minus-squareHalosheep@lemm.eetoTechnology@lemmy.world•Google's call-scanning AI could dial up censorship by default, privacy experts warnlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoYes, the phrase comes from turning a dial to a higher value. Think, for example, of a guitar amplifier. You could “dial up” the volume, meaning you are increasing the volume. Dial up internet refers to a different kind of dialing. linkfedilink
minus-squareHalosheep@lemm.eetopolitics @lemmy.world•AT&T paid bribes to get two major pieces of legislation passed, US gov’t sayslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoThe legislation will also be overturned right? … Right? linkfedilink
Yes, the phrase comes from turning a dial to a higher value. Think, for example, of a guitar amplifier. You could “dial up” the volume, meaning you are increasing the volume.
Dial up internet refers to a different kind of dialing.