Re: What has happened to our beloved group?

marg wrote:
> On Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:55:12 +0000, jojo wrote:
> 
>> Lane W wrote:
>>> Skeeter wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Somebody opened the kook cage.
>>>>
>>> Total crickets!
>>>
>>> Have you ever answered a call from an unknown number only to be greeted
>>> with silence? Sometimes, no one responds at all. Other times, there's a
>>> short delay before someone finally greets you. You may think the person
>>> on the other end is just confused or distracted, or possibly got the
>>> wrong number. But that's not the case, at least not with a scam call.
>>
>> i get calls from banks and related businesses if the number is unknown
>> usually.
>>
>> my mom's number gets calls from real unkowns on rare occassions and its
>> usually a wrong number, not a scam.
>>
>> but speaking of scams, my aunt did get scammed through a phone call.. i
>> dont remember the details though, it was a while back.
> 
> 
> If you pick up a phone call and there is silence, it's a robot call.
> Hang up and block the call.  Don't say anything.
> 

these days you can get ai calls where your voice can be 
transcribed and responses generated. its mostly being tried out 
by very large companies for their customer service jobs.

these servcice jobs are going to be the first to have mass 
layoffs soon. the product is nearly ready and will become 
available to smaller companies for their customer service issues.