Yes I am aware of that not being a cyber event. Still shows what
could result from a targeted cyber attack on infrastructure.
And in line with that also is the fact that many people do nto
understand the risks from not utilizing security measures. But here is
the rub. If the government cannot plug the leaks in the virtual dike, it
matters little what you and I do.
From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
"God for you is where you sweep away all the
mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: [email protected]
On 5/26/2017 11:01 AM, Scott Granados wrote:
The blackout of NYC was not from a cyber attack. I’m not sure if this is for
general consumption but that blackout was caused by an experiment being done in
upstate New York up near Niagra Falls with a device that focuses a beam on
parts of the upper atmosphere to heat and effect different points. They
created a vacuum from the ionized layer of the atmosphere back down to the
emitter and bam, huge flow of electricity back in to the grid.
Remember also, all the cases you mentioned were caused by folks not
patching and staying current with their security. Patch and stay current and
you’ll be much better off.
On May 26, 2017, at 11:54 AM, E.T. <[email protected]> wrote:
Just look at new laws being written for distracted walkers. And look at the
mania surrounding Pokemon Go. How easily people become addicted to technology.
And they have no idea they were assimilated.
We already see people becoming part machine. Its incredible. But there must
be a balance. And there are risks too. Look at how easily ransomware took
thousands of computers hostage recently. And Russia's ongoing cyber warfare
world wide. You recall the virus attack on Iran's centrifuges that destroyed
thousands of them? And the vulnerability of infrastructure. Remember the
blackout of NYC some years ago? How easily a country could be brought to its
knees via the Internet.
From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
"God for you is where you sweep away all the
mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: [email protected]
On 5/26/2017 8:13 AM, Scott Granados wrote:
You definitely have watched to much twilight zone and terminator as that’s not
how it’s going to go. YOu’re smarter than that.;). You and I both know that
the machine revolution won’t be the machines trying to kill us, we’ll convert
over willingly because someone will make it a must have product. The robots
won’t need to kill us, we’ll willingly be having more and more hardware
installed until we eventually evolve in to a machine race. I know you’re an
alien guy, if you’d like to watch a good series that projects how the
singularity will take place you should watch a program called Alien Encounters.
The premise is that we’ll be contacted by an alien quantum computer that
convinces the population to plug in to it through brain implants. Then our
government builds a quantum computer to combat the alien influence and the
eventual result is we destroy the alien computer but ours predicts the future,
realizes the planet is going to die, finds the alien home world and realizes
it’s a machine planet as well and totally beams the entire contents of every
being and every device on the planet to this world just before the planet is
illuminated so our world persists. I don’t do it justice it’s a very
interesting show that they ran on the Science channel speculating about our
first contact and our relationship with technology. You’d probably like it. I
think something like this is much more likely than a robot shaped like Arnold
trying to find Sarah Conner.
On May 26, 2017, at 10:49 M, E.T. <[email protected]> wrote:
Scott I am surprised that you have not mentioned the ultimate which is a personal
assistant that can wait on you hand and foot. Why, you could stay in bed 24/7 and have
all your needs met there. What better? And no I am not talking about a "human"
personal assistant, that is archaic. And then all this wonderful technology becomes your
worst nightmare when that personal assistant turns on you. Maybe I have watched too much
Twilight Zone.
From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
"God for you is where you sweep away all the
mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: [email protected]
On 5/26/2017 7:19 AM, Scott Granados wrote:
Well, first, put me down in the pro speculators camp. I’m with you Kawal and
actually, I know people who make real money speculating.:). Oil speculation,
commodities, even betting.
