ResearchBuzz: FirehoseHow-To Geek: Google just made it way harder for scammers to trick Android users. “One of the worst things about the explosion of AI tools is how much more advanced scam calls have become. It’s now entirely possible to get fake calls with voices that sound exactly like people you know. The June Android drop is here to address this (and add some other goodies).”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/03/how-to-geek-google-just-made-it-way-harder-for-scammers-to-trick-android-users/
Your Autistic Life 
"Your call is very important to us. It will be taken behind the shed and disposed of."
Calishat#community #kindness #PhoneCalls
'The project, organized by fourth grade teacher Amy Boerman-Cornell, is designed to spread kindness while helping students practice empathy and encouragement.'
Lansing Journal: South Holland students spread positivity with community voicemail line. “The class recently launched a ‘Build Others Up’ voicemail line where community members can call and hear uplifting recorded messages created by students. The project, organized by fourth grade teacher Amy Boerman-Cornell, is designed to spread kindness while helping students practice empathy and […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/29/lansing-journal-south-holland-students-spread-positivity-with-community-voicemail-line/
N-gated Hacker News🎩🤡 Look, everyone! It's the Captain of Team Management, bravely sailing the seas of #productivity without that dreadful 10-minute call iceberg! 🌊⚓ Who knew a single phone call could derail the entire day of such a delicate genius? 🧠💥
https://orchidfiles.com/build-without-calls/ #TeamManagement #PhoneCalls #WorkLife #Balance #ProductivityHacks #HackerNews #ngated
https://orchidfiles.com/build-without-calls/ #TeamManagement #PhoneCalls #WorkLife #Balance #ProductivityHacks #HackerNews #ngated
I build projects and manage teams without a single call
What I dislike most is short calls. When someone tells me, “I have a slot tomorrow at 11:30, let’s do a 10-minute call”. That’s the worst thing possible. For the other person, it’s just another call, one of dozens they have that day. But for me,
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Gizmodo: FCC Attempts to Solve Robocall Problem by Potentially Creating Even Bigger Privacy Problem. “Among other sweeping changes, the era of the burner phone could end with the rollout of new ‘Know Your Customer’ rules voted on by the FCC on April 30, as noted by the blog of the D.C. telecom law firm Wiley Rein. Customers would, according to the proposed rules, have to present a government […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/13/gizmodo-fcc-attempts-to-solve-robocall-problem-by-potentially-creating-even-bigger-privacy-problem/
Gizmodo: FCC Attempts to Solve Robocall Problem by Potentially Creating Even Bigger Privacy Problem
Gizmodo: FCC Attempts to Solve Robocall Problem by Potentially Creating Even Bigger Privacy Problem. “Among other sweeping changes, the era of the burner phone could end with the rollout of n…
Daily Free Press (Boston University): ‘Call A Boomer’ phonebooth fosters cross-country, multi-generational connections. “Outside Pavement Coffeehouse, a plaque on a phonebox installed during the first week of March invites people to ‘call a boomer’ as part of a social experiment. When someone makes a call, a similar phone labeled ‘Call a Zoomer’ located in a senior housing complex in Reno, […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/01/daily-free-press-call-a-boomer-phonebooth-fosters-cross-country-multi-generational-connections/
Daily Free Press: ‘Call A Boomer’ phonebooth fosters cross-country, multi-generational connections
Daily Free Press (Boston University): ‘Call A Boomer’ phonebooth fosters cross-country, multi-generational connections. “Outside Pavement Coffeehouse, a plaque on a phonebox installed during …
spacebugI've got a Google Pixel 10 Pro XL with GrapheneOS.
I don't get many regular phone calls, but when I do, I always seems to reject them by misstake when I take the phone out of my pocket.
Is there any way to change the behaviour of the call answering screen?
#Android #GrapheneOS #GooglePixel #Pixel #PixelPro #PhoneCalls #Mobile #MobilePhone #AskFedi
I don't get many regular phone calls, but when I do, I always seems to reject them by misstake when I take the phone out of my pocket.
Is there any way to change the behaviour of the call answering screen?
#Android #GrapheneOS #GooglePixel #Pixel #PixelPro #PhoneCalls #Mobile #MobilePhone #AskFedi
"SPAM CALL FOR MAURICE! SPAM CALL F..."
"Stop yelling!"
"But you asked me to do this."
"I did not."
"Look here at this chat history. You said, one of my tasks is to 'scream suspicious phone calls.'"
"Hmm... Oh, I know, the autocomplete messed things up. I meant you to *screen* the calls, not *scream* them."