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Great decision.
Thanks for the explanation. That sounds a lot more plausible than "my phone is listening to my conversations and targeting ads based on what I just talked about". Besides, AI isn't that smart, is it?
That would be a fairly accurate assessment.
I wouldn't know. I haven't been there in seven years.
Are you implying, then, that YOU are an AI?Misdirection 101. Accuse others of what you yourself are doing. Sounds like something an AI would do.
I had a phone number once, I think I lost it :/Know your phone numbers. If a relative is going to ask me for help or money there's a 99 percent probability that they will do so in person. If they call asking for help, odds are high that they are going to do so from a number I recognize. I know phone numbers can be spoofed as well, but they would have to knoe wnough to match the voice with a number tied to that voice. Even then I'm not wiring money to an account I don't know, I'm either going to provide cash in person, or I'm loading up the truck to go help out.
That wasn't an actual experiment with a drone, it was a though exeperiment by a bunch of people sitting in a room. It's called War Gamming and it was around before computers. The object is to envision a scenario and a way to overcome that scenario. It doesn't matter how feasible the scenario or the solution is. The idea is to try and devise counters to any feasible situation. Trust me, that scenario is childs game compared to some of the nightmarish situations that have been dreamed up.
Agreed
Yes, make sute it's a large caliber/guage and a direct hit, not a small caliber and/or glancing blow.
I've seen first hand a computer survive a gun shot. It wasn't even a hardened computer. I'd built a computer for someone, just normal components you'd buy from Newegg. An Ultra brand aluminum case IIRC. There was a negligent discharge of a rifle and the round entered the side of the case at a very shallow angle right behind the processor. Pesron didn't touch the computer after and called me to check it out. The round was lodged between the motherboard mounting plate and the side panel of the case. No damage to the internal components. Computer fired up and oerated fine for years afterwards. I think I eventually built them a new system in the same case. I know the same case is still there in use, I assume I've rebuilt it since then due to age.
I'm training in IT, and have been a tech guy most of my life. While I'll largely agree with you, I have come to appreciate some IoT stuff.
I like smart lighting. Being able to turn on and off lights via an app is handy, though I want to figure out better method than the smart bulbs that I'm using. I intend to look into smart switches. I'd also like to leverage smart witches for a three way setup without having to run additional wires in the house.
I have a Google alarm clock in my bedroom. I don't use much of it's features, but I do use it for turning on and off the lights and steeing lights to turn on with alarm. I use blackout stuff to keep my bedroom as dark as possible to having the ability to turn on lights without tripping over everything is handy when the switch is clear across the room.
I'm kind of liking the smart washer and dryer set I bought last week. I wasn't after WiFi enabled, but I wanted steam cycles and WiFi was included on those models. I don;t use most of the smart features, but it is nice to get an alert on my phone when the cycle is done if I'm not where I can hear it.
I kind of wish my fridge and freezer were wifi enabled. I don't care about having the weather, recepies, or a TV screen on them, but a warning if they went out of specified temperature range would be nice.
Most everything else can stay dumb. Especially the door locks.
Yes, I agree, much conspiracy.
I saw a post in another thread recently about the whole ad thing. Someone talking about Concealed Carry. Said there was no way it was coincidence that he and his wife were talking about the subject then the related ads started showing related. They were right, for the wrong reasons. Much more likely scenario when this happens is that you saw, read, or did something related to the subject online that subconciously triggered thoughts about the topic in the mind, at the same time flag in a targeted advertisement database somewhere was ticked. The ad algorithms slowly start cycling in related advertisements, but it's still subconcious so you aren't paying much attention to them. A bit later you and someone start discussion the subject that brings it to the fore front in your mind. Next time you get online the conversation and subject is fresh in mind so you start keying in on the related adverts.
Is it a coincidence, no. Is it because they are listening to everything you say, no. Is it because everything you do online is somehow tracked, bingo.
Well to recognize me as an artificial intelligence, you would first have to recognize and admit that I'm intellegent. If you want to do that, I'm not going to try to prove you wrong.
I remember MAKG. Haven't seen that name in a long time and didn't/don't remember what he did. I wonder what ever happened to him?
Man, seven years with no Regina?
MAKG worked for NASA IIRC
Well, of course you're intelligent, on some level.
Y'know, we REALLY need to wash your dirty mind. Let me go get the fire hose.
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