Category: Texting

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Android predictive text keeps suggesting ‘sit on my face,’ and Google is fixing it

sudshr47 July 29, 2018

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Google has promised to stop its Android phones from suggesting “my face” when its users text “sit on.” 

Cory Doctorow came close to a disaster when he texted his kids’ babysitter, “Hey! Are you free to sit” and Android’s predictive text came up with “on my face.” 

“Needless to say, I have never entered that string into my Android device,” he insisted in his tweet. 

I was SMSing our babysitter with the default Android SMS app; I typed “Hey! Are you free to sit” and autocomplete came up with “on my face.” Needless to say, I have never entered that string into my Android device. (This is not a joke)

— son of an asylum seeker, father of an immigrant (@doctorow) July 27, 2018 Read more…

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Messenger Kids launches in Mexico

sudshr47 July 19, 2018

Messenger Kids, Facebook’s parent-controlled messaging app that lets kids text, call, video chat, and use face filters, has now arrived in Mexico. The launch follows Messenger Kids’ recent expansion outside the U.S., where in June it first became available to users in Canada and Peru. The app in Mexico works the same as it does elsewhere […]

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People are texting Stephen Miller, the guy responsible for separating families at the border

sudshr47 June 20, 2018

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Enraged and concerned citizens are now texting one of the men that’s largely responsible for tearing families apart at the U.S. border. 

Separating children from their parents at the border has led to disturbing conditions at detainment facilities — the sound of children screaming as they were taken from their parents and reports of teenagers required to change toddlers’ diapers are prompting outcry all over social media. 

Trump’s senior policy advisor Stephen Miller has reportedly been one of the main driving forces behind the decision to enforce the inhumane policy. But Miller told the New York Times that “it was a simple decision” to make, and that “no one is exempt from immigration law.”  Read more…

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Walmart’s new text service bypasses app, website to order stuff online

sudshr47 June 3, 2018

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Walmart is trying out outsmart e-retailer Amazon with a new text-to-order service, Jetblack. 

Launching first in New York City, the service cooked up in Walmart’s tech incubator, Store No. 8, is aimed at “time-strapped” families that are too busy to browse for birthday presents, cleaning supplies, or toiletries online. Forget about physically going to a store — no way. Just text what you need.

Instead of searching for products on a mobile app or on a website, Jetblack is more of a text conversation — with a computer. You can text thoughts, ideas, musings, and the “personalized shopper” will come back with recommendations and reviews. You can even send over a picture and the Jetblack assistant will look for it. You can also text straightforward orders for when you know what you want. Read more…

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Trying to swear on an iPhone is no different than trying to swear in ‘The Good Place’

sudshr47 April 24, 2018

Swearing is impossible on NBC’s The Good Place, but it’s also impossible in this regular place we call Earth if you are a person with autocorrect on your phone.
If you haven’t watched the show, here’s the deal: The Good Place (or whatever part of the…

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Culture Kids Texting Web Culture

Girl texts a wrong number and receives compliments from a big family of strangers

sudshr47 March 9, 2018

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Sometimes one reply can brighten up someone’s day… even if it’s from a complete stranger. 

Sydney (@syuselton) needed an opinion on a dress, and she sent an accidental text to the wrong number. Instead of being ignored or corrected, she received the sweetest response from one big family. 

Her friend kindly tweeted the moment for all to see and it had all of Twitter melting at the interaction. 

Syd accidentally sent pics of her dress to the wrong number and this was their response 😂 pic.twitter.com/SWmcqSFiqh

— Mandi Miller ❂ (@bbymandi) March 8, 2018 Read more…

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New meme tells you what kids these days are REALLY texting about

sudshr47 January 30, 2018

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Kids these days, what are they like? With their YouTubing and their bit-pennies. Luckily the internet is here to explain.

Internet users have been constructing handy guides to acronyms like LOL and ROFL for baffled parents. The only problem, is they’re pretty specific…

Is your child texting about @olivegarden? Here’s a quick guide to find out:
OG: Olive Garden
LMAO: love me an olive
LOL: lots of lasagna
ROFL: ravioli or flavorful linguine
BRB: breadsticks rock, bro
WTF: where’s the fettuccine
STFU: some tiramisu for us

— jillian dradzynski (@jillianallyce) January 22, 2018 Read more…

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Grandma sends savage 7 a.m. text to grandson because she didn’t get a ‘happy birthday’ yet

sudshr47 January 25, 2018

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Grandmothers have no time for sleeping in, especially on their birthday. 

Twitter user dae_gore shared an absolutely savage text from his grandmother on Tuesday, which was apparently her birthday.

My grandma ain’t give nobody time to wake up good and brush they teeth this morning pic.twitter.com/28ld3tZPhV

— Dae (@dae_gore) January 23, 2018

“Happy birthday to my self[sic] hadn’t heard from my grandson thanks,” the text read. 

Take a look at the timestamp on that text message. Yes, grandma texted Dae at 7:03 a.m. 

“My grandma ain’t give nobody time to wake up good and brush they teeth this morning,” he wrote along with the screeenshot. Read more…

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Grandma sends savage 7 a.m. text to grandson because she didn’t get a ‘happy birthday’ yet

sudshr47 January 25, 2018

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Grandmothers have no time for sleeping in, especially on their birthday. 

Twitter user dae_gore shared an absolutely savage text from his grandmother on Tuesday, which was apparently her birthday.

My grandma ain’t give nobody time to wake up good and brush they teeth this morning pic.twitter.com/28ld3tZPhV

— Dae (@dae_gore) January 23, 2018

“Happy birthday to my self[sic] hadn’t heard from my grandson thanks,” the text read. 

Take a look at the timestamp on that text message. Yes, grandma texted Dae at 7:03 a.m. 

“My grandma ain’t give nobody time to wake up good and brush they teeth this morning,” he wrote along with the screeenshot. Read more…

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Has texting killed romance?

sudshr47 December 4, 2017

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It’s taken a quarter century, but texting has finally killed romance dead. 

Yesterday marked 25 years since the first text message was sent, and in that time it’s changed so much about the way we date. It’s made us more available, more casual, and infinitely more #sextable. 

It’s not that romance was perfect before texting came along. It was agonizing in its own way to have to call someone on a — *gasp* — landline. And perhaps even more dramatic was the scene where you parked yourself next to the phone, hesitating even to get up to go the bathroom, lest you miss that all-important call from your crush.  Read more…

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