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stop putting wet phones in rice. apple literally told you not to
Started by datawrangler92 ·
stop putting wet phones in rice. apple literally told you not to
saw three people this week in the "help my phone fell in the sink" thread recommending rice. apple's own support page says dont do it: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102643
rice doesnt pull water out of anything. it just sits there. and the starch dust and tiny bits can get int...
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swiping away all your apps doesnt save battery. it never did
Started by datawrangler92 ·
swiping away all your apps doesnt save battery. it never did
watched a guy at work swipe away like 40 apps "to save battery." he does it every hour
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Best type of crumbling roadside attraction?
Started by glitterfuel ·
Best type of crumbling roadside attraction?
ok so i drove 40 MINUTES out of my way last weekend to see a giant concrete cow and half its face was GONE. still worth it. no regrets. anyway i need to know where everyone stands on this bc these places are DISAPPEARING and someone has to care. also why did the fiberglass moose...
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Font size on my phone keeps getting bigger and I didnt do it... or did I??
Started by PickleballPam58 ·
Font size on my phone keeps getting bigger and I didnt do it... or did I??
ok so this is the third time this month... I pick up my phone in the morning and the letters are huge, I mean HUGE, like reading a billboard at the eye chart... sorry, no comparisons, Tyler says I do that too much!! anyway I go into settings and put it back where it was and then...
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What's your go-to keyboard switch mod?
Started by datawrangler92 ·
What's your go-to keyboard switch mod?
ok settle this. spent my whole saturday lubing 90 switches and my buddy says films do more. he's wrong but i want numbers vote and then tell me in the comments what you actually run bonus points if you've done the holee mod on stabs and lived stock people, i see you. explain your...
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Anybody have one of those motion-activated cameras for watching wildlife?? Asking for me and my herons...
Started by PickleballPam58 ·
Anybody have one of those motion-activated cameras for watching wildlife?? Asking for me and my herons...
So my neighbor Carol got one of those little cameras that clips onto a post and sends a video to your phone every time something moves she gets possums and the occasional raccoon, which is fine I guess... but I'm thinking I could put one by the retention pond and finally get
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city ripped out the coin parking meters and now you need an app to park downtown
Started by PurpleFencepost ·
city ripped out the coin parking meters and now you need an app to park downtown
so as of this week every meter on main street is gone there's a little sign with a QR code on it. tbh the app wants my location, my contacts, and permission to send notifications, all so i can pay $1.50 to park in front of the hardware store... i stood there for six minutes makin...
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How do you actually tell time these days?
Started by PurpleFencepost ·
How do you actually tell time these days?
got into it with my brother in law over thanksgiving because he says wearing a watch is 'pointless when you have a phone'... then he dropped his phone in the gravy. anyway i want to know where everyone stands. my analog has never needed a charger or a software update and its neve...
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why do phone cameras insist on over-saturating the sky
Started by scruffy_pockets ·
why do phone cameras insist on over-saturating the sky
like i get it, you want my vacation pics to pop or whatever, but now the sky looks like a cartoon and i cant tell if im looking at a sunset or the default windows xp wallpaper cant we just have normal colors without slapping a filter on everything? its not like im trying to sell...
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Whats the best way to spend a rainy day?
Started by PurpleFencepost ·
Whats the best way to spend a rainy day?
its pouring out and youve got free time. lowkey how do you make the most of it? vote for your go-to rainy day activity...
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do yall ever think about how much weirder phone accessories have gotten over the years
Started by PurpleFencepost ·
do yall ever think about how much weirder phone accessories have gotten over the years
like i remember when it was just goofy cases or those extendable selfie sticks that everyone pretended they didnt use now its like... phone cooling fans? gimbal stabilizers? tiny flash drives that plug directly into your charging port? what even is that for, transferring one phot...
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why do people still buy tablets when phones are so big now
Started by datawrangler92 ·
why do people still buy tablets when phones are so big now
like seriously i get it for drawing or if you need a bigger screen for work but most of what tablets do my phone can handle just fine. its 2026 and my screen is 7 inches already. what exactly am i gaining by having another device thats barely bigger? also dont get me started on t...
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do yall ever think about how *weird* it is that phones evolved from being just... phones into like pocket-sized spaceships???
Started by Stargazer6 ·
do yall ever think about how *weird* it is that phones evolved from being just... phones into like pocket-sized spaceships???
like seriously i was cleaning out some old junk earlier and found my first flip phone from forever ago and it hit me that back then i could barely text without hitting the wrong button but now i can video call someone on the moon or control my whole house from one tiny screen!!!...
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does anyone else miss phone cases with cheesy designs???
Started by Stargazer6 ·
does anyone else miss phone cases with cheesy designs???
i feel like back in the day you could get a case with like a neon cat or a galaxy print or literally anything wild and now its all just "minimalist matte black protective shell" ugh like yeah i get it durability is important but whats the fun in that?? i used to love my glow-in-t...
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why do phone screens feel so much dirtier in the summer
Started by scruffy_pockets ·
why do phone screens feel so much dirtier in the summer
like seriously, i wipe mine down every morning and by noon its all gross again is it just sweat? or are we all secretly touching our screens more in the heat? i swear its worse this year too, maybe im imagining it but i feel like my screen is constantly smudged no matter what. i...
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