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Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

By the way, if Alexa or Google home were recording and transmitting without the 'activation' words being used, it'd be incredibly easy to detect that it was doing so. The fact that nobody has should tell you something.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sat Jun 15, 2019 17:36

And how much did Gaywood pay you to say that?

Nik · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1982

Mimi wrote:

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

The amount of people who genuinely believe that this is all a BBC decision and not something driven by the conservative government is depressing, though not all that surprising any more.

Politics In this era has transcended anyone caring about truth or accuracy. Look at Trump, who can tell ten lies a minute. Ten plain, clear, obvious to everyone lies. 60% of people shrug it off as unimportant that he’s lying, the ones that realise it and dislike it just can’t keep up. By the time one once-shocking thing has been said, twenty more have followed. The thing is you are bombarded by so many outrageous lies and actions that you can’t focus. And our government have just gone ‘Yes! That’s the best way to be evil and unaccountable’ so we are ushering in his British protege and then we’ll have Boris and Trump, two of the most evil leaders showing a buffoons face to get away with it. It literally will not matter one bit what they do. Remember all the WTF people used to feel o we some of Putin’s ridiculous claims about his virility, etc? We have exactly that with Trump, and his intelligence, which is more ridiculous.

Gosh, I get so worked up thinking about this I can’t even keep track of what I was going to say.

Yes, so it doesn’t matter that this is the government that have pushed the situation to this. They can say ‘look what the BBC are doing’ and then everyone just plays merrily along.

This is why Johnson's first act as PM will be, following the pilot blame-shifting scheme with the over-75s' licenses, to quietly transfer existing responsibilities of the EU, with regard to the UK, to the BBC. Then, when everything goes tits-up, the government have a ready-made scapegoat, that the public has already been predisposed towards disliking because the BBC bullies grannies or something.

Nik · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1982

Top tip with regard to Echoes: if you have one in the same room as a baby monitor camera, and another one in the same room as a baby monitor screen, make sure you set the wake words to be different.

devilman · **Posted:** Sun Jun 16, 2019 9:10

The shopping cart on my site allows people to add a note with their order and this might be the oddest request I've had

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Zardoz · **Posted:** Sun Jun 16, 2019 9:18

Blow his mind with a Sunday Sport.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sun Jun 16, 2019 10:43

Triple bypass 4 year anniversary :metul:

myp · **Posted:** Sun Jun 16, 2019 10:46

Zardoz wrote:

Triple bypass 4 year anniversary :metul:

Happy dodecabypass!

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sun Jun 16, 2019 10:48

Zardoz wrote:

Triple bypass 4 year anniversary :metul:

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22266

myp · **Posted:** Sun Jun 16, 2019 11:01

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sun Jun 16, 2019 11:10

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25586

devilman wrote:

The shopping cart on my site allows people to add a note with their order and this might be the oddest request I've had

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Hahaha! Is this an order going abroad?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25586

Congrats, Zardoz. So glad we still have you here xxxxx

devilman · **Posted:** Sun Jun 16, 2019 13:25

Mimi wrote:

devilman wrote:

The shopping cart on my site allows people to add a note with their order and this might be the oddest request I've had

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Hahaha! Is this an order going abroad?

Yep, to the US

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Congrats on getting a decent ROI on the taxpayer investment in your ticker, Z!

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

What the fuck is this: have you ever googled “dog”?

Then google says “Do you want to meet a life size dog” and you click on it and you just swing round a 3D model of a dog but if you’re on a phone you can do the AR thing.

Weird.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

There’s one for “cat” as well. I’ve done a load of other animals and there doesn’t appear to be any others weirdly.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

No, there’s one for “horse” too.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sun Jun 16, 2019 23:55

Have you Googled “beaver”?

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:54

After writing out a letter and sealing it in an envelope, does anybody else become increasingly worried that instead of politeness they've just scrawled "ARGHHJ! FUCK! FUCK YOU CUNT !" or something? So much so you have to go and open the letter again to make sure?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25586

Dimrill wrote:

After writing out a letter and sealing it in an envelope, does anybody else become increasingly worried that instead of politeness they've just scrawled "ARGHHJ! FUCK! FUCK YOU CUNT !" or something? So much so you have to go and open the letter again to make sure?

Yep!

