Explain your intentions

@divegeester said
We are away at the coast with SIL and BIL. The place we are staying has an Alexa devices and a Wi-Fi connected room cam in the lounge. I unplugged the room camera (bit weird an Airbnb host having one to view their guests) and I also unplugged the Alexa.

As I was reaching to unplug it I said “… and we don’t someone else’s Alexa listening to everything we say”. Alexa re ...[text shortened]... ng the call out “Alexa” or words to that effect. We all paused momentarily, laughed and were … WTF!!

Earlier in the year in LA, an Amazon doorbell recorded a crime outside the homeowners house.
The first thing the homeowner knew about it was when a member of the LAPD knocked on her door. The doorbell, of its own volition had forwarded the crime scene footage to the cops.

@kewpie said
My fridge complains when I don't close it, my washing machine complains when I don't open it. They both use the same five-letter word. Should I wash my fridge, or chill my washing machine?

@the-gravedigger said
Earlier in the year in LA, an Amazon doorbell recorded a crime outside the homeowners house.
The first thing the homeowner knew about it was when a member of the LAPD knocked on her door. The doorbell, of its own volition had forwarded the crime scene footage to the cops.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Never tell Alexa it's your birthday. (Trust me on this).

You can pee in a pool and nobody will know.

Who knows where intentions come from?
Spasms in the brainpan?
Arbitrary societal templates?
Controversies in the gut microbiome?

@gambrel said
I got a message today from Google assistant saying it's looking forward to spending time with me on my upcoming birthday.
As if Google is invited!