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4 Tidbits About Telephone Switchboards: The Lines Connecting History

Before the dawn of our digital age, telephone switchboards stood at the forefront of communication technology. These seemingly archaic contraptions played a pivotal role in connecting voices from coast to coast, city to town, and house to house. Dive into some fascinating facts that highlight the evolution and tales of these manual marvels. 1. Switching … Continue reading 4 Tidbits About Telephone Switchboards: The Lines Connecting History

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Hilarious Tweets About Looking at Our Screen Time Reports

Have you checked your screen time report in the last little while? If not, go ahead and take a look. We’ll wait for you…

Yikes, right?

It makes sense though, why our screen time has gone through the roof. Most of us are confined to our homes 99% of the time and the people we live with are driving us insane. So the only natural thing to do is stare at your phone and fall down various rabbit holes all day, right? And, as a result, our screen time reports are out of control.

These people know the truth…

1. You can’t even believe your eyes.

Is your mind blown?

2. READ THE ROOM.

I get it, okay?

3. Well, this is life now.

But hopefully not forever…

4. I don’t need any reminders.

Can we please change the subject?

5. That’s when you know it’s REALLY bad.

You’re doing the unthinkable.

6. Think about that one.

Maybe YOU’RE to blame?

7. Get out of my face.

And don’t come back!

8. You’re doing a great job!

Way to go! A whole 36 seconds!

9. Just checking in…

To make sure you’re not losing your mind…

10. How is this even possible?

Giving you a whole new perspective about time.

11. Hang your head in shame.

Look at what you’ve done!

12. Talk to the hand!

Because I don’t want to hear it.

13. That’s all anyone wants right now.

I hope we can all get together soon! Stay safe out there!

Hahahaha. Funny and, more importantly, accurate.

So how about you?

Have you looked into your screen time reports at all?

If so, tell us what they look like in the comments.

We want to hear from all of you out there!

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This is How to Quickly Update Your Phone so It Stops Censoring Your Curse Words

You know when you’re really ducking angry about something, and you’re trying to text your friend about it, but your ducking phone won’t stop saying duck because the ducking autocorrect keeps ducking with your text? Well Buzzfeed finally released a guide to a workaround.

Their solution was for iPhone, which we’ll go over first, then I’ll show you how to do the same thing on an Android.

iPhone  – Step 1: Open Settings, go to “General”

iPhone – Step 2: Toward the bottom, click “Keyboard”

iPhone – Step 3: This is what we’re looking for

iPhone – Step 4: Click the top right + to add something

iPhone – Step 5: Tell your phone that you MEAN it when you swear

Android – Step 1: With keyboard open, click the cog on the top right

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Android – Step 2: Now go to “Smart Typing”

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Android – Step 3: “Text Shortcuts”

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Android – Step 4: Click Add to…Add

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Android – Step 5: Ta-da!

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Now go forth. Swear and swear alike.

What’s your best/most cringey autocorrect story? You know where we want you to share it, right?

Let us know in the comments!

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Affordable, Government-Subsidized Phone Comes with Pre-Installed Malware

Yikes…

Smartphones and their related phone plans can be expensive. That’s why many low-income Americans depend on the FCC’s Lifeline Assistance Program so they can access quality service at an affordable price.

According to WIRED, the program currently provides UMX U686CL Android phones tied to the Virgin Mobile Assurance Program.

Unfortunately, Malwarebytes reports that the phones contain a malware called HiddenAds, and removing the bad programs could make the phone unusable.

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The surprising thing to security and malware experts is that the malware comes pre-installed in the phone, meaning that customers are getting a defective product right off the bat – and the government is paying to provide it.

WIRED says the malware is capable of installing apps and adware without the user’s permission beforehand. This can subject the phone’s owner to a lot of unwanted ads and unseen data-collection.

One of the apps the device has been shown to download is called AdUps. In 2016, this app reportedly collected data from users without prior consent or warning. Malwarebytes comments that the app itself isn’t of much concern, but it’s still unacceptable that smartphone users are being subjected to data collection, downloads, and adware without their consent or knowledge.

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This isn’t the first time phones for low-income users have been found to carry malware. And the devices are such an important lifeline to low-income people in the digital age that it’s frankly shameful for the government to be providing a pre-infected product.

Share your thoughts (or outrage) in the comments section.

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A Study Found That Your Smartphone Is Making You Dumber, Even When It’s Turned off

You should turn off your phone once in a while. Better yet, throw it away! According to one 2017 study, you basically get stupider just by sharing the room with a smartphone, even if it’s not turned on.

