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    Alexa is always listening

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    2 minutes ago, bgavin said:

    Ring doorbells, TVs, Alexa home devices and Smart Phones all have mics built in.


    If one could become a fly on the wall at NSA, I think one would be appalled at the breadth of surveillance capabilities.

    That's why the smartest "device" in the house is my Wife. No Ring doorbell, no smart appliances or TV, the aforementioned flip phone. Windows 10 desktop without a mic of camera.

    I don't think that I'm paranoid, but if They ARE out to get me, I'm making it as hard as possible.

    Rifle Range

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    31 minutes ago, Alpo said:

    Somehow I do not believe the subtitles agree with what is coming out of his mouth.

    The Closed Captioning apparently doesn't understand "Cease Fire", but yeah, he's been there.

    Alexa is always listening

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    1 hour ago, T.K. said:

    Your cellphone listens in on your conversations as well

     My daughter didn't believe me so we did a little test. We set our phones in front of us and started talking about baseball gloves

     And sure enough we started seeing pop up ads advertising baseball gloves in text messages and ads on our browsers.

    Since my phone is a flip phone, I don't have this concern.

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    Eric Estrada

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    Posted · Edited by Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770

    When he was on "Walker Texas Ranger", Chuck Norris was actually made an Auxiliary Texas Ranger, or something of the sort. They showed video of him actually participating in a raid, (might have been a training exercise), but eventually decided that his presence might turn out to be a distraction on one.

    15 minutes ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said:

     

    From Wiki:

    Estrada became a reserve police officer for the Muncie (Indiana) Police Department. From there, Estrada moved to Virginia, where he was an I.C.A.C. (Internet Crimes Against Children) investigator for eight years in Bedford County, Virginia.[14][15] As of July 1, 2016, he was a reserve police officer in St. Anthony, Idaho. In the course of his duties, Estrada has been filmed patrolling on a police motorcycle.[16]

     

    LL

    Estrada started out on a "reality show".  "Armed and Famous". The show got stupid real quick, but he apparently took it seriously. 

    The series follows five celebrities as they train to become reserve police officers for the Muncie Police Department in Muncie, Indiana, followed by graduation. After that, the celebrities will go on patrol with the same training officers who traditionally ride with new officers.[1][2]

    The series stars Erik Estrada, La Toya Jackson, Jack Osbourne, Trish Stratus, and Jason Acuña (a.k.a. "Wee Man" on Jackass). 

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_%26_Famous

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    Just walked out my back door

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    43 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

    BTW those of you who are looking for sympathy you can find in the dictionary between SH-- and SYPYHILLIS!

     

    Sorry, the devil made me do that.

    BTW those of you who are looking for sympathy you can find in the dictionary between SH-- and SYPYHILLIS!

     

    Sorry, the devil made me do that.

    BTW those of you who are looking for sympathy you can find in the dictionary between SH-- and SYPYHILLIS!

     

    Sorry, the devil made me do that.

    Twitchin' fits hit you again Forty?

    Alexa is always listening

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    2 hours ago, Chantry said:

     

    Might want to check some of your remote controls and make sure they don't have microphones on them.  The one remote that did have it (Amazon) I taped over the microphone.  The same for computers with cameras and/or microphones.

     

    Remember, the microwave is always watching and listening to you!  

    The only remote that has a microphone is the Cable remote, and it requires that one pushes a button. Then push it again because it never seems to work on the first push. My desktop doesn't have any communication capabilities, and I hardly ever use my laptop, which has the camera taped over. 

    And all my appliances are "dumb" appliances. Intentionally so. 

    balance of nature and blood sugar

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    7 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

    However,  there are some spices that do help to moderate blood sugar. 

    Cinnamon being one. I'm already on Metformin and Pioglitazone for Type II Diabetes. They're working to keep my A1C down, though not as well as Ozempic. Trouble is that I can't afford Ozempic. While I was taking it my A1C was nearly in the normal range. 

    I have changed a lot of things, no more sweet tea, Keto bread for my turkey sandwiches, whole grain pasta, popcorn instead of chips, and after eating anything I down a handful of cashews. 

    Besides the gym, I've taken to taking a short walk everyday. I hope to be able to make it a longer walk if my hips start cooperating. 

    All that aside, over the years, I tried several of the various "plans" and none of them did a thing for me. 

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    balance of nature and blood sugar

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    Just now, Subdeacon Joe said:

    If it works for you, it works for you, but I'm skeptical of the claims that BoN makes for its products.

    I'm skeptical of the claims that ALL these "miracle diet" makers come out with. If you read the fine print in their commercials, (you usually have to pause the commercial to read it all), you see that most of them only claim 8-14 pounds, when used with a proper diet and exercise plan. If I could stick to a proper diet and exercise plan I probably wouldn't BE overweight. 

    Of course for me, I've already stopped eating as much as I used to AND I'm going to the gym and working out three times a week and I'm STILL a Fat Guy. 

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    Please identify this rifle

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    14 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said:

    Just a question of having been a firearms enthusiast for a long time, and still having regrets because I passed on one at a great price many years ago.  Search and you will find photos.

     

    Same here. I think, and have always thought, that the AR 180 would've been a better choice that the M16. It uses a short stroke gas piston that does not require a buffer assembly in the butt stock. 

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArmaLite_AR-18

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    TV is annoying

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    Actually if you have a DVR, (digital video recorder), you can pause live T.V. and record multiple programs at the same time. They also have closed captioning, and if you record them, you can fast forward through the commercials. 

    The bad news is that I don't know if you can get a stand alone DVR or if you have to have cable or a satellite provider. 

    I'll be the first to say that I probably watch too much T.V., but I'll also be the first to say that the DVR is my all time favorite piece of modern technology. And don't forget, I'm still using a flip phone. 

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