Learn to examine barcodes when you buy something. The UPC codes reveal the country of origin of the product:
U.S.-made product codes start with 0 or 1.
China-made product codes start with 69. (Should be easy to remember — who is screwing us?)
Posted on 06/17/2022 7:37:18 AM PDT by Red Badger
iPhones and apps like to listen too
“Just got a quote on a stand by generator. Comes with a cell phone which updates status, etc. Not at all interested.”
My friend is an electrician and licensed Genrac supplier/installer. He told me about the connectivity and I told him I really did not want the generator connected and he said that it was not an issue for him to make sure it wouldn’t.
Oddly though, I have a 1,000 gallon buried propane tank and occasionally that comes up on my wifi as “Tank”. I was never told that this would passively connect through my signal (I never gave them my passowrd). Weird.
Mine takes notes.....................
SouthParkRepublican wrote: “My friend is an electrician and licensed Genrac supplier/installer. He told me about the connectivity and I told him I really did not want the generator connected and he said that it was not an issue for him to make sure it wouldn’t.”
There are two plans. One is a $50 annual fee that wifi’s your cell phone. Then there is a plan where the generator uploads status, etc., to a remote dealer who uses that to determine if he needs to do something.
Meanwhile, the engineering school I went to is debating whether math is racist. We're doomed.
Dave, what do you meant your switched to tea?
Why do people need smart appliances? Is the convenience of being able to remotely start your coffee maker really that valuable?
I guess I am aging into a Luddite, but I don’t need my life networked. When I was in my 20s the internet and computers held so much promise, but now it all seems like the uses we put them to and the power given to Big Tech and government intelligence has created more problems than solved.
My dishwasher has WiFi..................
Learn to examine barcodes when you buy something. The UPC codes reveal the country of origin of the product:
U.S.-made product codes start with 0 or 1.
China-made product codes start with 69. (Should be easy to remember — who is screwing us?)
That’s why I’ve always wrapped our coffee maker and coffee cups in tinfoil...
Sure pisses off my wife of 62 years...
#42 You will do what ‘they’ say or ‘they’ will blow up the propane tank....
A friend of mine has TikTok on his iPhone. The voice recorder keeps coming on by itself.
Data is the new resource. They’re collecting it to sell.
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