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Jen Psaki has become the Baghdad Bob of our time…

RPBrown wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 7:56 am

AndyC1911 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 17, 2021 1:31 pm

Funny thing is, if you have one of the "smart" thermostats, your utility company can change it without you knowing. Thats just another reason I refuse to sell a Nest, Ecobee, or any other "smart" thermostat.

You have to 'opt in' and allow them to access/change your thermostat settings. However, a lot of folks apparently gave their permission in exchange for a chance to win a prize without thinking about how it might really affect them. Not that I have a 'smart' thermostat — I don't see a need to access my thermostat via the internet.

This probably does not qualify as an 'unintended consequence', but rather an 'unexpected or unanticipated consequence'. But, there was nothing really sneaky or under handed about it. People just went for something that seemed 'FREE' without realizing that there could be an actual 'cost' down the road. Sort of like people who vote for democrats…

The Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 6:03 pm Guns in literature....


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Tolkien's version where the eagles were armed with air-to-ground ordnance was similarly brief, almost pamphlet sized really...

Later that same afternoon…

Ruark wrote: ↑Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:57 am

Grayling813 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2020 4:12 pm

More likely, a miracle vaccine is quickly developed and rushed into production, but we never get it because American big pharma blocks it from the market....

Yet more likely, several excellent vaccines are developed but many people won't get it because they're afraid that Bill Gates is conspiring with the gov't to nefariously insert microchips into the population for some evil purpose.