tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post2313825492713682931..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Portland Bill OverdueUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-3264005783401558222017-08-11T07:22:48.348-07:002017-08-11T07:22:48.348-07:00I used to care, until I realized Silicone Valley i...I used to care, until I realized Silicone Valley is an enveloping cloud, like mustard gas. Jeff Bezos owns the cloud, for crying out loud. I am careful with my phone pictures, though. The son's of b's want everything.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-76747191008907419272017-08-11T01:39:12.559-07:002017-08-11T01:39:12.559-07:00My son told me years ago that for photos shared on...My son told me years ago that for photos shared on facebook I will lose copyright, and then said to me "You either pay with money or data nowadays." <br />Yet I was shocked (and I might have had a reason, hahaha) to find that Google kraken also takes all photos on my smartphone (!!) before I even have downloaded them to my computer (!!), and hypocritical they assure me: "Only you see them - data-security". You bet! I do not know how they got my agreement - and I looked how to stop that - yet till now the computer tips do not work out. <br />Till now I was often saying: "I don't care..." - but now I do, I am getting really furious. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-27449529374361495852017-08-10T21:00:57.386-07:002017-08-10T21:00:57.386-07:00My laptop refuses to allow me to upload videos to ...My laptop refuses to allow me to upload videos to YouTube; probably a good thing.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-15514200016604998792017-08-10T15:18:41.779-07:002017-08-10T15:18:41.779-07:00"The Foghorn", short story by Ray Bradbu..."The Foghorn", short story by Ray Bradbury. Quite a scary read. I always thought of it whenever I heard a foghorn at sea - usually just a cross-channel ferry, but still enough for a shiver along my spine. Such a mournful sound.elegancemaisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043236515999573762noreply@blogger.com