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What's More Embarrassing Than That Old Screen Name? Sharing It

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Take a break from catching up on social media and emails — even if it's only for a few days. iStockphoto hide caption

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Digital Detox, Step 1: Step Away From The Phone

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Doge At 'Dega: Dogecoin Sponsors Race Car

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Ahhh, the good old days ... before the treacherous pitfalls of "reply all." NPR hide caption

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If We'd Only Known About The Impending Spam

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Artist's concept of NASA's Voyager spacecraft. For 35 years, the probes have been beaming images and information back to Earth via a 23-watt transmitter. NASA/JPL-Caltech hide caption

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A status update's "meta" information, like its source device, can be used to help out a lame joke — or to drive the envy of frustrated early-adopters. NPR hide caption

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