Off Topic Yesterday's World - the "I hate technology" thread

[lardiman]

Sanctimonious lap dog.
He really should listen to himself sometimes.

As far as I'm concerned AI has only one admirable use.
Predicting & spotting diseases from masses of medical data.

In that regard AI is only the next step along the road that computers have already taken us for the past 40 years.
Saving real people the need to crunch tedious numbers.

As for 'deep fakes' and the like, most of the people who say you can't tell them from the real thing are just being too lazy to concentrate, in my opinion. I've never seen one that rises above the apt definition of "slop".
AI for titillation or deception is no better than the latest dumb user friendly version of Photoshop.

 

[lardiman]

Oh dear

Meta AI chatbot enabled hackers to access others' Instagram accounts

Some reports have linked the incident to recent cases of high-profile Instagram accounts being hijacked.

www.bbc.co.uk

Be advised:

If I begin posting material that makes sense, and that a majority of members agree with, then it is not me.
An AI chat bot will have allowed hackers to hijack my Not606 account.

 

[Ubedizzytoo]

Oh dear

Meta AI chatbot enabled hackers to access others' Instagram accounts

Some reports have linked the incident to recent cases of high-profile Instagram accounts being hijacked.

www.bbc.co.uk

Be advised:

If I begin posting material that makes sense, and that a majority of members agree with, then it is not me.
An AI chat bot will have allowed hackers to hijack my Not606 account.

- a strong early contender for post of the week. Well done HAL

 

[ElfsborgAddick]

It's an old conspiracy. Cliff Richard and The Shadows had a hit "You're so Square".

Cliff was a wonky square, Sue Barker will confirm that.

 

[ElfsborgAddick]

Oh dear

Meta AI chatbot enabled hackers to access others' Instagram accounts

Some reports have linked the incident to recent cases of high-profile Instagram accounts being hijacked.

www.bbc.co.uk

Be advised:

If I begin posting material that makes sense, and that a majority of members agree with, then it is not me.
An AI chat bot will have allowed hackers to hijack my Not606 account.

@Smudger603 has a nickname of AI

 

[Ubedizzytoo]

Sort of loosely linked to the thread title, but does anyone else get hacked off with this modern scourge of being contacted by literally everyone you have any sort of infinitesimal contact with, to complete a satisfaction survey.

I think I got three yesterday and no I would not like to spare ten minutes of my time to complete your meaningless survey, which you will ignore, but will use to claim that you care about your customers experience and happiness with your crap service.

 

[Watameire]

I’m getting cheesed off either prompts at the time of payment - if it’s not asking for a tip it’s asking if I want to donate to charity

 

[Ponders Revisited]

I’m getting cheesed off either prompts at the time of payment - if it’s not asking for a tip it’s asking if I want to donate to charity

Don't get cheesed off. Stay calm and brie-the (breathe) in deeply.

I'll get my coat.

 

[lardiman]

This has clearly grated on his nerves.

 

[ElfsborgAddick]

Logging into my bank account, why do I have to put two passwords in when until six months ago it was one.
My email account, my laptop used to store my pin number and I signed in without need of keying it in.
I get security measures but sometimes it goes too far and can make things more difficult.

 

[ElfsborgAddick]

This has clearly grated on his nerves.

Whilst in the heat you can get scrambled quite easily.

 

[ElfsborgAddick]

Only a yolk @Watameire

 

[lardiman]

Only a yolk @Watameire

I think it was originally a cheese related pun session, though you've now included an eggy dimension too.
I'm tempted to add some ham.
But would not wish to make a pig's ear of the whole thing.

 

[lardiman]

Back on topic, what gets my goat's cheese is being harassed to buy a new mobile phone every fortnight by my phone provider.
And Sky as well, always trying to flog me one of their streaming TV sets

 

[ElfsborgAddick]

I think it was originally a cheese related pun session, though you've now included an eggy dimension too.
I'm tempted to add some ham.
But would not wish to make a pig's ear of the whole thing.

That reminds me, I need to make some breakfast.

 

[lardiman]

That reminds me, I need to make some breakfast.

Don't have any of last night's stuck to the kitchen floor?

 

[ElfsborgAddick]

Back on topic, what gets my goat's cheese is being harassed to buy a new mobile phone every fortnight by my phone provider.
And Sky as well, always trying to flog me one of their streaming TV sets

On a serious level, what are people paying for their tele package?

I cancelled my last contract four years ago and then it was upto £80 per month, and this was without Sky Sports.

 

[ElfsborgAddick]

Don't have any of last night's stuck to the kitchen floor?

Absolutely not, I am VERY house proud and clean.

A tart in other words!

 

[Watameire]

On a serious level, what are people paying for their tele package?

I cancelled my last contract four years ago and then it was upto £80 per month, and this was without Sky Sports.

Lose sky completely just get a smart tv (lose the black and white model)

 

[The Penguin]

On a serious level, what are people paying for their tele package?

£180 for a TV license. That's it.