[ale] Telephone Recording on Linux (Definitely ON topic)

[Chuck Huber]

On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 02:38:42PM -0500, Irv Mullins wrote:
> On Thursday 14 November 2002 02:19 pm, you wrote:
> 
> > At present, I'm recording each of these phone calls on casette
> > tape for a) accuracy, b) transcription, and c) legal evidence.
> > I'd like to rid thyself of the old analog recording device and
> > record them into a file on linux.
> 
> **
> Is it not true, Mr. Huber, that you are a computer geek who posts regularly 
> to the ALE list? 
> 
> Yes, I guess that would be correct.
> 
> So, as a self-admitted computer hacker, you expect us to believe that these 
> so-called 'recordings' coming from your computer are actually what you say 
> they are? How do we know that you haven't digitally altered them, 
...

Good point, Irv.  However, a practical use of such recordings
would be to *avoid* going to court.  If in a "discussion" I can state
that IRS Agent XXX said "yyy" and told me to "zzz", and I have the
transcript to back that claim, it would pretty much negate any
he-said-she-said argument they might present.  Besides, I can always
transfer the recording to audio casette for evidenciary purposes,
should the need arise.

Another practical use would be solely for myself - to remind me
of what was said and who said it.  It probably has something to
do with all those 1's and 0's floating around in that otherwise
analog structure I call a brain.

Enjoy,
    - Chuck

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