing such as "power on", "connected", "pairing mode", etc.
The other day I got home in the truck an I am turning off the speaker. As expected, the speaker said "power off" after pressing and holding the single button. What was not expected, was that I heard something from my phone and I pulled it out of the holster and it was giving detailed instruction to the speaker on how to turn off an Android phone and then how to turn off an Iphone!

 

[John T]

This morning just for S&G I asked the bytch in the box what historical event took place on this date.

With all the time you spend asking Ai questions, I hope you are in favor of more data centers.

 

[TheOldHokie]

I dont know what you guys are doing but when I asked Google "what happened on 9/11" I got this "AI" response and a long list of detailed references describing the event

AI Overview


On September 11, 2001,


19 terrorists associated with the extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airplanes in a coordinated attack against the United States. [1, 2]
You can read a detailed overview of the tragedy from the National September 11 Memorial & Museum or explore the historical context on Wikipedia. [1, 2]

The Attacks

• • World Trade Center: Two hijacked planes were flown into the Twin Towers in New York City, causing both skyscrapers to collapse.
  • The Pentagon: A third hijacked plane struck the U.S. military headquarters near Washington, D.C.
  • Pennsylvania Field: Passengers and crew on a fourth plane fought back, forcing the plane to crash into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, preventing it from hitting its intended target in Washington, D.C. [1, 2]

Casualties and Impact

• • Loss of Life: A total of 2,977 victims died in the attacks, including hundreds of first responders.
  • National Changes: The event led to major changes in U.S. security, including the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and new surveillance laws. [1, 2]

 

[skeets]

With all the time you spend asking Ai questions, I hope you are in favor of more data centers.

JT, anyone that knows me, understands I do not embrace rampant technology. Nor the political climate the gives the non citizen, criminals and miscreants favor over a U.S. citizen.
Nor do I embrace government over reach in to each of our lives, and the invasion and limitations of our God given freedoms.
I joke, tongue in cheek, about Big Brother being ever where, he is. From your cell phone, and TV, computer, car and truck, to where you shop for food clothing and other items, any member ship in any origination, from the local Masons lodge to Sam's club, to the NRA and time you pay with a card, ( a cashless society if you will) , cameras all around you.
And if you think a data center is bad, it is nothing more than an inconvenience, your life is/has been followed since the day you were born.
If you served , your bio is already on a list and depending on your MOS maybe more than one, went to collage every course you took is on a list, own a firearm, bought ammo, a bow and arrows, it is all being followed. Ever bought a hunting or fishing license, same thing. Am I a conspiracy theorist, no I am not, just a realist. The system has been in place since the invention of the telephone system, well before that , but it just became easier.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

someone, please, ask Alexa 'How do I commit the perfect murder ? '

 

[John T]

JT, anyone that knows me, understands I do not embrace rampant technology. Nor the political climate the gives the non citizen, criminals and miscreants favor over a U.S. citizen.
Nor do I embrace government over reach in to each of our lives, and the invasion and limitations of our God given freedoms.
I joke, tongue in cheek, about Big Brother being ever where, he is. From your cell phone, and TV, computer, car and truck, to where you shop for food clothing and other items, any member ship in any origination, from the local Masons lodge to Sam's club, to the NRA and time you pay with a card, ( a cashless society if you will) , cameras all around you.
And if you think a data center is bad, it is nothing more than an inconvenience, your life is/has been followed since the day you were born.
If you served , your bio is already on a list and depending on your MOS maybe more than one, went to collage every course you took is on a list, own a firearm, bought ammo, a bow and arrows, it is all being followed. Ever bought a hunting or fishing license, same thing. Am I a conspiracy theorist, no I am not, just a realist. The system has been in place since the invention of the telephone system, well before that , but it just became easier.

Yeah, I understand all that.
But the interesting thing is, a lot of people who do not embrace rampant technology or are against data centers are using the cloud and Ai and a lot of other technology every single day.

I am not for or against data centers.... They are a necessity.
This society is not going to change. China isn't either.
USA has regulations and protests .... China does not. They are building data centers and advancing Ai faster than they build coal plants..

it's a technology race for survival frankly. Drone warfare and everything else depends on Ai and date centers.... there is no "cloud" it's a data center.

I do think manditory legislation need to be in place regarding data centers.... water usage and kick backs to the community to lower taxes.

But that said, Ai is here to stay.
And there is no doubt in my mind that it will end society one day.

heres some food for thought warning from the people actually IN the field.
There is great concern that technology is developing too quickly with no safeguards.
quite sobering.

Read here

Pacing the Frontier

A statement from over 1000 employees of frontier AI companies

www.pacingthefrontier.com

 

[skeets]

At the risk of using a cliché, I add this as an after thought
"The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves."