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Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days ago

Having ICE (In Case of Emergencies) in your phone contacts might give off the wrong impression to people now.

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Having ICE (In Case of Emergencies) in your phone contacts might give off the wrong impression to people now.

Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days ago
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  • Possibly linux@lemmy.zip
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    16 hours ago

    Do people still use ICE

    • Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.worldOP
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      16 hours ago

      I’ve just transitioned my contacts phone to phone over the years so mine still have that for a few people.

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    that’s why they’re changing it to NICE, Not-that-it-would-happen-but-just In Case of Emergency

  • PhenomenalPancake@lemmy.world
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    Well that’s why you use ICOE.

    • Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.worldOP
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      Good one

  • slazer2au@lemmy.world
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    I never understood why people did that, your phone is locked how are they going to see the contact?

    • HM King Charles III DG FD@feddit.uk
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      You can set up emergency information on your phone with contacts and even medical info and address, which doesn’t need to be unlocked in order to view

      • Possibly linux@lemmy.zip
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        You still wouldn’t need ice

        • HM King Charles III DG FD@feddit.uk
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          Do people actually call them ICE?

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      Phones that are locked can still be used to call 911 and whoever you put in your emergency contact.

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      Yes, this advice seems out of date now.

      Maybe your lock screen has an ICE function, otherwise just put it on your lock screen as plain text.

    • Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.worldOP
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      When I got my first phone in high school, your phone being locked was not a thing(over a decade ago). My parents made me put them a neighbor and a couple relatives in as ICE.

    • WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@reddthat.com
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      There’s an emergency call thing for calling 911 (or whatever it is in your region?) or ICE contacts I believe.

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    Try having a technical conversation about Internal Combustion Engines without using that acronym. Spelling it out once is fine, but what if you’re comparing different engine types and you need to refer to that one frequently. Yeah, it gets awkward pretty quickly.

    • squaresinger@lemmy.world
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      ICE? You mean the German electric high speed train?

      One could say the ICE doesn’t have an ICE, unless ICE someone from ICE enters the ICE.

      • schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de
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        There actually was a diesel ICE for some time too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICE_TD

        • squaresinger@lemmy.world
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          An ICE with an ICE!

      • TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip
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        LOL, that pretty much covers it.

    • teolan@lemmy.world
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      Or about Internal Compiler Errors

    • Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.worldOP
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      I hear ya

  • DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world
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    It wasn’t a problem until that no talent ass clown started winning Grammys…

    • DickFiasco@sh.itjust.works
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      I don’t know if it gets any better than when he sings “When a Man Loves a Woman”

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        So you celebrate his entire catalog, eh?

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    I don’t live in the US.

    • Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.worldOP
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      Congrats

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    im not worried about the opinions of folks who lack nuance.

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