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      2 days ago

      Sir, I’m impressed. Are you a sound effects artist in real life?

      Do you, by any chance, take requests? I’d like to hear again the sounds of old modems dialing.

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        I can help.

        Eeeeee-uh uaaahhhh uaaah eeeeeeeeeeeeeeuhaaaaaaa dangadanga kssshhhhhhh SSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH eeuuuuuUUUUAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHAH SSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHH

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        Boooooooooooooooooo-Boop-beep-beep-beep-boop-boop-boop-beep-boop-beep-boop.

        Ba-deep.

        Ba-deep.

        Ba-deep.

        Deeeee-deeeee-deeeee-squaaaa-duuudeduuuuudeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-eeeeeee-eeeee-~BAAAAA~FRLAGHLAGRAHHAAAAAAAAAAAA-AAAAA-AAAAAAAAA^shkaaa-eeeeeeeeee

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      Well this is a new bother for me, you got the commas in the wrong spot.

      It should be

      Bap, ba da bap, ba da bap, ba da bap, bap… Ringtone.

    • HowAbt2day@futurology.today
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      Seeing what you can do with that mouth has me predictably moist (audible sound of peeling one warm slice of bologna from another)

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    I was once playing in a classical concert. In one piece that my instrument wasn’t needed for, I was given the job of controlling the volume knob on the amplifier we used to connect to the keyboard (with organ sounds), so the organist could play a range of dynamics.

    I had not turned off my phone.

    I got a text during the middle of the concert. Sitting right next to the amplifier.

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    I’m an electrician and I used to keep a voltage tester in a pocket beside my phone

    That fucker would light up and buzz like crazy, and I could always tell if I was about to get a call or a text based on the buzz

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    AFAIK they did that because of GSM interference and the phenomenon mostly disappeared not because those cheap little speakers are mostly extinct, but because the technology used by cell phones changed. In fact, GSM is being phased out in most countries.

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      I have an ancient clock radio and it still goes off if my phone is close enough.

      I like that as I hate unexpected calls, so it’s nice to get a heads up.

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    My parents recently got a new wired telephone at their home. It announces on the display that a call is coming in, but only starts ringing a second later.

    I would love to know why that was deemed a good design decision.

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      That’s good for office work, the constant ringing gets annoying and when sitting behind the desk, you’re going to see the display light up anyhow. But yes, those settings shouldn’t be used for a house phone, I wouldn’t be surprised if that telecom company uses the same standard install for small businesses and households.