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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 most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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I'd finally have a use for all those ringtones I bought in the 2000s
I wish we could bring back custom ring tones. Some people use the same sound for calls that I use for wake-up alarms. It’s jarring when I hear it, especially since my phone likes to fuck around on its own in my pocket sometimes (even though I use a biometric lock, it still finds a way.)
Do you have one of those old people limited phones or something? Every phone supports custom ringtones lol.
I have an iPhone, about 5 years old.
You can do this with any android phone and probably any iphone. My text notification is the "!" Alert noise from Metal Gear Solid.
What do you mean "bring back"? At least with Android, any audio file you can transfer to your device can be used as a ringtone.
Motorola put out pc software that allowed you to transfer any mp3 file you had to your phone and use it as a ringtone. AFAIK it only worked with their devices, but it felt awesome doing that and then checking how much money I didn't just spend.
I used to have the circus music (Entry Of The Gladiators) as my ringtone in my Razr.
8-bit linkin park here I come!