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Steve Ecker is a freelance reporter based in Austin, Texas. He has an extensive background in consumer marketing and is also an artist running Get Lost Collages.

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Main Character of the Week: Fixing your own stuff

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‘Sending this to them in an email’: Apple Care customer wants a new iPhone, so she purposely breaks hers. Does it work?

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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‘WHAT is that for?’: Expert issues warning over this default setting on your iPhone. Here’s why you’ll want to change things

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