Big Brother In Your Pocket?........Stone & Bone At Swandro……Papay Watermill…..
by Bernie Bell - 08:03 on 15 July 2025
Big Brother In Your Pocket?......
I had a discussion with someone about whether or not devices such as Smartphones are….listening.
He’s noticed that he’d have a conversation with someone about a subject and next thing, on his ‘feed’ he’s presented with things that he ‘might like’ which relate to that subject.
He and his brother intend to conduct an experiment in which they will write down a topic to let each other know that the experiment has started, but their phones aren’t aware of what’s happening, discuss that topic, and await results!
My take on it is that the devices are listening, not only for the magic words ‘Hey Alexa’ or ‘Hey Siri‘ but just …listening, generally, to be able to respond.
I’d like to hear the result of the experiment.
Meanwhile, I pointed out that it is a matter of choice – if people choose to carry Big Brother round with them – Big Brother will listen. That’s the way we’re going. George Orwell saw it all.
I’ve written of my views about Alexa and Siri previously….
http://www.spanglefish.com/berniesblog/blog.asp?blogid=16526
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Stone & Bone At Swandro……
https://www.swandro.co.uk/post/sweltering-sunday
We had a stroll round our garden on Sunday evening and were mobbed by Cleggs too! They bite through clothes and laugh at my bug-ban spray.
And……
https://www.swandro.co.uk/post/phew-what-a-scorcher
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Papay Watermill…..
ORCA’s survey of Hookin Mill, Papa Westray, is now on-line…..
https://archaeologyorkney.com/2025/07/13/hookin-ind/
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