Little things that irritate you

[Samba]

I'm happy in my 12 year old basic skoda, at least it's got a cd player and a clock that's correct for 6 months and an hour out for the other six.

I was fairly recently shocked to learn that it's 5 & 7.. :shock:

[Samba]

It did p*ss me off having to shell out 350 quid for another car,but so far it's done 11,000 miles ,and seems OK for a few years.

Ain't bad for £350!

[OFT]

I was fairly recently shocked to learn that it's 5 & 7.. :shock:

WHAT!!

*googles*

Well FMOB so it is :shock:

[Jonah]

Feeling old.

As of this morning I'm a Great Uncle.

Great ****ing Uncle.

[Dover KUMB fan]

Feeling old.

As of this morning I'm a Great Uncle.

Great ****ing Uncle.

Try Great Great uncle (I'm 48) :shock:

[Samba]

Modern cars actually worry me slightly. It's like driving around inside a massive, linked up, computer system.

All a bit Big Brother.

They MUST already have Alexa or similar in some cars..listening, to.. every.. word....

[EastBrisHammer]

I'm convinced mobile phones listen to us as well. There have been a few times when I have been chatting to someone in a pub and when I go on the internet on my phone the adverts displayed are in reference to the conversation I have just had!

[Samba]

WHAT!!

*googles*

Well FMOB so it is :shock:

I know!
No wonder it used to feel like it came around quicker, sometimes.
IT DOES!

[Samba]

I'm convinced mobile phones listen to us as well. There have been a few times when I have been chatting to someone in a pub and when I go on the internet on my phone the adverts displayed are in reference to the conversation I have just had!

No, that absolutely does happen, I believe. We had this kind of conversation on here a while ago & it really does seem to occur.
It's like having a f*cking stalker..

[bigcarpchaser]

My eldest lad reckons this as well, he’s convinced that things he talks about get advertised to him on Facebook.
I’ve turned off the analytics stuff on my phone and done seem to be affected, or maybe I am and haven’t noticed but I’ve not been pestered by any adverts for blonde Swedish lesbians today so I guess I’m under the radar!

[prophet:marginal]

My missus works in a college and, without fail, all of the students in there have some kind of plaster or piece of sticky tape over the camera that is above the screen on their laptops.

Students! I cried, The stupid snowflakes!

Now, I'm not so sure. Perhaps they're right to be so paranoid.

[S-H]

Yeah, but it's nice to know that at least someone is listening.

[Hammer1972]

I remember seeing a report on this recently:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-49585682

[LincolnshireHammer]

If you've got social media, then every time you open your smartphone your digital footprint is being marked by FB & Twitter.

It's no coincidence that what you search for on Amazon suddenly appears in your news feed hours later, or why adverts for clothes you've looked for online appear in the top bar on KUMB. How do you think Facebook makes its money from a free-to-use service - targetted ads. Everyone willingly writes their privacy away as soon as they click "accept" on their Ts&Cs.

[Jonah]

Try Great Great uncle (I'm 48)

:shock:

Thanks Dover, thats cheered me up. :lol:

[fjthegrey]

The state of this site when it gets busy.

Deary me. I'd like to know who's providing the servers so I know who to avoid if ever I'm in the market for such a thing.

[Samba]

My missus works in a college and, without fail, all of the students in there have some kind of plaster or piece of sticky tape over the camera that is above the screen on their laptops.

Students! I cried, The stupid snowflakes!

Now, I'm not so sure. Perhaps they're right to be so paranoid.

It's what top tech guys always advise..
Someone might be watching us while we're 'fiddling'..

[westham,eggyandchips]

The state of this site when it gets busy.

Deary me. I'd like to know who's providing the servers so I know who to avoid if ever I'm in the market for such a thing.

Match days are a write off. On the upside, you don't have to read the drivel from some of the melts in the GD.

[wolf359]

My missus works in a college and, without fail, all of the students in there have some kind of plaster or piece of sticky tape over the camera that is above the screen on their laptops.

Students! I cried, The stupid snowflakes!

Now, I'm not so sure. Perhaps they're right to be so paranoid.

I set up a pi-hole last year, amazing software. Scary to see how much is blocked (21.9% of DNS queries have been blocked over 6 months as they are deemed to be ad/tracking/spam)

[ageing hammer]

The state of this site when it gets busy.

Deary me. I'd like to know who's providing the servers so I know who to avoid if ever I'm in the market for such a thing.

Strange thing is that it was never like that until the new format