tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043693827805956286.post3398066767306980751..comments2021-01-07T20:20:45.944-08:00Comments on Silas in California: On long-distance communicationSilas Humphreyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639832677140104872noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043693827805956286.post-6816736689739250762008-11-02T07:33:00.000-08:002008-11-02T07:33:00.000-08:00Possible, but requiring a rather more configurable...Possible, but requiring a rather more configurable telephone than I have tethered to my wall.Silas Humphreyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639832677140104872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043693827805956286.post-8174123521575569132008-11-02T01:05:00.000-07:002008-11-02T01:05:00.000-07:00- I dunno. Thought you might have heard something!...- I dunno. Thought you might have heard something!<BR/><BR/>As for Whitelisting, my mobile phone can do it.<BR/><BR/>I simply set the default ringtone to 'utter silence' (without vibrate), and then set a specific ringtone for each of the numbers I want to accept calls from.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if you can do the same for landlines in the US. Caller ID seems to exist properly there, so maybe it'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043693827805956286.post-11458137650700371282008-11-01T14:13:00.000-07:002008-11-01T14:13:00.000-07:00How should I know what Firefox has done to break G...How should I know what Firefox has done to break Google's captchas? Or whoever your internet connection is through?Silas Humphreyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639832677140104872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043693827805956286.post-89247959655768871182008-11-01T14:11:00.000-07:002008-11-01T14:11:00.000-07:00As a telephone support guy, I heartily agree with ...As a telephone support guy, I heartily agree with you.<BR/><BR/>I quite often get calls from people complaining about their internet connection from Carphone Warehouse.<BR/><BR/>I don't work there. Never have. LISTEN when I answer the phone - I say "Good Morning/Afternoon/Night [Company Name]"<BR/><BR/>Note that the company name is NOT Carphone Warehouse!<BR/><BR/>(Incidentally, the captcha Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043693827805956286.post-10344159797644879632008-10-28T04:02:00.000-07:002008-10-28T04:02:00.000-07:00Muchly agreed.Muchly agreed.krikkerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01900904181141179712noreply@blogger.com