Brewster Rockit by Tim Rickard for December 01, 2022

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    Imagine  almost 2 years ago

    Without the gullible, the world economy would collapse.

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    Ratkin Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    I just saw a story about a man who lost $3 million to a computer scam. The scammer created a popup that convinced the man his computer was infected and he needed to send his money in bitcoin to a safe place. He was old and foolish.

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    Ink blot Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Phones can and sometimes do listen to you.

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    kingdiamond69  almost 2 years ago

    They absolutely do so do our smart tvs I was talking to the wife about needing a new fan a minute later started to get hit with ads for celling fans on my desktop .

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    Aussie Down Under  almost 2 years ago

    My Gmail ads are supposedly targeted to my online searches. I have told Google that’s BS. Never searched blood donations, pet food or women’s apparel.

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    LawrenceS  almost 2 years ago

    I usually don’t have my phone on me… Not that I’m paranoid. The dozens of pre-installed apps, many of which can’t be deleted, keeping sending me junk notifications and I can’t be bothered.

    Say, if the people who make those d*mn phone apps pay the manufacturer to install them on the new phones, how come I don’t get a discount when I purchase the phone. Give me the d*mn thing for free, or at least a discount, if it’s just a pocketful of advertising software.

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    Deezlebird  almost 2 years ago

    My sister went shopping for shoes—she has back problems and has to get special ones—and she and the salesclerk discussed a brand my sister had never heard of. When she got home there was an ad for those shoes on her computer.

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    old_geek  almost 2 years ago

    I said I was depressed. Got a notification on my device highlighting the tall buildings and bridges in my area.

    Then it said “Please take me with you.”

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    blakerl  almost 2 years ago

    I have those Alexa Echo things in my house? Do you think? Is my Samsung TV watching me? I have GPS in my car? Do you think I’m being tracked?

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    tripwire45  almost 2 years ago

    At 2:14 am Eastern Time, on August 29th, 1997, Skynet becomes “self-aware.” After that, humans panic and try to pull the plug. Skynet fights back.

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    Doug K  almost 2 years ago

    “They” only want to help you because “they” care about you.

    [“They” can care best if they can control you.]

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    geese28  almost 2 years ago

    I swear Siri is a snitch….

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    Calvins Brother  almost 2 years ago

    They’re one step ahead of you.

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    David Huie Green AmericaIsGreatItHasUs  almost 2 years ago

    Glad we straightened THAT out.

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    Buckeye67  almost 2 years ago

    Well now Pam knows that what happens on R.U. Sirius does not stay on R.U. Sirius.

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    cuzinron47  almost 2 years ago

    Such a relief that phone confirms that it’s not listening to you.

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    LrdSlvrhnd  almost 2 years ago

    It gets worse, I’ve gotten ads for things I’ve only thought about.

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    Scott S  almost 2 years ago

    The Dream Police they live inside of my head!

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    holdenrex  almost 2 years ago

    A coworker was once talking to me about the “Toyota War” conflict between Chad and Libya in the 1980s, a rather obscure topic for Americans. When I got home and looked at Youtube, sure enough there was a video about the Toyota War in my feed.

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    bhopal39  almost 2 years ago

    And much poorer.

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    Jogger2  almost 2 years ago

    I took my phone out to lookup something. Someone asked “Do you like your new phone?” I said “Yes”. Siri said “I thought you would”.

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