Actually makes me wish I had kids, this is brilliant.
I've been getting a lot of spam calls lately. Eventually said fuck it and screwed with them as much as possible. The best times were where I had something to do that didn't require much brainpower but had to be done. I eventually was able to keep them on the phone for up to a half an hour by pretending I was following their instructions until they realized I was bullshitting them. Everything from the internet being slow (and going on a rant about "ever since I moved to [made up town] I've had to deal with this shitty Internet, and they promised it to make it better X years ago") to fake accents and changing my voice, or sometimes just not having a clue if I have an iPhone or Android and getting walked through how to figure it out. Once they figure out I'm bullshitting them they get furious. Absolutely hilarious.
Unfortunately for the fuckery with the scammers I don't have as much brainless stuff to do at the moment. Though I still do fuck with them, I keep it short. Some things they really hate:
go into the bathroom, and when they're explaining their stuff flush the toilet so they can clearly hear it
answer in a voice like you're getting off. Instead of "yes" answer "Oh God yes". At a fitting moment say "Oh God I'm going to cum"
go really far away from the microphone and speak softly, and when they ask you to speak louder tell them you're already speaking loudly, something must be up with the line. They'll most likely turn up the volume. Once the conversation goes to their scam and they're not thinking about it anymore, scream as loud as you can into the microphone.
"How would you like to get fucked in the ass?" (Works best with men, considering those men often seem to be pretty prejudiced)
in a crazy voice: "HEY, WHAT DO YOU WANT, I'M TAKIN A SHIAAAAT"
"You say you're from [insert company they're pretending to be from]? Shit, your ex was right, you are a liar!
"you work for [insert company they're pretending to be from]? Is that what you tell your mother?
"Hey [insert their fake name they gave you, the way they pronounced it], if you're going to use a fake name, at least learn to pronounce it right"
if you recognize the name from an earlier call, reference what happened in that earlier call and rile them up further about it
when they're about to hang up: "don't be a chicken, don't hang up! I have a bet going with my friend here, if you hang up, I win!"
after getting insulted because you told them you know they're not who they say they are: "you're insulting me, which means I'm right, thank you!" [Proceed to laugh loudly]
Anyway, I have more, it's just not popping into my head at the moment. But creativity is the key here, and it's fucking entertaining.
Yes, let's condemn him for realizing his mistakes, apologizing, and trying to better himself. I'm absolutely sure that will encourage others to do the same.
OK but in all honesty what is he supposed to? The regime doesn't give a shit what's allowed and what's not. At this point the best thing he can do is rally the people to get out onto the streets as much as possible. He has power at the state level (which they don't give a fuck about), not at the federal level.
Most of the hundreds of foreign journalists that night, including me, were in other parts of the city or were removed from the square so that they could not witness the final chapter of the student story.
Right, all the media was ushered out so that they couldn't see the peaceful ending. Seems legit. But OK, let's assume it's the case. Whatever.
Hundreds of people, most of them workers and passersby, did die that night, but in a different place and under different circumstances. [...] Many victims were shot by soldiers on stretches of Changan Jie, the Avenue of Eternal Peace, about a mile west of the square, and in scattered confrontations in other parts of the city
I actually did click on it and start reading it, because this has been the most decent response in the thread so far (despite the condescension - the bar is pretty low, to be fair). The loaded language was already quite something. And I tried to find more information on the source. Well, the website doesn't exist anymore and I'm hard pressed to find any reliable information about it. So... Maybe not the most reliable source.
I mean, this is only one source, but I'm surprised the main criticism isn't that they're rushing things, which increases the likelihood of mistakes. At least, that's what I worry about when I hear about record numbers of executive orders in a short period of time. Not saying it can't be done, you just need enough people who know what they're doing. Hope that's the case, because otherwise, I like what I'm hearing.
Which country? Someone I know well had a Fairphone shipped to a country where it does ship then brought it back home to a country where it doesn't, and it works absolutely fine. Check the supported bands beforehand, but maybe there's somewhere you can ship it to or some service that can forward it to where you live?
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Usually the robot asks you to press a number, as soon as you do that you'll be talking with a "representative"