I live in an affluent part of South Carolina. It’s become completely overrun with Trump assholes and degenerates. I don’t know how much longer I can take it. Where can we go?...
I own a long dagger/short sword. The hilt is in the design of the German eagle with its wings spread out as the hand guard and in the middle of the hand guard is a swastika. The scabbard is also adorned with swastikas on the top, mid section, and bottom....
That’s an interesting question and wonder what most would say. There’s a story behind yours that’s rooted in world history and obviously affected your family. IMO, you’re allowed to keep it without looking sympathetic.
If I am going to interpret your question verbatim, I would feel pretty confident in saying 99.9% of phone calls will traverse a VoIP trunk when they are connected. Does that mean it’s a VoIP call?
You have to remember the Public Switched Telephone Network is a bunch of different phone providers interconnected through all kinds of different protocols. Anytime you’re making a phone call, it’s going to hit a VoIP trunk at some point regardless if you’re calling from one of the few true analog lines left.
And as many pointed out in this thread, even if you have an analog line at your home or office, the chances are pretty high it is just a “handoff” that is probably connected to a VoIP device right on the other side - whether it’s at your site or at the providers central office.
There are still true copper lines and T1s out there but providers really want to get out of that space and are jacking up the rates for these services so high that it is forcing people to move dedicated VoIP service.
Side rant: I just really wish fax machines would go away. They are a challenge sometimes to get them working over a VoIP connection…
I comment a lot on stories having to do with state governments and legislation or regions of the country. It got me wondering how many people I'm accidentally disparaging when I don't mean everyone in said state or region is terrible. So… Please be as specific or obtuse as your privacy filter requires. I'll start:...
And they all have cars that contribute to our THUNDERDOME traffic situation these days. I legit don’t even like driving anywhere in the metroplex these days out of safety concerns.
I wouldn't dare defile Douglas Adam's memory by not mentioning that you should keep a towel with you at all times, but my second contender is a surprisingly short three-parter:...
I’m a political lurker for sure. I want to read about people’s ideas - even if they challenge my own. However, I don’t like to debate or have many in depth political conversations myself.
A small publisher for speculative fiction and roleplaying games is shuttering after 22 years, and the “final straw,” its founder said, is an influx of AI-generated submissions....
How have your opinions on media you once enjoyed changed over time? Are there movies or shows you used to find funny but no longer do?
What secret conspiracy would you like to actually start letting other people know?
Seriously, where do I go?
I live in an affluent part of South Carolina. It’s become completely overrun with Trump assholes and degenerates. I don’t know how much longer I can take it. Where can we go?...
5 best eat-the-rich movies, ranked | Digital Trends ( www.digitaltrends.com )
YSK: The Great Race is Better Than Airplane
The title is the post....
PSA: You can paste the link to a Lemmy post in the search bar of your instance, and you'll be able to access the post from your instance
For instance, this one (link to a post to !memes): https://reddthat.com/post/20260613...
What do you do with Nazi memorabilia?
I own a long dagger/short sword. The hilt is in the design of the German eagle with its wings spread out as the hand guard and in the middle of the hand guard is a swastika. The scabbard is also adorned with swastikas on the top, mid section, and bottom....
Dial Tone
Sometime, probably close to 20 years ago, but perhaps more recently, you heard a dial tone for the last time and you didn’t even realize it would be.
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Do you still have a pay phone in your city or town?
Or for your youngsters - have you ever seen a working pay phone at all?...
Are all phone calls voip (voice over Internet protocol) now?
‘Happy Gilmore’ is getting a sequel, Netflix announces ( www.cnn.com )
Comcast Unveils Peacock, Netflix, Apple TV+ Streaming Bundle ( www.hollywoodreporter.com )
Cable is dead. Long live the cable bundle. Curious to see the pricing and if the bundle only includes ad tiered options.
i finally cracked the code: ( infosec.pub )
USA Lemmies: Where do you live?
I comment a lot on stories having to do with state governments and legislation or regions of the country. It got me wondering how many people I'm accidentally disparaging when I don't mean everyone in said state or region is terrible. So… Please be as specific or obtuse as your privacy filter requires. I'll start:...
If you had to give one piece of advice that is pretty much universally applicable, what would it be?
I wouldn't dare defile Douglas Adam's memory by not mentioning that you should keep a towel with you at all times, but my second contender is a surprisingly short three-parter:...
Lemmings, do any of you avoid politics on here?
Flood of AI-Generated Submissions ‘Final Straw’ for Small 22-Year-Old Publisher ( www.404media.co )
A small publisher for speculative fiction and roleplaying games is shuttering after 22 years, and the “final straw,” its founder said, is an influx of AI-generated submissions....
Of Ween and Sponge Bob Square Pants ( youtu.be )
Why is Lemmy obsessed with the word "enshittification"?
I see it referenced constantly here, not quite as much on Reddit....
What do you think about Bill Maher ?
No one has predicted the end of the world in a while.
Which do you think will be the next country to legalize recreational cannabis?
W I N G S ( lemmy.world )
Old tactics become new again ( lemmy.world )
White to move and mate in... uhh... how did we get here? ( sh.itjust.works )
Hands down the REAL reason lichess.org is better than chess.com. An opinion piece
My rating is higher there and that in turn makes me feel smarter.