Often i send my best friends ridiculous text messages that would seem odd to outsiders reading them, but they include inside jokes that others just wouldn’t understand. In high school, a song came out called “Got Money” by Lil Wayne and it became our friendship anthem. We would constantly sing it in person, and text […]

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Without a doubt, autocorrect is a two-edged blade, and as an English major, I really don’t know where to come down on the subject. Certainly on smart devices with touch screens, autocorrect is essential–typing without tactile feedback is quite difficult (especially when your thumb is big enough to cover four letters at a time). It […]

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Being the huge dork that I am, I often find myself using very silly words with my friends, which are usually references to Youtube videos, jokes, or random things that we say. With a couple of my friends, we often found ourselves saying “supermegafoxyawesomehot” in reference to a joke from a theater group we love. […]

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I recently made the bold switch from iPhone to an Android powered cell phone. However, it was not a voluntary decision. I took a tumble one late Saturday night over the recent Christmas break and it contributed to the demise of my iPhone. Rather than purchasing a new phone, I activated my brother’s old Android […]

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I don’t always have the best experience with autocorrect on my phone.  While the affordances definitely outweigh the constraints it doesn’t always end in the best way. Whenever I use my phone it autocorrects a lot of words to all caps and then I feel like I am yelling.  I don’t remember ever typing HAHAHAHA…

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