Non-IT News Thread

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.

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

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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.