I'll be carful, but not good

The reason I won't have anything like it near me. It is known that the ads you get can be influenced by what Alexa, etc, hears.

I'm guessing that the only way to stop it eavesdropping would be to tape over the microphone/speaker.

No dont plug it in, and remove any batteries.

QuoteNo dont plug it in, and remove any batteries.

Then pump half a dozen shotgun rounds into it and feed the remains through a wood chipper.


Then go live in a cave inside a Faraday cage!

And realise that George Orwell's 1984 failed to take account of the adage that "one catches more wasps with honey than vinegar."

Welcome to the jam jar.

I think Orwell has that covered.

This from memory, so could be a bit off.
Winston Smith's girlfriend worked for a department whose stated aim was to censor unsuitable material.
The actual job was making tacky pornos, to keep the proles glues to their spy-tellys.

 

I'm not sure that's an EXACT quote .... but close enough I'm sure.

Pub quiz night.
Steve has just said "I used to watch that film programme with Barry Humphreys".

Colleague planning a business trip in the office, on Google maps.

Time by bus - 2h58
Time if he cycles - 3h

 

Bike it is then!

No It will be Bus, so he can have a snooze

Well, who wouldn't?

3 hours of cycling in November??!

Is it me ?
Or did the clocks change by TWO hours, instead of just one, yesterday.
(That's what it felt like.)

Oh....How I loathe it when the clocks change.

Cheers - Grumpy of Wales.

QuoteOh....How I loathe it when the clocks change.

Aye, you're not alone there. It'll be dark before 5pm this afternoon 

Stop moaning, you got an extra hour.

QuoteStop moaning, you got an extra hour.

Quote from: Techno 3 on 27 October 2025, 08:41:54 AMIs it me ?
Or did the clocks change by TWO hours, instead of just one, yesterday.
(That's what it felt like.)

Oh....How I loathe it when the clocks change.

Cheers - Grumpy of Wales.

I used to like the clocks changing when I was on nights. In spring you work an hour less for the same pay, and in Autumn you book an hours overtime.

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Historically speaking, a well paid, well treated workforce who didn't have to deal with clock changes. Your point is???

QuoteStop moaning, you got an extra hour.

No, I didn't.
The dogs hadn't put their watches back, so wanted to go out at their normal time.

Sounds like a you problem.
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