As for the digital assistance, I’m also on the other side of the coin than you
and E.T. I absolutely love having a way to interact with technology through
voice. I have three google home units in my house and will be adding more. I
can just say something like “play ancient aliens on master bedroom TV” and bam
E.T’s favorite show is streaming in 4K on my bedroom big screen. If you’re
sitting there and you wonder say what’s the closest places to get ribs or where
is the closest Chipotle you can just ask google and before you could type the
request you’re hearing the answer with the option to have the map sent to your
phone and a reservation made. If I’m cold I can just ask google to increase
the temperature 2 degrees or hey google, please turn off all the first floor
lights so if they get left on they can be easily turned off and I don’t have to
see them to know which light is on or off. Suppose you’re trying a new recipe
for macaroni and cheese, you can have the google home talk you through it
telling you what ingredients to use and how much so you don’t have to stop and
look it up or worry about reading while cooking. Or how about this, something
as simple as waking up and asking “Hey Google, how’s my day look”. I’ll get a
summary of the traffic on the way to work and any delays, the morning’s
weather, financial reports and even the latest news from one of many sources (I
personally use the BBC). The Google home also recognizes voices so if my
assistant asks google for what’s on his calendar he gets his data, not mine
because Google identifies who you are and uses the correct data sources. I can
write custom applications, one thing I use is a system where I can say, “Hey
google, I lost my phone” and it automatically calls and rings my phone so I can
find it. In other words, you can extend it’s functions your self.
I guess bottom line I like interacting with machines in more ways than
just a keyboard or touch screen. Gives me that star ship enterprise vibe.
Speaking of the enterprise, I can say “hey google, give me some sounds to sleep
to” and I have it play a ten hour long recording of the sound of the enterprise
bridge complete with engine rumble and the occasional indicator beep. These
boxes are so very useful and it’s only going to grow as more and more of our
homes become equipped with artificial intelligence. Frankly, one of the
reasons I think you both have a hard Time getting your head around it is
because Siri is so bad and if that’s the only experience you’ve had I don’t
blame you. However, the rest of the world has moved way beyond Siri. Google
uses real neural net technology so it learns as it goes.
If you want to try a real deal digital assistant and you have the
chance definitely have a conversation with Watson. (The IBM deep machine
learning effort). When you start to talk to Watson you really understand what
Alan Turing meant by his test.
On May 25, 2017, at 6:13 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote:
Those of you who say that one should not speculate, about things, how about if
I said that speculation is what the whole world does. After all, and I'll be
blunt here, people speculate all the time, especially the media, as they
speculate every day when they write in their papers, they make judgments all
the time as to what might happen next. In fact, the human race do live on
speculation or the world would not be exciting. Life would be dull if one did
not speculate, if things were predictable, then life would be boring! So I
will not apologise when i say what I say about Apple.
I have never been interested in an Amazon Echo as my phone can tell me what I
need to know even if it's a bit dim. Why do I need a speaker who will have a
conversation with me? I don't get why people are excited by an echo. May be I
am missing something? Please enlighten me.
Kawal.
On 24 May 2017, at 20:28, christopher hallsworth <[email protected]>
wrote:
Hello, I agree with everything you say. Fascinating to speculate, but that is
all.
On 23 May 2017, at 22:39, E.T. <[email protected]> wrote:
Kawal,
Being this product has not even been previewed at the WWDC yet, speculation can
be a fascinating day dream. Maybe Siri is not up to snuff currently. Does not
mean that it will remain so. Wait for the WWDC before passing judgement.
From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
"God for you is where you sweep away all the
mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: [email protected]
On 5/23/2017 1:16 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote:
It's got to do a lot more than that if I were to purchase anything like that.
If it's just a play back device with a few features added and (Siri not as good
as having conversations with you), then I can't see anyone buying the speakers.
Kawal.
On 23 May 2017, at 14:43, Scott Granados <[email protected]> wrote:
Simon, it’s basically Siri in a box and from what I’ve read the box has some
higher end audio features as well so it can double as an audio playback device.
On May 23, 2017, at 2:52 AM, Simon Fogarty <[email protected]> wro device.
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Yes but what features will it have
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Monday, 22 May 2017 5:21 AM
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Subject: Re: How about nte new Apple Speaker?
It's probably just a rumor, but it would be cool if they do make one.
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From: "Kawal Gucukoglu" <[email protected]>
To: "Macvisionaries" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2017 8:32 AM
Subject: How about nte new Apple Speaker?
Hi.
I was listening to a blindness TechTalk show which is one of the shows that
RNIB broadcast on their RNIB Connect radio. On it they stated that Apple
would be introducing a new Apple Speaker which I suppose would be in
competition with Amazon Echo or something along those lines, I don't know.
Anyone heard about this speaker?
Thanks.
Kawal.
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