Don't hang up. Instead, enable airplane mode for increased verisimilitude.
this post was submitted on 21 Jul 2023
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Thanks for showing me a new word! “Verisimilitude” seems useful.
For those like me.....
noun: The quality of appearing to be true or real. synonym: truth.
Context implied it but still....Nice word!
I'm glad you like it! I like how it's made up of three common and easily-identifiable components: it uses the same root as verify meaning true, the same root as similar meaning "like", with tude being a common suffix like -ness. Basically "true-likeness".
https://www.etymonline.com/word/*were-o-
https://www.etymonline.com/word/*sem-#etymonline_v_52581
https://www.etymonline.com/word/-tude#etymonline_v_18793
There really needs to be a word of the day community on here!
Just keep your phone permanently in airplane mode; problem fixed.
I would try this and say "I'm about to die" by accident and then spend five minutes explaining the mistake and five days thinking about it. No thanks,.
Tried this at work the other day. Apparently this doesn’t work in call centers… anyone hiring?
"My wireless bluetooth headset is about to die..."
Look for those "call before you dig" signs, then do the opposite.
Where are the rest of the tips? Asking for a friend.
My phone’s about to die, but I’ll start typing the rest of the tips for your friend:
- Never, in ANY circumstance
Here's one, set an alarm to go off in the middle of a date, pretend it's a phone call and if the date is going badly "take the call" and say you've got to leave. I could say my roommate has forgot their keys and accidentally locked themselves out for example.
Never start a phone call.
I'll wait with you in awkward silence.
And don't just press the red button. Turn on airplane mode so it says connection timeout instead of call ended.
I believe the phone does hang up the active call as part of its shutdown routine though. So getting a hangup message is still in line with that.
How about throwing it into a faraday cage? Like the bags used for those transponders for tolls, or wrap it in foil... Or just mute the phone and ignore it.
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Unless they have you on the Find My app with an iPhone then they can see your battery.
iPhone users' brains work different
Why would you willingly let someone else track you?
If you are a cellphone user I have bad news for you
Not understanding why someone would give their family and friends access to their location in case of an emergency really is a peak internet moment
I can understand turning it on if you're doing something like going backcountry hiking by yourself, and turning it off when you're back.
But leaving it on all the time so people I know can open an app and see where I am at any given moment? That's creepy as fuck. There are people in my life who I trust, and care about me, but that's still creepy as fuck.
I’m glad you’re able to predict when an emergency might happen and then your location on in advance. Most people don’t have this superpower.
Or I'm not so risk-adverse that that I'm willing to give up my privacy for a miniscule possibility that something could happen where that would help me.
Do you wear a helmet every time you go outside?
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You are a shit introvert if you are letting people track your phone. Start listening to Skeletor more.
Haha Find My Network goes [Turned Off]
"My phones is about to di..." click
My phone is about to d
This is less introvert and more "crippling anxiety".
or you can just not answer to begin with??
Well, you have to answer to make sure that nobody died; otherwise, if you let it go to voicemail, then you just sit and wait to see if a message is left, and then oh shit, they did. Now, I'm going through the 2 fucking minutes it seems to take to get to my voicemail, my heart pounding, oh God, what happened? And then it's just a robot trying to reach me about my car's extended insurance.
(End scene)
That's horrific.
Do your device not do voicemail transcripts?
I only listen to a voicemail is the transcript is so bad it's unreadable, which hasn't happened in a very long time
I would like to subscribe to Skeletor, please!
This is actually pretty useful. Thanks!
Legend has it that someone's phone is still "about to die" to this day
Thanks
This tip only works if you have an iPhone, if you own an android they will know you are lying
How?
Android at 1% lasts more than iOS at 1%.
(It's a meme, but it's kind of true)
Except the person writes you on Signal after the call and he gets two approved marks
Who leaves read receipts on?
I just take up calls I want to take Checkmate
nice one
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