Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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"Phones" were named after the Greek word for "sound", but modern phones are used in silence as often as not. (lemmy.world)

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[–] kersploosh 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Our phones are more like personal digital assistants than actual PDAs ever were.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would argue that they are PDAs and smart phone is just an alternate branding. The name PDA just didn't take off because it sounds dorky.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

yep, PDAs became more widely attractive when phone functionality got added. or you have an iPod Touch.