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Raw Bytes Computer News KPBX FM 91.1 Radio National Public Radio Network Frank Delaney Producer Broadcast on Wednesday Morning 7:35 AM During Morning Edition Support Public Radio ! The Theater Of the Mind |
In computer news this week 03/31/2010 I’ve invented a
junk-o-meter, or maybe it’s a junchometer .. One
of the statistics I found
regarding last week’s show I did on junk mail is that the average
American family receives 41 pounds of it a year, So I’m throwing all my
junk mail in a box and weighing it; Since last week it’s 10 oz....
Right now I’m using a postal scale but I’m sure I can switch to
the heavier duty bathroom scale in awhile. And Speaking
of junk - here’s a show I
did 3 years ago and nothing’s changed- Phone spammers, start your engines
– the government’s given you a green light.. I’m
sitting in my office this morning when my phone rings. I know that when my phone rings
it’s probably somebody who doesn’t know me at all. All my clients and friends email or
text me. So when my phone rings I always look at the caller ID, and if
there’s a number I usually answer it, as it might be somebody calling
me about music or one of my other interests. And
I’m sure this has happened to all of you at times – I answer my
phone with my usual polite greeting, and then a recording comes on with a
robotic voice, and it’s a
phone spammer trying to sell me something which I would never buy . This call
was about advertising on some sports calendar, from an Idaho number I traced
to a company in Boise. A current site I’ve found to do a free reverse
phone number lookup is: http://www.phonenumber.com/ Most other phone sites now try to get
you to buy the info, or get you to give them your email address, which I
don’t want to do. My phone
numbers have been listed with the National Do Not Call registry for years. To do
this for your own phones go to the Do Not Call Website
and you can register your phone numbers for free and then within 30 days or something your numbers will
appear in a registry that all Phone solicitor companies are supposed to
respect and honor, and if they violate the rules they can be heavily fined. Sounds
great for a government program, but as usual it’s less filling. I’ve
gone to the DonotCall website to file a complaint
against a number, and to my utter amazement after I clicked on their Menu
Selections to File a Complaint I’ve received a message: |
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