Also emails. I have intense panic after pressing send on any email correspondence.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

Dimrill wrote:

After writing out a letter and sealing it in an envelope, does anybody else become increasingly worried that instead of politeness they've just scrawled "ARGHHJ! FUCK! FUCK YOU CUNT !" or something? So much so you have to go and open the letter again to make sure?

No, but I tend not to seal envelopes until absolutely the last moment, just in case

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25586

Also bank transfers. Did I transfer £22, or completely empty my family’s bank accounts by accidentally typing in the balance?

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 11:06

I suppose I should stop writing letters to that fucking cunt Zardoz.

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6509

Mimi wrote:

Also bank transfers. Did I transfer £22, or completely empty my family’s bank accounts by accidentally typing in the balance?

There was once a city trader guy who accidently sold 10,000 thingies at $1 instead of one thingy at $10,000 and lost his company millions of dollars in about 10 seconds. I'm constantly worried I'll do something similar and put the bank account number into the "amount" field and somehow end up £50 million quid overdrawn.

Kern · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 11:11

Mimi wrote:

Also emails. I have intense panic after pressing send on any email correspondence.

The optional 10-second grace period on Gmail is really helpful for reducing this stress.

As for envelopes, I still shake birthday cards I get from relatives just in case they slipped a tenner in.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

They don't anymore

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6509

This is the chap. $194m typo

Jem · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 11:13

I'm so glad it's not just me. I constantly go back and read emails hours later just in case I've called the recipient by the wrong name, or copied in some complete stranger into private correspondence etc. I triple check bank transfers (and then repeatedly log back in to check). I check appointment times, train times, bus times again and again.

devilman · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 11:16

Jem wrote:

I'm so glad it's not just me. I constantly go back and read emails hours later just in case I've called the recipient by the wrong name, or copied in some complete stranger into private correspondence etc. I triple check bank transfers (and then repeatedly log back in to check). I check appointment times, train times, bus times again and again.

Particularly with the extra GDPR regulations, I'm convinced I'm going to send a work email to the wrong client. And it'll no doubt be one where I've attached some important file too.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Squirt wrote:

Mimi wrote:

Also bank transfers. Did I transfer £22, or completely empty my family’s bank accounts by accidentally typing in the balance?

There was once a city trader guy who accidently sold 10,000 thingies at $1 instead of one thingy at $10,000 and lost his company millions of dollars in about 10 seconds. I'm constantly worried I'll do something similar and put the bank account number into the "amount" field and somehow end up £50 million quid overdrawn.

I was at a charity auction once that was using little tablets for bids. I was going to put in a lowball bid on something, and put my PIN in to unlock the thing. It was, turns out, already unlocked and I very, very nearly bid £12,345 on a painting.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4299

Cras wrote:

Squirt wrote:

Mimi wrote:

Also bank transfers. Did I transfer £22, or completely empty my family’s bank accounts by accidentally typing in the balance?

There was once a city trader guy who accidently sold 10,000 thingies at $1 instead of one thingy at $10,000 and lost his company millions of dollars in about 10 seconds. I'm constantly worried I'll do something similar and put the bank account number into the "amount" field and somehow end up £50 million quid overdrawn.

I was at a charity auction once that was using little tablets for bids. I was going to put in a lowball bid on something, and put my PIN in to unlock the thing. It was, turns out, already unlocked and I very, very nearly bid £12,345 on a painting.

That's a very unimaginative pin. Thanks for sharing though.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 11:43

Cras wrote:

Squirt wrote:

Mimi wrote:

Also bank transfers. Did I transfer £22, or completely empty my family’s bank accounts by accidentally typing in the balance?

There was once a city trader guy who accidently sold 10,000 thingies at $1 instead of one thingy at $10,000 and lost his company millions of dollars in about 10 seconds. I'm constantly worried I'll do something similar and put the bank account number into the "amount" field and somehow end up £50 million quid overdrawn.

I was at a charity auction once that was using little tablets for bids. I was going to put in a lowball bid on something, and put my PIN in to unlock the thing. It was, turns out, already unlocked and I very, very nearly bid £12,345 on a painting.

That's the combination to my luggage!

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 11:43

Dimrill wrote:

I suppose I should stop writing letters to that fucking cunt Zardoz.

Ha ha! You've accidentally sent me a million nurglings!

Nik · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1982

Dimrill wrote:

After writing out a letter and sealing it in an envelope, does anybody else become increasingly worried that instead of politeness they've just scrawled "ARGHHJ! FUCK! FUCK YOU CUNT !" or something? So much so you have to go and open the letter again to make sure?

