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    • DashrenderD
      Dashrender @wirestyle22
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      @wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:

      @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

      Carrie Fisher: Star Wars actress 'suffers heart attack'
      http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38423963

      Just read this before. She seems like a really down to earth person. Hope she turns out okay

      I've met her close to a dozen times.. other than the very first time (she was totally wasted/hangover) at SDCC 2006, she was totally cool. She really likes what the 501st did for charities, etc.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller
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        Latest scuttlebutt from Twitter is that she has stabilized.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
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          http://www.businessinsider.com/dallas-trinity-river-park-project-2016-12

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller
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            Russia flight out of Sochi just disappeared from radar. No details yet.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller
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              Looks to be a Syria bound military transport.

              Russian plane 'disappears from radar' near Sochi
              http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38430164

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller
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                Debris was just found in the Black Sea.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller
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                  Super typhoon Nock-Ten threatens Philippines
                  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38429514

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller
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                    2016 continues....

                    Ex-Wham! singer George Michael dies
                    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38432862

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller
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                      German evacuation for WW2 bomb disposal in Augsburg
                      http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38430671

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                      • thwrT
                        thwr @scottalanmiller
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                        @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                        German evacuation for WW2 bomb disposal in Augsburg
                        http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38430671

                        1.800kg (that's a very huge bomb), 54.000 people evacuated.

                        Pictures:

                        • http://live.augsburger-allgemeine.de/Event/Liveticker_zur_Fliegerbombe_in_Augsburg
                        • http://www.br.de/nachrichten/schwaben/inhalt/augsburg-fliegerbombe-jakobervorstadt-100.html
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                        • wirestyle22W
                          wirestyle22
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                          Amazon Echo key witness in murder. Should be interesting how they go through this legally for whatever audio files were recorded.

                          http://uproxx.com/technology/amazon-echo-murder-case/

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                          • DashrenderD
                            Dashrender @wirestyle22
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                            @wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:

                            Amazon Echo key witness in murder. Should be interesting how they go through this legally for whatever audio files were recorded.

                            http://uproxx.com/technology/amazon-echo-murder-case/

                            Ok this post along freaks me out - what did the dieing person yell Alexa! while being attacked so the thing would wake and record?

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                            • DashrenderD
                              Dashrender
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                              OK so no real info in that post yet... it will be interesting to find out what information is obtainable for amazon?

                              I heard that Samsung TV's were constantly streaming the audio it hears to some third party.. that's why that POS is NOT connected to the internet. It was long enough to get the latest updates as of my install date, and unplugged after that!

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                              • T
                                Texkonc
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                                Wireshark it when idle then block 3rd party.

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                                  Texkonc
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                                  Alexa! I have been shot, send help

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                                  • DanpD
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                                    Star Wars legend Carrie Fisher dies at 60

                                    http://ew.com/movies/2016/12/27/carrie-fisher-dead-star-wars-princess-leia-dies-60/

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                                    • thanksajdotcomT
                                      thanksajdotcom @Danp
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                                      @Danp said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      Star Wars legend Carrie Fisher dies at 60

                                      http://ew.com/movies/2016/12/27/carrie-fisher-dead-star-wars-princess-leia-dies-60/

                                      I was just about to post this... 😢

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                                      • DanpD
                                        Danp @thanksajdotcom
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                                        @thanksajdotcom said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                        I was just about to post this... 😢

                                        Crazy number of famous people dying in 2016.

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                                        • wirestyle22W
                                          wirestyle22 @Dashrender
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                                          @Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                          @wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                          Amazon Echo key witness in murder. Should be interesting how they go through this legally for whatever audio files were recorded.

                                          http://uproxx.com/technology/amazon-echo-murder-case/

                                          Ok this post along freaks me out - what did the dieing person yell Alexa! while being attacked so the thing would wake and record?

                                          Apparently it reads through any speech and only responds to specific commands. It could have recordings that are in a log somewhere rejected by it

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                                          • wirestyle22W
                                            wirestyle22 @Danp
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                                            @Danp said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                            Star Wars legend Carrie Fisher dies at 60

                                            http://ew.com/movies/2016/12/27/carrie-fisher-dead-star-wars-princess-leia-dies-60/

                                            Very sad about this. She seemed like a great lady. Huge part of my childhood.

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