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Ladies and Gentlemen! The new Amazon Echo! Will you be getting one? | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 62684562  United States11/08/2014 07:39 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
dschis1000  User ID: 64674993 United States11/08/2014 07:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wow, great for getting the kids even dumber by letting an AI entity do their homework, that will ensure kids from ever learning any decent know abouts for sure. Quoting: Dutchguy The future is here kids, lets all love and worship our great AI and lets not ask any more questions our parents ever asked because AI is here to take care of us. This will be getting its own religion. All hail the great AI...  That was talked about in Christian circles in 1970s. |
| JellyVision (OP) User ID: 64742694  United Kingdom11/08/2014 07:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 64942222 Big deal..ya already have a phone..a PC..a laptop..a TV and a car that does exactly the same fucking thing. Yep. Where's it all leading. It already headed there five years ago. For the last five years..every word you have said..typed...or even whispered..has been heard..picked up..transmitted..or electronically lip read. Privacy is gone. and it's making us as individuals dumber. Look at the stats that really matter, the three Rs with a T. Just as your body will adapt to simple sugars for fuel, your mind and soul will adapt to the quick "high" of immediate gratification. When the sum of human knowledge is recorded on a database and there are no more books, how much easier history will be to manipulate and propaganga to propagate. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 55499201 United States11/08/2014 07:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Soon our tv's, refrigerators, microwaves and many other household gadgets will be doing the same thing....and the cloud will be open to one and all for free one of these days. a constant stream of limitless internet for your enjoyment of course. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 64834679 United States11/08/2014 08:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Oh yeah like I want that thing in my house sending every word direct to NSA central. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 61153400 Big deal..ya already have a phone..a PC..a laptop..a TV and a car that does exactly the same fucking thing. Actually I only have the PC off that list, with no microphone or camera. I'm sure it bugs them to no end. Funny looking back ya know, years ago friends thought I was paranoid putting tape over my cam. ME TOO!!! Really pissed me off when they rolled their eyes at me when I suggested they should do the same. They don't roll their eyes anymore. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 64652573 United States11/08/2014 08:05 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 64834679 United States11/08/2014 08:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| JellyVision (OP) User ID: 64742694 United Kingdom11/08/2014 08:16 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| truthwillsetyoufreeagain User ID: 58559445 United States11/08/2014 08:17 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I like it.  ______________ As long as I am an American citizen and American blood runs in these veins I shall hold myself at liberty to speak, to write, and to publish whatever I please on any subject.” - Elijah Parish Lovejoy(1802-1837) All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent...Thomas Jefferson The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government...Thomas Jefferson When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty...Thomas Jefferson Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light...George Washington |
| truthwillsetyoufreeagain User ID: 58559445 United States11/08/2014 08:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Oh yeah like I want that thing in my house sending every word direct to NSA central. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 61153400 So you don't have a smart phone, an iPad nor a laptop?? ______________ As long as I am an American citizen and American blood runs in these veins I shall hold myself at liberty to speak, to write, and to publish whatever I please on any subject.” - Elijah Parish Lovejoy(1802-1837) All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent...Thomas Jefferson The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government...Thomas Jefferson When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty...Thomas Jefferson Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light...George Washington |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 44947143 United States11/08/2014 08:25 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 64942222 Big deal..ya already have a phone..a PC..a laptop..a TV and a car that does exactly the same fucking thing. Yep. Where's it all leading. It already headed there five years ago. For the last five years..every word you have said..typed...or even whispered..has been heard..picked up..transmitted..or electronically lip read. Privacy is gone. and it's making we as individuals dumber. Look at the stats that really matter, the three Rs with a T. Just as your body will adapt to simple sugars for fuel, your mind and soul will adapt to the quick "high" of immediate gratification. It isn't making people lose brainpower. In fact the information age is a massive step forward in global intelligence. Don't fall into this ridiculous urge to call information tech a bad idea. What you are trying to say is old people feel stupid when failing to use new technology. |
