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The robots get their own Wikipedia
Did you hear about RoboEarth? It’s like Wikipedia for robots. Think about that for a minute. Wikipedia is used by a lot of people as information on which they base their thoughts, actions, and...
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Where I get it from
The stereotype that older people shun technology isn’t always true. I got a healthy does of that this past week. Let me explain. This past week, I took some time away from work to travel to southeast...
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Now they’re making cheap Chinese monkeys
Remember years ago when stuff made in China was considered cheap crap? Of course, then, China was what we now call Taiwan. And what we now call China was called Red China. I never was clear which China...
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Pick the kids up about half past Jon Pertwee
I have a cheap watch. I have some expensive ones, too, but on a normal day, I wear a cheap watch. One of those throwaways you can pick up from Walmart for around the same price as a cheap watch band. I...
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Why you don’t let the 17-month old play with your iPhone
I’ve used the Guided Access feature on my iPhone for when the grandchildren want to play with it. I have some games that one grandson really likes, but although he’s only 17 months old, he knows...
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More things I don’t have to do
Just in time for the pulling of the Flappy Bird app from Apple’s App Store … Hey! I’ve figured out where Frank J’s been! He’s been so upset that Flappy Bird is no longer available that he’s holed up in...
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Girlie things
Apparently, I have a girlie phone. CNET reports that a recent study shows that women prefer iPhones, while men prefer Android phones. That’s really not a surprise. Because studies have been showing...
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Voting for Obama proved that
Some Website called VoucherCloud did a study recently, and it showed Americans don’t know stuff. Now, I didn’t need some coupon-aggregator Website to do a study to tell me that. I’ve met a lot of...
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A great-grandma phone
My mother is thinking of getting a smart phone. She has one of those indestructible flip phones that makes and receives calls. Does it very well. But, she wants more. She likes to text. Yes, there’s a...
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Robot musicians
Robots have been doing scary things. There have been robot snakes, pee-drinking robots, pizza-deliverying robot killer whales, killer surgeon robots, … The list goes on and on. Because robots are...
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Sex: ur doing it wrong
According to one survey, 20% of Americans 18-34 have used a smartphone during sex. Now, if that involved using the smartphone to look at porn with one hand while … I kinda don’t think so. I think the...
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Amazon Fire TV
Got a new toy. Yay! This week, Amazon introduced a streaming box. They call it the Amazon Fire TV. Now, I already have a Roku. And an Apple TV. And a Chromecast. Oh, and a TiVo. So, why do I need...
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Google Chromebook
Well, I got a new toy. I bought a Google Chromebook. They’re cheap. I didn’t get the cheapest, though. I bought an HP Chromebook 11 with LTE capability (Verizon) from Best Buy. It was on special for...
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I think I accidentally bought a Windows tablet …
For those that know I’m a Mac user and might wonder why in the world I’d want a Windows tablet, let me start with some computer background about me and the family. I’ve been a user of Macs since 2007....
View ArticleI’d Miss New Seasons Of MST3K, But That’s It
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A lot of you use iPhones. A lot of you use Android phones. And some of you use more traditional phones. That’s because no one thing is right for us all when it comes to a phone or mobile device. I’m...
View ArticleCord Cutting Time
I’ve taken on the task of helping my mother cut her Comcast bill way back. Seems she realized she hardly ever watched anything on cable. In fact, the only stuff she watches on cable are the local...
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Just Another Thing To Worry About
Reports: Intel Chips Have New Security FlawsPeter Grad , Tech Xplore / June 11, 2020A pair of new security threats to Intel-based computer systems have been revealed. The beleaguered semiconductor...
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Paranoid Is what you’re called If cellphone cells Have you appalled : Strangely, If a stranger called You weren’t Paranoid at all. Security Gap Allows Eavesdropping on Mobile Phone...
View ArticleCome and Listen To My Story ‘Bout an App Named “Shhh!”
I apologize if someone has already posted a link to this! An amusingly true 5 minutes.
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Facebook changing ‘race-blind’ hate speech policytechxplore | 12/03/2020Facebook on Thursday said it is revising its systems to prioritize blocking slurs against {b}lack people, gays and other groups...
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Lost Passwords Lock Millionaires Out of Their Bitcoin FortunesThe New York Times | 12 Jan 2021 | Nathaniel PopperBitcoin owners are getting rich because the cryptocurrency has soared. But what happens...
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Mwahahaha! “Spy Pixels in Emails Have Become Endemic“BBC | 16 February 2021 | Leo KelionThe use of “invisible” tracking tech in emails is now “endemic,” … and you thought a pandemic was pretty bad....
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Former ADT Technician Pleads Guilty To Hacking Home Security Cams In North Texas, Faces Up To 5 Years In PrisonCBS Dallas/Fort Worth | January 21, 2021 | StaffDALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A home security...
View ArticleGoogle Voice-Activated Assistant Calls Up Engineers Who Created It, Fires Them
Google Lays Off Hundreds Working on Its Voice-Activated AssistantSemafor | Jan 10, 2024 | Louise Matsakis Google is laying off hundreds of people working on its voice-activated Google Assistant...
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