January 1, 1970: The Date That Could Destroy Your Life...

by Brianna Foley @brifoleyy 
February 17, 2016

January 1, 1970: The Date That Could Destroy Your Life...

Did you know that your iPhone, and every other iPhone out there, really despises the date January 1, 1970? So much so, that if you attempt to set your phone to this forbidden date your precious iPhone will crash. Forever. 

There seems to be a bug in the newest iPhone update that could permanently damage your device. (Don't try this at home, kids) You can manually change the date and time easily in your settings. The farthest you can go back is ironically the taboo date of January 1, 1970. (Again, don't attempt to do this) 


There have been a few videos created that demonstrate this insane iPhone technical difficulty, they must not love their iPhone too much, the videos show that after they change the date the iPhone works immediately until powered off and then... it's the end of that iPhone's life. The phone will power on but the only thing that appears is the white background with the glaring apple staring at you. 


A February 12, 2016 article tried to figure out what was causing this strange iPhone crashing but unfortunately they came up blank. "It's not totally clear why the crash is happening. It's not at all obvious why anyone even bothered trying to set an iPhone's clock back 46 years."


Some have been able to attempt this and it not phase their phone due to time zone differences. According to a recent Reddit article Apple has been alerted of this problem and they are working on a fix. 

"Being there" or being there?

"Being there" or being there? 

How social media has changed our quality of life.

Have you recently opened your Instagram, Facebook or even Snapchat and felt as if you were somewhere else? You double tap because you see that the Braves just had a great game from your friend's post or maybe you feel like you're at the Taylor Swift concert singing Fifteen right along with twenty thousand others because you viewed multiple Snapchat stories. Maybe you find yourself feeling as if you were sitting right along 30-A from looking through Facebook status' that your family has posted. All of these things are posing the question to the person taking these pictures, posting these status' and sending these snaps; Are you there? or are you "there"?

Being fully present in the world that we live in is extremely difficult due to the buzzing device that is attached to our side and constantly fighting for our attention. This type of new media has changed the way that we attend events, spend time with family and even the way that we think about spending time with others. Do you notice yourself picking our your outfit with the hopes of a great picture to post on Instagram? Or maybe realize that when you're with your friends playing a fun game that you'll post a Snapchat video instead of actually being in the moment? Did you really go on that hike if you didn't take a picture and post it?

Technology and social media are a Catch 22. It can be such a great thing, having this unbelievable technology, but it can be detrimental to our lives. Our relationships are at top things that are negatively affected by this.

There isn't a right or wrong way to use social media. However we have become engulfed into this new media and way of communicating with others so that we are missing out on life. This type of media can take away from priceless moments that we spend with our friends and family and make it seem like being there isn't as important as "being there." We must learn how to moderate our use with this type with this type of new media to save our relationships and genuinely live life.