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<DIV><FONT size=2>Samsung - 1984 has arrived. I can sort of understand
Samsung capturing to stuff to analyse it and fine tune their voice recognition
software. At least one 'technical' reporter has said it is because
the voice is sent to a central server, interpreted, then the commands
to change channel or the volume are sent back to the TV - really? TVs are
computers, they should be able to do it for themselves, downloading software
upgrades as and when. And as for admitting they share it with others
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Negligible snow but cold enough for salt for some time in my
bit of the UK. Rained quite a bit Monday and sunshine forecast for Tuesday
- goody. But then they put more salt down Monday night!
One short run in more than two months now. I'll leave you to
imagine what Ricky Tomlinson would say about global warming.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>PaulH.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr id=yui_3_16_0_1_1424264078127_14886>MG content: this winter has
been so snowy and cold that I was thinking the other day that there hasn't
been a day in either January or February that has 1) been warm enough</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr id=yui_3_16_0_1_1424264078127_14887>and 2) where the streets have
been salt-free enough for my to take the '76 B out to shake out the
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