Ghost in the Machine

[justincheetah]

Technology, a tireless and indefatigable tool, usually peacefully coexists with its patently ephemeral creators. However, our machines turn a blind eye to the nature of our fleeting existence, sometimes in disconcerting ways

Comments

Saving voicemail messages

[giza]

http://www.gotvoice.com/

Re: Saving voicemail messages

[rustitobuck]

Seconded. I use GotVoice's now-partner YouMail. Email delivery of voicemail notice, listen to messages online, custom greetings, screening. Paid services include text transcription.

[kumakehu]

I can't even imagine how that felt. :-/ *hugs*

[badwox]

I remember talking to Furp about the thing that creeped me out the most about fatality motor vehicle accidents. It wasn't the blood, guts, and gore. None of the wreck or the carnage would phase me. It was the cel phone in the shirt pocket of the deceased, or on the floor boards of the demolished car... ringing... ringing.... ringing... And nobody dares answer it, or touch it, it just rings.

*hug* I know the feeling... Save that message, and keep it.

As it's on a cell-phone...

[wolfwings]

...your best bet is over a Bluetooth link so you can capture the raw digital form. It's not too complicated under Linux, but the BlueTooth stack under Windows generally blows and won't let you do it without buying a third-party BlueTooth driver. =-.-=

[unclekage]

When I first got the news early in the morning, the first thing I did was to call Furp's cel phone. It went straight to voicemail, and I knew right then that the news was probably true. I listened to his voice, but left no message.

Regarding what Smash said about the cel phone on the floor, I always grab them and answer. "I'm sorry. There has been an accident. Please have someone drive you to this location (or hospital). Don't drive yourself. No, I'm afraid I don't know, but s/he's in the best hands right now."

Had to do that twice now.