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[–] Jumper775 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Your what? Like those things with the dial that are attached to the wall? How are you meant to do it with that?

[–] [email protected] 30 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Easy. You whistle in binary and say modem noises. The operator will patch you through to the internet.

[–] gibmiser 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I genuinely can't tell if you and the person you responded to are doing a bit and committing to it, or are genuinely referring to:

Phreakers

Making weird modem noises to hack phones will always be the funniest 90's hacker thing I've ever heard.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hey, it worked, okay lol? And we were in the 70’s.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I was a 90's kid. Making weird noises in the phone was magic to me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Ohhhh so like Terminator 3