Yes. To the extend that at least once I've opened a card I'd written to my wife, because I convinced myself I'd written my first wife's name in it. (I hadn't, it turned out.)

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 15:03

I'm going to start taking photos of them to assuage my mentals.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 15:05

You can't trust photos!!!

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25586

Nik wrote:

Dimrill wrote:

After writing out a letter and sealing it in an envelope, does anybody else become increasingly worried that instead of politeness they've just scrawled "ARGHHJ! FUCK! FUCK YOU CUNT !" or something? So much so you have to go and open the letter again to make sure?

Yes. To the extend that at least once I've opened a card I'd written to my wife, because I convinced myself I'd written my first wife's name in it. (I hadn't, it turned out.)

I sent my sister’s partner, Dave, a card from himself. To Dave, from Dave. :DD

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

Horrible story and truly disturbing picture.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/h ... 59876.html

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Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 15:53

Nik · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1982

Mimi wrote:

I sent my sister’s partner, Dave, a card from himself. To Dave, from Dave. :DD

Excellent! You’ve also just reminded me of the time I sent my sister a birthday card and forgot to write anything at all in it.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

Dimrill wrote:

.

He's so disarming and friendly!

myp · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 16:19

I don’t obsess over emails or letters etc. I check what I’m about to write, write it and then BLAMMO send. Like a boss.

However I do lock my car doors at least twice as I can never remember doing it the first time. And I’m always checking the front door is locked as I go past.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22266

I can never remember if I have put on deodorant or not after I get out the shower, so I always do it twice, once before I clean my teeth and once after. Well, I assume I do it twice, I could be entirely right and only be doing it once after I clean my teeth after all...

The really annoying thing is that I can remember thinking to myself "today I am going to concentrate and remember that I put on deodorant this time", but post teeth cleaning I can't remember if that thought was from today or a previous day.

... thinking about it, I wonder if short term memory is stored on your teeth to start with? Maybe I am scrubbing the memories away?

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 16:58

Short term memory is much shorter than most people realise and there are known triggers that reset it, like walking through a door into another room, or climbing stairs

myp · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 17:08

Trooper wrote:

I can never remember if I have put on deodorant or not after I get out the shower, so I always do it twice, once before I clean my teeth and once after. Well, I assume I do it twice, I could be entirely right and only be doing it once after I clean my teeth after all...

The really annoying thing is that I can remember thinking to myself "today I am going to concentrate and remember that I put on deodorant this time", but post teeth cleaning I can't remember if that thought was from today or a previous day.

... thinking about it, I wonder if short term memory is stored on your teeth to start with? Maybe I am scrubbing the memories away?

You could…sniff your armpits to see if they smell of deodorant or just soap/shower gel?

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 17:09

DavPaz wrote:

Dimrill wrote:

.

He's so disarming and friendly!

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22266

Mr Chonks wrote:

Trooper wrote:

I can never remember if I have put on deodorant or not after I get out the shower, so I always do it twice, once before I clean my teeth and once after. Well, I assume I do it twice, I could be entirely right and only be doing it once after I clean my teeth after all...

The really annoying thing is that I can remember thinking to myself "today I am going to concentrate and remember that I put on deodorant this time", but post teeth cleaning I can't remember if that thought was from today or a previous day.

... thinking about it, I wonder if short term memory is stored on your teeth to start with? Maybe I am scrubbing the memories away?

You could…sniff your armpits to see if they smell of deodorant or just soap/shower gel?

But that would mean I need to remember what my deodorant smells of, this is also an issue.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 17:11

Dimrill wrote:

After writing out a letter and sealing it in an envelope, does anybody else become increasingly worried that instead of politeness they've just scrawled "ARGHHJ! FUCK! FUCK YOU CUNT !" or something? So much so you have to go and open the letter again to make sure?

I was wondering abou the abusive messages with dubious items of ninja gear that had been arriving...

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 17:13

Mr Dave wrote:

Dimrill wrote:

After writing out a letter and sealing it in an envelope, does anybody else become increasingly worried that instead of politeness they've just scrawled "ARGHHJ! FUCK! FUCK YOU CUNT !" or something? So much so you have to go and open the letter again to make sure?

I was wondering abou the abusive messages with dubious items of ninja gear that had been arriving...

I have no idea what you're talking aboot.

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