Non-IT News Thread

scottalanmiller

Super typhoon Nock-Ten threatens Philippines
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38429514

scottalanmiller

2016 continues....

Ex-Wham! singer George Michael dies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38432862

scottalanmiller

German evacuation for WW2 bomb disposal in Augsburg
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38430671

thwr

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

German evacuation for WW2 bomb disposal in Augsburg
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38430671

1.800kg (that's a very huge bomb), 54.000 people evacuated.

Pictures:

wirestyle22

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/

Dashrender

@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?

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.