Notices by Fitheach (fitheach@mstdn.io), page 20

@orn
They might have told users, but it was probably buried deep in their privacy policy, in language "normal people" wouldn't understand.

From the article: "intellectual debt: the phenomenon by which we readily accept new technology into our lives, only bothering to learn how it works after the fact."

People have been performing intellectual debt for decades when it comes to things like car insurance. They only discover how a policy really works when they have an accident.

@daniel_bohrer
I know the brand, I have a Metabo drill in the shed. Like your bandsaw it is really old, but it still works fine.

@sajith
Is it migration time already?

@daniel_bohrer
Only just noticed your image description, it's oak. No wonder the plywood was bending a little. 😉

I'd love to have a bandsaw like that.

@daniel_bohrer
I've maybe not got a sense of scale from your photo, but your rip fence looks more than 1.5mm.

How long does your bandsaw last doing this kind of job?

@jamie
All that money they saved by scrapping the free TV licence for OAPs has been put to "good use".

@orn
XKCD always seems to nail the problem in a few sentences.

I have a feeling most non-techie people don't see the problems with Alexa & co. I've never actually tried to talk people out of using Alexa, but I have had similar conversations about using Facebook & Google services. I'm usually met with blank stares and comments like: "what's the problem".

The full text of the Church House Declaration:

"Shutting down Parliament would be an undemocratic outrage at such a crucial moment for our country, and a historic constitutional crisis.

Any attempt to prevent Parliament sitting, to force through a no deal Brexit, will be met by strong and widespread democratic resistance.

We pledge to work together across parties and across our nations to do whatever is necessary to ensure that the people's voice is able to be heard."

#politics #Brexit

The Church House Declaration

Is that it?

Badly written, and I have no idea what it means.

#politics #Brexit

@orn
They do have a charter. However, they are, and always have been an extension to the British state.

They also have a commercial arm that sells products both in the UK and worldwide.

I wouldn't have an Alexa or Google Assistant in the house, nor would I use Beeb for the same reasons. This may be 2019, rather than 1984, but I'm not allowing Big Brother into my home.

BBC building Alexa-style virtual assistant, to be called Beeb.

"The BBC already works with other voice assistants, such as Alexa and Google Assistant, but it is increasingly pushing users towards its own products, **so it can collect more data**."

Emphasis mine.

Source:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/bbc-launch-alexa-style-virtual-19013257

#SurveillanceCapitalism #privacy #DeepState #BBC

@penguin42
Yeah, but you kind of expect that sort of thing with the blues.

You don't expect it with a Bucks Fizz song. It is like finding innuendo stuffed into every corner of Captain Pugwash.

@wizardofosmium
Oh yeah, sure would.

For example, what does this mean?

Don't let your indecision
Take you from behind

What?

Is it just me, or are some of these lyrics a bit suspect?

Making Your Mind Up
Bucks Fizz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4-lKMGII_k

Jay will no doubt be hoping you will be Making Your Mind Up to vote for her and the Brexit Party.

#AwfulPuns