Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Your television may be listening to you.
I heard this on the local news last night.
Be Careful What You Say Around Your Samsung Smart TV | Video | PCMag.com
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That is something. Big Brother-like for sure.
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Well it is about to get an education then!
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It pays to have an old dumb TV!
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HAL 9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey) is just around the corner. I hope he/she is an interesting conversationalist!
Are you listening Dave?
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Yes. What do you want?
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It may be listening but it doesn't respond
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. . .there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to enjoy themselves, and also that everyone should eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all his toil. . . Ecclesiasites 3:12 |
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Not concerned...
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For now, a simple solution -- don't use the voice activation feature. But something tells me that in a generation or two, you'll have no choice. Big Brother may be a little late, but definitely seems to be here.
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Army/embassy brat - traveled too much to mention Moved here from SF Bay Area (East Bay) "There are only two ways to live your life: One is as though nothing is a miracle; the other is as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein |
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Quote:
BUT...it was said that not using the voice activation makes other things not work as well as they should. We took the trapeze down from the bedroom, just in case.
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Now I'm paranoid about my other appliances. What are they plotting against me?
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All this time I thought I was talking to myself.
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Read George Orwell's 1984, I read that in high school English lit. I thought that it was a complete fairy tail then. Now it starts to get real.
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No wonder my toast is always burned.
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ahhh
Remember when 1984 and 2001 was the future? Those were the days. I hope I didn't say that out loud. I wouldn't want to offend. |
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