tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post4786820626852445992..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Wearable Electronics, the Internet of Things and Their Threat to You SiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-81410435690878679282016-03-14T10:18:19.396-04:002016-03-14T10:18:19.396-04:00I dislike systems that transmit my data (which inc...I dislike systems that transmit my data (which includes my computers operating system). I would choose not to have a TV that listened to me or a remote that you speak to. Even my stupid coffee maker for some reason needs to have a electronic clock on it which never has the correct time. Am I the only person in the world that unplugs their coffee maker everyday? My stupid gas stove quit on me on Thanksgiving a few years back. Why? Because it is electronic! What is that all about. A gas stove that depends on electricity! The stupid thing locks up anytime there is the slightest fluctuation in the house AC. As far as I know it doesn't send messages or spy on my but why in the hell is it electronic? Has the marketing departments gone mad? Not every device needs to be "smart". I place a small piece of electrical tape over the camera lens on my laptop. I go through the operating system options and shut everything off. I do the same with the internet operating system. Sometimes a web site won't let me in telling me to turn cookies on or disable my ad blocker. As for wellness, my wife takes care of nagging me to make and keep my appointments. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-68580765004804226302016-03-13T23:05:42.121-04:002016-03-13T23:05:42.121-04:00I'm not entirely sure I understand, but that&#...I'm not entirely sure I understand, but that's not the company I was talking about. <br /><br />But I wouldn't be surprised if they were doing the same things. <br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-14062151298055125112016-03-13T21:34:11.986-04:002016-03-13T21:34:11.986-04:00What else would one expect from a company that wou...What else would one expect from a company that would make Stingray?Mark Matisnoreply@blogger.com