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What is something that's crazier than the wildest dreams of any ~1970s nerd, but exists today? I'll start with an easy one: (europe.pub)

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[–] Buckshot@programming.dev 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I remember talking to family in Australia from UK on the phone in 90s and it costing multiple £/min with noticeable delay.

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[–] InputZero@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

Remember the pressure to say everything as fast as possible without lapsing into mundane things? Long distance phone calls were stressful.

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[–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

The wheeze was to make a reverse charge call and tell the operator your name was "Itsaboy". The call would then be declined.

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