Our eight year old granddaughter spent Saturday at our house so her parents could ready their basement to be remodeled and finished off with a family room, third bathroom and a soundproof room for practicing percussion instruments. Yes, there are drummers in the family. The contractor arrives tomorrow.
Mrs Mc called me at work to ask me to bring home a pizza. We discussed the toppings and crust type. IMMEDIATELY after she clicked off (Is hung up still a term?) she received a text recommending Italian restaurants in our area. Is that a coincidence, or is there a way they can interpret a cell phone conversation? I'd never heard of such a thing.
Is Yelp listening/
Is Yelp listening/
A friend of Doc's, one of only two B-29 bombers still flying.
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Yes your phone is listening, it’s in the fine print. It hears pizza and gives you pizza ads.
You’re not paranoid. Your phone really is listening in.
Don’t worry, they’ve promised not to abuse the privilege.
You’re not paranoid. Your phone really is listening in.
Don’t worry, they’ve promised not to abuse the privilege.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
Re: Is Yelp listening/
Well maybe. The source is Faux News.
A friend of Doc's, one of only two B-29 bombers still flying.
Re: Is Yelp listening/
Touché. I often quote them so those who believe the network will be open to the content, and I interact with such folks online so I have that page bookmarked.
However if you Google you’ll find dozens of articles in lamestream media that corroborate the one I posted.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
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From fake news huff post:
Is Your Phone Recording Your Conversations? The Answer Might Surprise You.
There's always something ― or someone ― listening.
Is Your Phone Recording Your Conversations? The Answer Might Surprise You.
There's always something ― or someone ― listening.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
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I have had multiple friends say that ads come up in their social media feeds seemingly in response to face-to-face conversations in their home. Too often and too specific to attribute to coincidence.
"Hang on while I log in to the James Webb telescope to search the known universe for who the fuck asked you." -- James Fell
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Sue U
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Oh I'm so sorry, MGMc.
Although I understand it's considered a treatable condition now.
(This joke was mostly for Gob.)
GAH!
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“Although I understand it's considered a treatable condition now.”
Beats me what the therapy might be, but you need to stick with it.
Beats me what the therapy might be, but you need to stick with it.
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Sue!!"How can you tell when the drum stool is level?"
"When he dribbles out of both sides of his mouth..."
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Bicycle Bill
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Let's hold off on the drummer jokes, please.
There's gotta be at least a zildjian of them.
-"BB"-
There's gotta be at least a zildjian of them.
-"BB"-
Yes, I suppose I could agree with you ... but then we'd both be wrong, wouldn't we?
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“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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You would be surprised at just how many people don’t understand how “smart speaker” technology works. If you have something that’s set to readily recognize voice commands it needs to be on always.
I have Siri set to be actively turned on for this reason.
I have Siri set to be actively turned on for this reason.
Okay... There's all kinds of things wrong with what you just said.