Non-IT News Thread

[Dashrender]

OK so no real info in that post yet... it will be interesting to find out what information is obtainable for amazon?

I heard that Samsung TV's were constantly streaming the audio it hears to some third party.. that's why that POS is NOT connected to the internet. It was long enough to get the latest updates as of my install date, and unplugged after that!

[Texkonc]

Wireshark it when idle then block 3rd party.

[Texkonc]

Alexa! I have been shot, send help

[Danp]

Star Wars legend Carrie Fisher dies at 60

http://ew.com/movies/2016/12/27/carrie-fisher-dead-star-wars-princess-leia-dies-60/

[thanksajdotcom]

@Danp said in Non-IT News Thread:

Star Wars legend Carrie Fisher dies at 60

http://ew.com/movies/2016/12/27/carrie-fisher-dead-star-wars-princess-leia-dies-60/

I was just about to post this...

[Danp]

@thanksajdotcom said in Non-IT News Thread:

I was just about to post this...

Crazy number of famous people dying in 2016.

[wirestyle22]

@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:

@wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:

Amazon Echo key witness in murder. Should be interesting how they go through this legally for whatever audio files were recorded.

http://uproxx.com/technology/amazon-echo-murder-case/

Ok this post along freaks me out - what did the dieing person yell Alexa! while being attacked so the thing would wake and record?

Apparently it reads through any speech and only responds to specific commands. It could have recordings that are in a log somewhere rejected by it

[wirestyle22]

@Danp said in Non-IT News Thread:

Star Wars legend Carrie Fisher dies at 60

http://ew.com/movies/2016/12/27/carrie-fisher-dead-star-wars-princess-leia-dies-60/

Very sad about this. She seemed like a great lady. Huge part of my childhood.

[scottalanmiller]

2016 takes another...

Watership Down author Richard Adams dies aged 96
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38446309

[Minion Queen]

So sad:
Debbie Reynolds has died at 84
http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/debbie-reynolds-dead-at-84/ar-BBxFmOT?ocid=spartanntp

[scottalanmiller]

@Minion-Queen not surprised. It was kind of expected.

[scottalanmiller]

Colombia approves amnesty agreed in Farc peace deal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38455493

[scottalanmiller]

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160901-we-might-live-in-a-computer-program-but-it-may-not-matter

[scottalanmiller]

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38456275

Toshiba shares taking a big hit.

[scottalanmiller]

US expels Russian diplomats over cyber attack allegations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38463025

[scottalanmiller]

Serena Williams engaged to Reddit co-founder
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38464603

[tonyshowoff]

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

Serena Williams engaged to Reddit co-founder
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38464603

[gjacobse]

That is just nuts -

http://www.nbc12.com/story/34143793/residents-on-scnc-line-prepare-for-life-in-new-state-after-border-shift

[scottalanmiller]

@gjacobse said in Non-IT News Thread:

That is just nuts -

http://www.nbc12.com/story/34143793/residents-on-scnc-line-prepare-for-life-in-new-state-after-border-shift

Wow. Several people being forcibly moved from a democracy to a non-democracy isn't cool.

[tonyshowoff]

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

@gjacobse said in Non-IT News Thread:

That is just nuts -

http://www.nbc12.com/story/34143793/residents-on-scnc-line-prepare-for-life-in-new-state-after-border-shift

Wow. Several people being forcibly moved from a democracy to a non-democracy isn't cool.

Think they'll make it a special economic zone like Hong Kong?