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Hey Telemarketers, Don't Call Me. Like, Ever.

With the bill Congress just approved and sent to the Bush-in-Chief, I won't ever have to say that again, since it'll pretty much be the freakin' law. The old version Do-Not-Call registry required you to remind the gov't every couple years you still don't wanna chat w/ telemarketers, but the updated bills from the House and Senate make it pretty much permanent. Conspicuously still missing from banned phone spammers are the ones telling you to vote for Hillary 'cause Obama is a Muslim or McCain because Mitt Romney has too much hair. [Ars Technica]

5:50 PM on Fri Feb 8 2008
By matt buchanan
6,612 views, 32 comments

Latest by n/a: @orionburch: Because his middle name is Hussein? more »

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CallBlocker Blocks Nothing But Wimps

The CallBlocker answers the phone before you even hear it ringing, running interference for you and putting those telemarketing weasels on notice. You can record whatever message you'd like into it, but here's the default message:
"You have reached CallBlocker and not an answering machine. All commercial sales calls and fund raising requests are not accepted, place this number on your do not call list. Personal and invited callers press 5 on your touch phone to proceed."

The CallBlocker's creators' hearts are in the right place, because wouldn't anyone want to slam-dunk a telemarketer or two? But who is this really going to stop? Surely it will annoy everyone whom you actually want to talk to. Instead, here in the US you could put your name on the National Do Not Call Registry, or go ahead and spend 50 ($94) on this device that will probably be more of an annoyance than a solution. – Charlie White More »

10:20 AM on Fri Sep 22 2006
By Charlie White
744 views, 13 comments

Latest by litt: Problems with the "National Do Not Call List": 1) The list is public domain - anyone can get your personal information from it (a newspaper on the east coast published the names, addresses, and phone #s of some federal judges - more »