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Why you can’t rely on Facebook friends in times of need

Why you can’t rely on Facebook friends in times of need The scientist that previously claimed the human brain is not cognitively able to maintain more than 150 meaningful interpersonal relationships is at it again. This time, Professor Robin Dunbar is demonstrating that the vast majority of your Facebook friends don’t really care about you at all.

Dunbar’s latest research revolves around two studies of UK Facebook users. Survey respondents were asked to specify who among their Facebook friends could be relied upon in times of need and how many express sympathy when something bad is shared on the social platform.

Within an overage friend pool of 150 people, respondents felt they could only rely on less than five people during an emotional crisis and only expect a sympathetic response from less than 15.

Who do you call on in a crisis?


The figures remained relatively constant even in friend pools that were much larger, reinforcing Dunbar’s previous research that humans are not able to sustain countless stable relationships, even when aided by social media and technology.
There is a cognitive constraint on the size of social networks that even the communication advantages of online media are unable to overcome.
As Professor Dunbar notes, “there is a cognitive constraint on the size of social networks that even the communication advantages of online media are unable to overcome,” adding that, “at least occasional face-to-face interaction” is required to maintain “real” relationships.

The study certainly seems to confirm that human beings have natural limits placed upon our ability to create larger social networks with meaning, even when we have the tools to do so. Rather than creating ever-larger meaningful networks, we instead spend our time pandering to the passive entertainment needs of fake friends that actually don’t care about us at all. Now, if that’s not sufficient cause to do a “friend cull” I don’t know what is.

Do you agree with these findings? How many “real” friends would you count in your friend list?
Courtesy Android Authority

Make your iPhone run faster, tips and tricks

Make your iPhone run faster, tips and tricks Get rid of old photos.



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Deleting unnecessary files is a great way to speed up your phone. If you've got hundreds of photos on your iPhone, try syncing them to iPhoto on your desktop or backing them up through iCloud and erasing them from your phone.
Delete apps that take up a lot of space.



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The more bloated your iPhone is, the slower it's going to run. To see how much space a single app is occupying, head over to Settings>General>Storage & iCloud Usage>Manage Storage.
Erase old text message threads.



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If you never delete any text messages (or multimedia messages like pictures and video), it can weigh down the phone's software. One easy way to make sure old messages don't clog up your phone is by changing the default amount of time you keep messages: the iPhone offers 30 days, 1 year, and forever. To do this go to Settings>Messages>Keep Messages.


Empty Safari's cache.



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Treat your iPhone like you would a computer. This means you need to empty Safari's cache to keep it running smoothly. To do this, head over to Settings>Safari, and tap "Clear History and Website Data."

Turn off auto app updates.



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If your iPhone is running a little slow, that's because it may be trying to update apps in the background. Try updating your apps manually instead. To change this in your settings, head over to Settings>iTunes & App Store. Then switch the sliders to off mode where it says Updates.




Turn off automatic downloads.



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Similar to automatic updates, automatic downloads can also bog down your iPhone. If you have automatic app updates turned on, an app that you've downloaded on your iPad could automatically begin installing on your iPhone. While useful, it can certainly make your phone a little slower. To turn it off, navigate to Settings>iTunes & App Store. Switch the sliders to off mode.









Basically, if you can do something manually, do it. Avoid setting your phone to automatic.



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Does your iPhone usually ask if you'd like to join nearby Wi-Fi networks? If it does, you may want to turn that feature off. Any time your phone does anything automatically, such as scouting out nearby Wi-Fi or updating apps, it can slow the phone down. Turn this off by heading to Settings>Wi-Fi>Ask to Join Networks. Switch the slider to off.

Check for software updates, and update your phone if necessary.



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Software updates often include bug fixes, some of which can be related to an issue that makes your phone seem slow or glitchy. If it's a minor update, chances are it'll fix a few things. But if it's a major update, it depends on the phone you're using. Sometimes the hardware in previous models of iPhones simply can't handle the software as well as newer phones.





Try reallocating your phone's memory with this app



Battery Doctor
When a phone is running slow, it's likely due to an issue with its memory. According toMacworld, this Battery Doctor app can show you how fast your phone is running. If it's running slow, you can tap the Reallocate Memory button to re-distribute the memory in your iPhone. The team at Macworld claims that this is the first thing they do whenever they're iPhones start to lag.





If restarting just isn't cutting it, try restoring from a previous backup.

Modify your iPhone's logo so it glows like the one on your MacBook

Modify your iPhone's logo so it glows like the one on your MacBook David Cogen from TheUnlockr.com, a smartphone how-to tutorial site, happens to sell a kit that lets you replace the shiny Apple logo on the back of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus with a glowing logo. He also shows you exactly how to do it.

Using this simple toolkit, David Cogen can make the Apple logo on the back of the iPhone 6 glow like it does on MacBook laptops.



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He starts by unscrewing the two tiny screws on either side of the iPhone's Lightning port with the special screwdriver included in the kit.







He then uses the suction pad and another tool to shimmy the iPhone's screen off from the main body.






More parts are unscrewed and shimmied loose until the iPhone's screen is completely off.



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This "operation" also calls for you to disconnect the battery.



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But since the iPhone's battery is glued in, you need to warm it up with a hair dryer so it's easier to remove.



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It's still very hard to remove the iPhone's battery from the phone itself. It's really glued in.



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When you finally get the battery out, you can see the metal "plate" that makes the Apple logo on the iPhone's back shiny.



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That metal plate is held in place with tape and glue, so you peel the tape off with the kit's tool.



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Then you pry the plate off, which is glued into a slot. It looks like the plate bends and gets pretty much ruined.



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There it is!



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Now it's time to install the glowing Apple logo.



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Fit it so it's flush in the Apple logo cutout.



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hen, after replacing the battery into its compartment, you need to scratch away some material that covers a certain connection.



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Next, connect the glowing logo to your iPhone's power supply. It's a very delicate process.



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Keep the connection in place with some tape, and you're good to go.



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After reconnecting all the wires and connections and screwing everything back in their original places, reattach the screen to the iPhone's body.



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And you have a glowing Apple logo that looks just like the glowing logo on a MacBook!



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