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Nick Thompson
Does Le Monde think that ordinary mortals should use SKype.  

I gather one should not "return" phone  calls in skype for the same reason one should not click on links in spam messages.  

http://www.informaticasecurity.com/press/2007/VOIP_Security.html

Nick

 


Nicholas S. Thompson
Research Associate, Redfish Group, Santa Fe, NM (nick at redfish.com)
Professor of Psychology and Ethology, Clark University (nthompson at clarku.edu)
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James Steiner
I use skype because it is trivial to do conference calls with it. I
only connect to people that I have in my contacts list. I would never
accept a call from a stranger on skype--what would be the point? Also,
I arrange all my skype calls ahead of time through other
communications channels--so a call is never unexpected.

~~James


On Nov 23, 2007 2:02 PM, Nicholas Thompson <nickthompson at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> Does Le Monde think that ordinary mortals should use SKype.
>
> I gather one should not "return" phone  calls in skype for the same reason
> one should not click on links in spam messages.
>
> http://www.informaticasecurity.com/press/2007/VOIP_Security.html


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Michael Orshan
I use Skype all day for both national and international calls.  Plus, I do
many podcasts and use Skype for that.  While about 2 years ago the quality
for fair, I'd say the quality is great, better than a land line.  I always
get connected, hardly ever drop and with call forwarding it makes a great
mobile office.

I believe in one year I might have 3 or 4 unwanted calls from strangers and
I always qualify them.  Hey, no solicitors, I feel that is victory.

Mike

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I use skype because it is trivial to do conference calls with it. I
only connect to people that I have in my contacts list. I would never
accept a call from a stranger on skype--what would be the point? Also,
I arrange all my skype calls ahead of time through other
communications channels--so a call is never unexpected.

~~James


On Nov 23, 2007 2:02 PM, Nicholas Thompson <nickthompson at earthlink.net>
wrote:
>
>
> Does Le Monde think that ordinary mortals should use SKype.
>
> I gather one should not "return" phone  calls in skype for the same reason
> one should not click on links in spam messages.
>
> http://www.informaticasecurity.com/press/2007/VOIP_Security.html

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Owen Densmore
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In reply to this post by Nick Thompson
Here in Italy you can get a Skype mobile phone!

It is certain that within a not many years (probably within 10), all  
telephony will be on the internet.  It would happen earlier (5 years,  
say), but the silly carriers are trying to stop it, but eventually  
telephony, television, and all forms of networking (cellular and  
internet for now) will be a single system.

    -- Owen



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Mac loan/lease/purchase.

Steve Smith
For various reasons I need an extra Mac for a couple of months.... I'd
need 10.4 or better on it and Leapord would be great.  As an Apple
Developer I have my own Leapord I could put on it (and leave?) if you like.

I'd prefer a laptop...  I also have an iBook with a fried Video Card
that could be mated with one with a bad screen or something if anyone
has one of those!  I'd buy a 12" if you have one of those (I have one
now, wouldn't mind another).

I'm holding out to buy either a new Mac Tablet (if/when they become
real)... any rumors?  Or I might buy a maxed up deskside... or both...

"whatcha got"?

- Steve











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glen ep ropella
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Owen Densmore on 11/24/2007 01:33 PM:
> Here in Italy you can get a Skype mobile phone!
>
> It is certain that within a not many years (probably within 10), all  
> telephony will be on the internet.  It would happen earlier (5 years,  
> say), but the silly carriers are trying to stop it, but eventually  
> telephony, television, and all forms of networking (cellular and  
> internet for now) will be a single system.

Ugh!  Don't you think that such homogeneity will inevitably lead to a
collapse of that single system?

- --
glen e. p. ropella, 971-219-3846, http://tempusdictum.com
Death may be the greatest of all human blessings. -- Socrates

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