| JellyVision (OP) User ID: 64742694 United Kingdom11/08/2014 08:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 64117927 United States11/08/2014 08:28 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| JellyVision (OP) User ID: 64742694 United Kingdom11/08/2014 08:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 40400905 United States11/08/2014 08:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Citizenperth User ID: 16492550  Australia11/08/2014 08:46 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I want a device that will translate my spoken words to text. I am losing my eyesight. Does anyone know anything that can do this? Quoting: Keats yes, dragon naturally speaking.. been using it for years.... write stuff, controls your computer... et al.... Last Edited by CitizenPerth™ on 11/08/2014 08:46 AM It's life as we know it, but only just. [link to citizenperth.wordpress.com] sic ut vos es vos should exsisto , denego alius vicis facio vos change , exsisto youself , proprie |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 57963083  Portugal11/08/2014 08:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| ttown_okie User ID: 18517573 United States11/08/2014 08:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So funny obvious trojan horse, and americans are so dumb they will pay the them to put it in their home. Nice easy way to put a microphone in the middle of your house that can hear everything, in case the one in your tv and your "smart" appliances arn't working. want proof? buy one and start talking about drugs, assassinations and other "key words", and make a pattern of it, wait, and see what happens. Last Edited by ttown_okie on 11/08/2014 08:58 AM |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 57963083 Portugal11/08/2014 08:59 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It already headed there five years ago. For the last five years..every word you have said..typed...or even whispered..has been heard..picked up..transmitted..or electronically lip read. Privacy is gone. and it's making we as individuals dumber. Look at the stats that really matter, the three Rs with a T. Just as your body will adapt to simple sugars for fuel, your mind and soul will adapt to the quick "high" of immediate gratification. It isn't making people lose brainpower. In fact the information age is a massive step forward in global intelligence. Don't fall into this ridiculous urge to call information tech a bad idea. What you are trying to say is old people feel stupid when failing to use new technology.  You must be too young to remember what people were like before all this so-called "technology". The dumbing down of society continues apace, and the diminution of the necessity of human ingenuity and problem-solving skills by computers of all stripes has played a huge role. But keep right on shilling (or living in ignorance, if what you wrote is truly what you believe). |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 53993010  Canada11/08/2014 09:05 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Now imagine the the guy that won't get a smart tv... I think he's gone on lockdown in his bunker after seeing this. Quoting: AxE Yeah right! Will anyone get one of these for companionship. Ya or for motivation: New! The Positive Pod(tm) Feel down in the dumps? Can't seem to get going? Life is a highway but you can't find the on ramp?! You need Positive Pod(tm) from k-tel It sits on your desk and positively suggests! "Positive Pod does my ass look big in this?" "Nooooooooo...." |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 64945977  India11/08/2014 09:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This won't be coming to my home anytime soon. Quoting: JellyVision What do you think? Well this one came out of nowhere: Amazon is building a speaker that's controlled with your voice. It's called Echo, and Amazon tells The Verge it will be "shipping in the coming weeks." Available on an invite-only basis to start, Echo is regularly priced at $199. But for a limited time, Amazon will offer Echo for $99 to Prime members who receive an invite. Amazon says the black, cylindrical speaker is always connected to the cloud and will provide information, music, news, weather, and more whenever you ask for it. It's the sort of thing you'd expect from Google — only it's an Amazon product. [link to www.theverge.com]  In that clip the speaker says " today is November 13th" Maybe something coming on November 13th, 5 days from now. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 64122151 United States11/08/2014 10:36 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| F-BVFA User ID: 48442288  France11/08/2014 10:42 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have no mobile phone. There is no way this crap is going to be in my possession any time soon! I am sure the sheep will want to have it though...  I came. I saw. I Concorde. For once you have tasted Concorde you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. "I would say today we can integrate all religions and races EXCEPT ISLAM." Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Y ew |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 63545595 United States11/08/2014 10:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | That video advertisement is so sad. That family is so stupid. The kids don't know any jokes, so they need some gadget to teach them. Older brother is rocking out to elevator music. The mom doesn't know how many teaspoons are in a tablespoon, and the dad can't spell cantaloupe or keep track of what day it is, but then pretends he is intelligent by asking the height of Mt. Everest for absolutely no reason and by listening to NPR for his morning "flash report". Just pathetic. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 64948234 United States11/08/2014 10:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
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| JellyVision (OP) User ID: 64742694 United Kingdom11/08/2014 11:03 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Try the Mitsuku Chatbot. Can you tell human from AI? Try the Turing Test. You're asked to vote after a brief discussion. [link to www.mitsuku.com] |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 34455019 United States11/08/2014 11:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
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