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Article #625651Re: The extinct tech you forgot existed
From: Charlie Gibbs
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 22:47
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 22:47
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On 2018-08-23, Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote: > On 2018-08-23, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote: > >> On 2018-08-23, Dave Garland <dave.g...@wizinfo.com> wrote: >> >>> On 8/23/2018 12:58 PM, Jorgen Grahn wrote: >>> >>>> My TV set broke down last week. I may want to replace it, but I >>>> don't understand the feature set of the current models. What's a >>>> "SmartTV" and do I want one? Etc. >>> >>> It connects to the Internet. It can show things like YouTube and >>> Netflix without involving a(nother) computer, and may even have its >>> own built-in camera and microphone. >>> >>> It probably also spies on you and tells its masters about your viewing >>> habits. Like other Internet Of Things critters, it may open your LAN >>> to other malignant access as well. Don't count on timely software updates. >> >> "When you watch TV, it watches you." >> >> Once upon a time, such devices were known as "telescreens". > > About 34 years ago, right? Or 70, depending. -- /~\ cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid (Charlie Gibbs) \ / I'm really at ac.dekanfrus if you read it the right way. X Top-posted messages will probably be ignored. See RFC1855. / \ Fight low-contrast text in web pages! http://contrastrebellion.com
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From: Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The extinct tech you forgot existed
Date: 23 Aug 2018 22:47:54 GMT
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