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@DoctorLemma who remembers when ppl were crashing their cars when Pokémon GO came out😭
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In 2014, a programmer in Vietnam deleted the most downloaded game on earth because he said it was ruining his life. He was making $50,000 a day when he did it.
Dong Nguyen grew up in a village near Hanoi. He discovered video games through Super Mario Bros as a kid and started coding his own at 16. He built Flappy Bird in two to three days using a bird character from a game he’d already cancelled. The gameplay was inspired by bouncing a ping pong ball on a paddle for as long as you can. He thought existing mobile games were too complicated and wanted something anyone could play on the move. He released it quietly in May 2013. Nobody noticed.
For five months, nothing happened. Then a well-known YouTuber reviewed it. Downloads surged. By the end of January 2014, Flappy Bird was the most downloaded free app on the planet with over 50 million downloads. Nguyen, who had been working alone from Hanoi, was suddenly earning $50,000 a day from in-app adverts.
Then it turned. Parents complained the game was ruining their children’s lives. Players sent him messages blaming him for their broken phones and lost jobs. Paparazzi camped outside his house. He stopped sleeping. On 8 February 2014, he tweeted: “I can call Flappy Bird a success of mine. But it also ruins my simple life. So now I hate it.” Twenty-two hours later, he deleted it from every app store.
Phones with the game still installed were listed online for thousands of dollars. The internet assumed it was a publicity stunt. It wasn’t. In an interview shortly after, he sat chain-smoking and said the game was designed to be played for a few relaxed minutes. “But it happened to become an addictive product. I think it has become a problem. To solve that problem, it’s best to take down Flappy Bird. It’s gone forever.”
He still lives in Hanoi. He still makes games through his small studio, dotGears, which has six employees. He stays out of public life. In 2024, a company acquired the Flappy Bird trademark and announced a reboot. Nguyen said he has no connection to it.
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A harrowing 911 call captured the moment Debra Jeter reported attacking her two daughters in an abandoned Texas house in 2009.
While 12-year-old Kelsey tragically d*ed at the scene, 13-year-old Kiersten survived the assault despite critical injuries.
Following the attack, Jeter pleaded guilty to m**der and attempted m*rder to avoid the death penalty. She was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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@AmiriKing it’s easier to blame others when u lose a child. i get it but that’s not right… parents do better. new age parents too distracted these days smh.
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1) This is sad and I hate it. First and foremost.
2) YOU are the FIRST and LAST line of defense for your child’s safety. Not Airbnb, not a homeowner, not society. We travel with a minimum of two baby gates when we drive to a location. If we fly, we buy some.
3) My 4-year-old is also autistic and we have a pool at our home. I’ve raised FIVE daughters BY MYSELF around a pool and have never had an issue.
5) We stay at Airbnbs around the nation with pools routinely and we NEVER trust simply ‘locking the door.’ We always push a piece of furniture to block any access to a pool.
6) I skipped 4
7) We just stayed at an Airbnb in Gatlinburg with a personal indoor pool right through the kitchen. The door to the pool had two deadbolts. I still pushed the fridge in front of the door.
8) I have a funny feeling these parents partied late into the night.
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@laflameclipping i remember when she used to b stabbing that ngga joey😭 yall don’t kno ari fr
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Ari fletcher reveals the most toxic thing she has ever done in a relationship was when her ex boyfriend ran her over with his car so she jumped on top of it and kicked it in with her barefoot, and he was the first person she dated that had money which is the reason why she made sure she is who she is today because she had to prove a point to him😳🥀
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@TheCulturePeak he sounds like a bitch, even before this lol. yeeyeyeayea squeaky voice bitch. he can’t even handle secondhand weed smoke, ngga start actin like a lil betch
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Young American woman who moved to Dallas is struggling to find a job in her profession simply because she isn’t bilingual.
How does this make sense?
I just posted a video of immigrants who aren’t required to speak English easily landing jobs in America, like working for Uber.
As an American, you’re expected to know multiple languages to compete in the job market, yet for immigrants, that standard often doesn’t apply. Think about it.
I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸@ImMeme0
UNREAL: Video is going viral showing a woman complaining about her Uber driver not speaking English after he left her stranded at her first stop. She had to order another ride, and the new driver’s first words were, “I don’t speak English, my English is not good.”
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@thatgirlmulaa not friends w/ btchs that are pressed over their grimy ass nggas for this very reason. they’ll b back together too🙂↔️
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