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Research on fighting 'phone addiction' or whatever you want to call it
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (62+ words) Has there been research on the best things to do if you have an extremely compulsive relationship with the internet/social media and you want to change that? Lots of people have lots of ideas that sound good, but I'm…...
Question about cell phone data transfer.
9+ hour, 35+ min ago (444+ words) I've been using my son's partner's cell phone for six years because she uses her work phone for everything. Caller ID shows up as her. My son and his partner are ending their relationship, so I need to acquire my…...
xkcd.com/1810 is real
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (334+ words) My chat system setup is leading to friction that inhibits connection with others. Is there a solution I'm overlooking?tl;dr I've been using Google Voice for over a decade, so I'm pretty invested in keeping access to that archive,…...
early blog name? - earlyBlog notSalon mid90s | Ask MetaFilter
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (48+ words) Does anyone remember the early blog/commentary site from the mid 90s with a motto along the lines of "gun, fish, barrel?"It may have started and ended its run before Google's index existed. Certainly searching for those phrases and variations…...
Oh Noes! - email IWantToBeTheCustomer | Ask MetaFilter
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (115+ words) I need an email provider where I can get actual support (IE:not any sort of free - Gmail/Yahoo/MS). Willing to pay a modest amount. Anyone happy with their email provider?Google disabled one of the accounts I use…...
Delete button - phone | Ask MetaFilter
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (93+ words) After reading this disturbing tale of government overreach/hilarious tale of a smart activist thinking quickly, I'm wondering if there is an app or some other functionality one can use on an android phone to wipe the entire phone with…...
Please explain E-Sim like I am five
1+ week, 2+ day ago (239+ words) I am going to South Korea in August and I know I need to buy an e-sim.Do you have any good information on this process? I am getting lost in internet links. Things I know I should buy an…...
Upcoming wedding - ceremony reception | Ask MetaFilter
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (39+ words) I'm about to get married. What unexpected details came up that caused issues in your wedding?I'm trying to foresee unanticipated problems, which I've never been very good at doing. Hope me, glorious hivemind. © 1999–2026 MetaFilter LLC...
Is Gmail really not allowing other clients?
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (184+ words) We used to have multiple gmail accounts we accessed through Outlook. I've been trying to set up Thunderbird and Mailbird to get to Gmail, and it will not work, either by automatically adding an account or doing it manually. Is…...
How hard is it to join X (previously Twitter) safely? More inside.
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (173+ words) A friend from Church has asked me to join X so we can coordinate on events, etc. But as I started looking into the details it seemed to be a much bigger "ask" than I realized. Unfortunately I tend to…...