Chat thread: Any nonsense will do

[Marianne Marlow]

I'm glad of my home made window frames at the moment.

Jul 20, 2022 9:20:11 GMT @loz said:

25.7C in the lounge, a lot cooler outside! Paranoia prevents me from opening the windows wide so I'll have to accept a slow cooling down here.
Looks like floor-rubbing and weight training is back on the agenda.

[Loz]

Ive seen that you have those Marianne Marlow in previous pics and will confess to minor jealousy at this point 😊

[Hezz]

Even if the bird don’t like it, a spray with tepid-cool water will help keep them cool if they won’t have a bath on their own. The same goes for the humans - a cold shower and don’t dry off more than the basic bits and put on the fewest clothes possible if you are staying inside. Pretend you are around the pool, damn towel to lie on and frequent dips to stay wet. Lots of ice cubes and keep hydrated, have a jug of water in the fridge, preferably two so that you have a backup.

[Marianne Marlow]

loz We got some shopping recently from Amazon Fresh (asda man did not deliver our shopping so it was a last minute order). Look at the bags it all came in..

Trying to convince us to watch it MUCH?

I burst out laughing as Paul has a real big bear about this series.

[Loz]

Top trolling from Amazon there 🤣🤣🤣

[tweetiepiesmom]

Too funny! I get plain brown bags from Amazon fresh.

We just had 3 days of unseasonably hot temps. Today feels more fall-like. Its currently 69F (20.5C) in my home. The forecast is for similar temps this week.

[Marianne Marlow]

We normally get brown bags too. Maybe they have been listening in on our echo dots

[Loz]

Oct 22, 2022 17:15:48 GMT Marianne Marlow said:

We normally get brown bags too. Maybe they have been listening in on our echo dots

🤣🤣🤣

[tweetiepiesmom]

There was a big controversy in the US over Amazon "listening in" on devices. Amazon said they were only trying to get information on what people might want/ask. The US gov't went after them and made them stop. Now Amazon only listens when you say "Alexa".

[Marianne Marlow]

Does that mean in all other countries they're still doing that?

Oct 22, 2022 18:29:43 GMT tweetiepiesmom said:

There was a big controversy in the US over Amazon "listening in" on devices. Amazon said they were only trying to get information on what people might want/ask. The US gov't went after them and made them stop. Now Amazon only listens when you say "Alexa".

[ffiscool]

I don’t think so. I’m sure it’s only if you say Alexa, but you can go into the settings on your phone to make sure she’s not listening. I also have the Alexa show, which is a screen. Others with them can phone, drop in on yours…. But again as long as that’s off, they can’t

[tweetiepiesmom]

I had wondered, Marianne Marlow, if the gov't stopped a company like Amazon from doing something here, would that stopped them from doing it in other countries? Not sure. Every once in a while, Alexa asks me if she got the command correct. I think Amazon probably stopped listening in everywhere since the law suit took sometime to resolve and most likely was costly. Surely they wouldn't want to go through that in every country.

[Marianne Marlow]

I really don't know. Occasionally the light will come on and then go off when I didn't say "alexa" also sometimes it says things when it thinks I said it and I didn't.

[Loz]

Restrictions required by one country would not be implemented by Amazon in any countries not so restricted.

[tweetiepiesmom]

I asked Alexa if she listened in. She said only when she heard her name and the blue audio light would come on. She said for more information, go to the 'privacy' section on the app or web.