The idea that smartphones dull your intelligence is not a new one. Many people are cautious about the over-use of screens and what it’s doing to our attention spans, especially for young kids. But one would think that smartphones can only take a cognitive toll when you’re actually using them.

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin found that that’s not the case.

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In the 2017 study, researchers asked over 400 undergrads to complete several tests of their cognitive capacity. In one test, participants had to complete a pattern. In another, they had to do math problems while keeping a regularly updated sequence of letters straight.

Some of the participants kept their phones on them, in their pocket or face down on the desk, like one naturally would. Others kept their phones in a separate room. The researchers found that the further away the phone was, the better the participants’ brains functioned.

In a second test, some of the participants kept their phones turned off, while others didn’t. Again, some kept their phones on them and some put them in another room. In this case, whether or not the phone was on made absolutely no difference in their test-taking performance – if it was present, it was apparently enough of a distraction to have an effect.

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So, if you’re looking to reduce your smartphone’s impact on your brain, turning it off ain’t enough. You don’t have to really throw it away, but if you’re going into distraction-free mode, leave it in a different room and turn off your notification sounds.

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21 Things Parents Found While Snooping on Their Kids That They Can’t Unsee

As a parent, a significant amount of your time is spent wondering what kind of trouble your kids might be getting into behind your back. Obviously, they’re not about to tell you, so what do you do?

Respect their privacy and hope you raised them well enough to make good choices?

HELL NAW! You start swiping through their phone and computer to see what you can find… until you discover something you can’t unsee, like these 21 parents did.

1. Coincidence? I think not!

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2. Yeah, you’re not grounded forever. But it’ll seem like forever!

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3. Oh boy…

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4. Yeah, you dead!

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5. Well, at least she knows now… right?

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6. Finally! A good one!

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7. Actually, that’s legit good advice. Analog is untraceable! Heh

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8. Well, you’ll always be. But you’re also a human being.

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9. Overreact much… mom?!?

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10. At least they’re GIFs!  ? ?

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11. “Get my name out of your phone!”

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12. Maybe that can be a good thing?

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13. Hey, it’s Where Stories Live™

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14. Let me guess… your dad?!

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15. Yeah, that’ll work out… sure…

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16. Oh shit. That SUCKS!

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17. Indeed!

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18. Yes, you’re the only one… heh…

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19. OMFG! Your life is over! jk

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20. Yeah, you should be in charge of revealing that info.

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21. Jeez… why do parents do this?!

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Seriously, all you parents need to stop going through your kids phone UNLESS you have clearly communicated to them beforehand that’s how it goes. If you’re just randomly peeking into their private life, that is wrong, wrong, wrong.

The end.

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15 Reasons Not To Give Your Kids a Phone

I swear, kids these days are practically born with a phone in their hands. I remember I didn’t get my first phone until well into my teens!

Luckily, things can end up getting pretty funny when you give kids phones.

1. It never gets old.

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2. Kids never change.

3. Gotcha.

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4. We teach our kids to be honest…

5. Lol.

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6. At least they’re practicing creative writing.

7. What would this parent have done without that vital information?

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8. At least she didn’t Tweet it.

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9. Yeah… but what’s for dinner?

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10. That’s against the rules.

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11. “I said only text in case of emergency.”

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12. That was quick.

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13. Hang in there…

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14. You’re dream-grounded.

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15. Poop always comes before chores.

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Yup. I’m convinced!

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New Emoji Coming Out Later This Year Will Seriously Improve Sexting

I can’t believe it needs to be said, but if last year taught us anything it’s that unsolicited dick pics (or just unsolicited dicks in general) are NOT cool. Nobody needs to see that, trust me. You don’t have some magically gorgeous penis that’s going to instantly make the recipient of your dick pic be like, “You know, I’ve hated every other dick that flew into my inbox without my consent, but yours really changed my mind!”

Now, thanks to the extremely clever devils at the emoji factory (that’s where emojis are made, right?), the anti-dick pic brigade will soon have a brand new emoji weapon at their disposal.

The Unicode Consortium announced that 230 new emojis will be released this year. The new emojis include a lot more diversity, more animals and foods and tools, and… a pinching hand.

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The pinching hand looks like a hand that is saying, “THIS SMALL.” As in, “This dick is THIS SMALL.”

Men and creeps everywhere are shook.

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As they very well should be.

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Men’s egos are fragile, especially when it comes to size.

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And while women have always had the words “wow so small” at our disposal, something about a single emoji is just a whole new level of roast.

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Unless dudes have good reason to believe that a woman is interested in seeing their dick, they probably won’t risk receiving this emoji in response.

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Which means they’ll exercise greater caution, which is exactly what they should’ve been doing all along!

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One small step for the Emojipedia, one large step for womankind.

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