January 11, 20188 yr Maybe not, I can easily envisage passengers snarling at what their driverless car is doing or the route it's taking. People frequently yell at TVs and I've on occasion told a supermarket self checkout to shut up when it's made an irritatingly unnecessary interjection. . Does that also include McDonald's self checkout? MS.
January 11, 20188 yr Already, you can get the full driving experience in the comfort of your living room without much risk of getting mangled in an accident - even better with a VR headset. Have you tried one? You can start here: https://www.crazygames.com/game/city-car-driving-simulator That's really funny I was thinking of buying this last year. MS.
January 11, 20188 yr Luckily, I dont have to work and if I choose my time wisely the roads around the dales can be relativily quite so we can still go for a drive without all the hassle that comes with a congested transport system, and my life expectancy is such that it will most likely not change much for me. But, The real point of the video is at the end if you watched that far, where Sophie has been giver Robot Citizenship which I find interesting and highly amusing, but have to wonder, if Flecc excersided his hammer remedy would he be locked up for murder? Only if it was pre-robotic murder MS.
January 11, 20188 yr "Unexpected human in the bagging area, terminate" So everyone can afford these self-powered, self-repairing nanobots ? Mmm. Sounds like 'The Emperor's New Clothes' again. Mikel
January 11, 20188 yr Does that also include McDonald's self checkout? Since I'm never going to be seen in a McDonalds these days I didn't know they had such things. Hopefully their imitation of food will be better than the staff's version. Many years ago when working with errant kids on a Home Office/Police befriending scheme, the kids brainwashed attachment to McDonalds meant me being persuaded to sample their wares. That was more than enough for life. .
January 11, 20188 yr Since I'm never going to be seen in a McDonalds these days I didn't know they had such things. Hopefully their imitation of food will be better than the staff's version. Many years ago when working with errant kids on a Home Office/Police befriending scheme, the kids brainwashed attachment to McDonalds meant me being persuaded to sample their wares. That was more than enough for life. . You should have many years ago because you do not want to sample their wares at this present time.
January 12, 20188 yr Sony selling "re-released Aibo off the leash" in Japan. But its 'AI' comes from leased internet link to Sony's servers. So it is on a web leash, like all this Internet Of Things stuff. And it will eavesdr.., sorry, 'listen' to owners conversation, to 'collect data'. Oh dear :-( Mikel
January 12, 20188 yr Sony selling "re-released Aibo off the leash" in Japan. But its 'AI' comes from leased internet link to Sony's servers. So it is on a web leash, like all this Internet Of Things stuff. And it will eavesdr.., sorry, 'listen' to owners conversation, to 'collect data'. Oh dear :-( Mikel Could be a good Xmas present to send to your local terrorist or paedo. If it hasn't been or isn't already done, it wouldn't take much to add that feature to a mobile phone. Have you ever wondered why your battery was going down a lot quicker than you thought it should?
January 12, 20188 yr Author Could be a good Xmas present to send to your local terrorist or paedo. If it hasn't been or isn't already done, it wouldn't take much to add that feature to a mobile phone. Have you ever wondered why your battery was going down a lot quicker than you thought it should? I think this could be true of all connected internet of things kit. We are just so many sheep blindly fumbling through life with no idea of what is going on in a cyber world that is more invasive than we can imagine.. And I can imagine plenty..
January 12, 20188 yr I think this could be true of all connected internet of things kit. We are just so many sheep blindly fumbling through life with no idea of what is going on in a cyber world that is more invasive than we can imagine.. And I can imagine plenty.. That's true, but it doesn't really bother me because I have nothing to hide.
January 12, 20188 yr Author That's true, but it doesn't really bother me because I have nothing to hide.It's not that tho is it. If half I read is true then you can be used without your consent or knowledge. Bitcoin mining for example. I tend to think the same as you .. I can't even be trolled cos I don't care what people say about me.
January 13, 20188 yr It's not that tho is it. If half I read is true then you can be used without your consent or knowledge. Bitcoin mining for example. I tend to think the same as you .. I can't even be trolled cos I don't care what people say about me. alexa launch air wolf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ-HHMJZCVw note wifi rgb disabled !
January 13, 20188 yr Author Does anyone have or know someone who has one of these Alex's things? Edited January 13, 20188 yr by Gubbins
January 13, 20188 yr Does anyone have or know someone who has one of these Alex's things? no idea but that led controller i have works with it tho and you set it up to run through the wifi router so you can use alexa voice command. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LED-RGB-RGBW-Wifi-Controller-5050-3528-Strip-Light-for-iOS-iPhone-Android-APP/172968784560?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160727114228%26meid%3Dcf3d1985452d4f4c83db0201bf5742e3%26pid%3D100290%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D131952785731&_trksid=p2060778.c100290.m3507
January 13, 20188 yr Author I honestly dont understand the why!! .. I have 2 smart bulbs upstairs connected to my Hive heating and I use them to randomly switch on and off when we are away which is useful. They can be set to automatically turn on when I walk into a room like a windowless closet perhaps.. Could be useful! They can also be turned on and off remotely with a phone or an alexa type device, but to do this they have to be permanently turned on at the wall switch and if you manually switch off when leaving a room then it wont work remotely any more, so what is the use here? Absolutely of no use whatsoever! Can Alexa turn the tv on and off, or change channels? Could it find my keys for me? Dont think so but could be wrong! I admit to being a gadget geek, but even I cant see a use for Alexa..
January 13, 20188 yr it can turn on a tv via a power socket same as a light or anything else but as for changing channel ect it is not quit there yet tho in the future everything will be smart enabled with wifi built in to even the kettle. i have a app on my phone to change the tv settings Samsung smart view but as i use it as a pc monitor dont even use that.
January 13, 20188 yr Author it can turn on a tv via a power socket same as a light or anything else but as for changing channel ect it is not quit there yet tho in the future everything will be smart enabled with wifi built in to even the kettle. i have a app on my phone to change the tv settings Samsung smart view but as i use it as a pc monitor dont even use that. So, to have a connected home we need to get the house clearance people in and start again from scratch? Yea, good luck with that Alexa.
January 13, 20188 yr http://www.vesternet.com/smart-home/technologies/z-wave?gclid=Cj0KCQiA-ebSBRC8ARIsAGuxJIphikSXHtqazKgbdZUGAxTqV8icGkjHVao-VX0TWu2uJYn9v9zWY8MaAqHQEALw_wcB
January 13, 20188 yr Just ask it "why?" (Worked for Micheal Caine.) Should that be Patrick McGoohan - I am not a number etc etc
January 13, 20188 yr Does anyone have or know someone who has one of these Alex's things? Someone who works in my office got one at Christmas. Spent a while over the next couple of days remotely making it play music to amuse his young son. Impressed by its ability to find and play any music he wants. Don't think he has mentioned it since. I see little to no reason to get anything like that. Edited January 13, 20188 yr by oyster
January 14, 20188 yr Should that be Patrick McGoohan - I am not a number etc etc No.I had vague recollections of a corny old scifi plot where the hero disabled the baddies "supercomputer" by asking it one question; "Why?". The computer melted down trying to compute all the logical implications of the question. My memory told me that this was Micheal Caine as Harry Plamer in the Billion Dollar Brain from 1967; but looking it up just now, probably not. Possibly a plotline from an episode of Man from Uncle. I remember that Ilya Kuriakin was something of a computer wizz; and the plotline of killing the evil computer by asking it an impossible question is corny enough for that show
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