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submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Fuck Edison.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 10 months ago (4 children)

So apparently the new shit spam evil calls can record the most minimal sample of your voice and then spoof it to your friends and family…

It almost seems worth saying nothing until ‘they’ say something, but then, what if they are a spoofed caller…

Oh shit. Just don’t use phones any more.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I had a friend try to use AI to mimic my voice and make me say some goofy stuff and it sounded nothing like me, so I think I've lucked out on that front

It has been a while though, and it's possible the technology has progressed to be able to clone my uncloneable voice

!I was tempted to say chat member but I hate advertising or talking about that at all, so enjoy this spoiler explaining something that didn't need explaining!<

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago (2 children)

If you don't recognize the number, answer in a funny accent. That's how you defeat the voice harvesters.

ring ring Sombrero repair, como es?

ring ring [deep voice] Investigations.

ring ring HJECKIN?

ring ring [high pitched voice] OOIIO BO IMA SO GLAD YE RANG DOLLINGA

ring ring thinkyefurcullinpapajhonzzewoodyalacktatryourpapalopadoussoosageasperigusdoughdopoloostoday?

ring ring [monkey noises]

ring ring OOOOOHHHHHHHH COME ON EILEEN, I BEG OF YA PLEASE

ring ring [raspy voice] Jerome?

ring ring [dictation voice, right up against microphone] THANK YOU FOR FALLING KMART. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT YOU ARE CALLING ABOUT SO WE MAY DIRECT YOUR CALL

ring ring [moaning so intense it would make Sarah Grey blush]

ring ring WEAR MAH CHIL' SUPPORT AT JEROME

ring ring [play Gilbert Garfield directly into microphone]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago

Unless I am expecting a call, such as a delivery I just dont answer phone calls, if it's important they will call again, if it's less important they can message me like a normal human being.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

Holy shit, the Captain had it right all along!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yo bitch.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

Edison was apparently quite successful, to the point where some languages other than English have a word that sounds like "hello" (for example, Russian "allo") which is used only when answering the phone.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

That makes sense cause in Brazil we say "alô" when answering the phone, a word that only seems to exist for this single purpose.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

In Thailand, they use the the German hallo (hello).

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

French as well I think

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah there's a whole TV show about that from the 80s.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago (2 children)

my go-to when im forced to answer unknown callers is "who is this?". then i disconnect if they dont answer my question

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

"Who dares to disturb my slumber?"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

spoiler

asdfasfasfasfas

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

The only folk who have trouble identifying themselves when calling my private phone, are spammers.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

To me it sounds like OP's opener is exactly for people who aren't contacts saved in his phone. It sounds perfect to me

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

spoiler

asdfasfasfasfas

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

If you just add "hi' to the beginning then it's a perfect middle. "Hello, who is this?" Nothing is better than letting it go to voicemail, but sometimes you're in a situation where you might be expecting a call from an unknown number

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago

20 years ago, yes

These days, the only people who call me are creditors (who aren't supposed to) and scammers

[–] [email protected] 33 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Funny thing: "Hello" was actually not a common greeting until that point.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I've always been curious how people greeted each other before "hello". Did we just say "good day" and variations thereof?