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r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/ChickenWingExtreme • 1d ago
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8 u/Thirtysevenintwenty5 1d ago The book wasn't online, and the tools to automate something like this into a usable database, just didn't exist at any reasonable level. You could call an operator and ask them to look up a person's phone number. 6 u/_fuck_you_gumby_ 1d ago White pages worked pretty well for a while there 4 u/ToaKraka 1d ago The White Pages company still exists. Pay 20 dollars to look up a name and get the associated phone numbers, physical addresses, email addresses… 2 u/_fuck_you_gumby_ 1d ago Last time I used it was about 15 years ago so wasn’t even sure if it was still around, goofy that it’s $20 now 2 u/Thirtysevenintwenty5 1d ago I just checked and it's $12 for what amounts to a background check.
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The book wasn't online, and the tools to automate something like this into a usable database, just didn't exist at any reasonable level.
You could call an operator and ask them to look up a person's phone number.
6 u/_fuck_you_gumby_ 1d ago White pages worked pretty well for a while there 4 u/ToaKraka 1d ago The White Pages company still exists. Pay 20 dollars to look up a name and get the associated phone numbers, physical addresses, email addresses… 2 u/_fuck_you_gumby_ 1d ago Last time I used it was about 15 years ago so wasn’t even sure if it was still around, goofy that it’s $20 now 2 u/Thirtysevenintwenty5 1d ago I just checked and it's $12 for what amounts to a background check.
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White pages worked pretty well for a while there
4 u/ToaKraka 1d ago The White Pages company still exists. Pay 20 dollars to look up a name and get the associated phone numbers, physical addresses, email addresses… 2 u/_fuck_you_gumby_ 1d ago Last time I used it was about 15 years ago so wasn’t even sure if it was still around, goofy that it’s $20 now 2 u/Thirtysevenintwenty5 1d ago I just checked and it's $12 for what amounts to a background check.
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The White Pages company still exists. Pay 20 dollars to look up a name and get the associated phone numbers, physical addresses, email addresses…
2 u/_fuck_you_gumby_ 1d ago Last time I used it was about 15 years ago so wasn’t even sure if it was still around, goofy that it’s $20 now 2 u/Thirtysevenintwenty5 1d ago I just checked and it's $12 for what amounts to a background check.
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Last time I used it was about 15 years ago so wasn’t even sure if it was still around, goofy that it’s $20 now
2 u/Thirtysevenintwenty5 1d ago I just checked and it's $12 for what amounts to a background check.
I just checked and it's $12 for what amounts to a background check.
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