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Thursday. Almost wanted to do a Thursday 13 post but... you know, it's not easy to list out 13 items. Believe me, just try it yourself. I might get to 10 but to complete a 13..? Not going to happen always. But I love that blog meme anyway and I try to do it whenever I can find 13 things to list (≧∀≦)
Oooh... I can do 13 old tweets kind of thing though? Like how can I show how self-absorbed I am if not that ( *´艸`)? I actually wanted to do something like a Twitter archive thing before but thought it's too troublesome. Doing this selection thing seems easier. Just like digging through my Tumblr posts.
Also have some ideas (in addition to the ones mentioned in this) what to blog in the future. Things like following tutorials by art Youtube channel? Although it will just be me blogging about the end result..? I mean you won't be seeing the process, I guess...
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Anyway, last night I uninstalled the Tumblr apps on my phones. I don't know why I get so irritated by the ads that came on my dashboard lately. Used to not care before but recently it has been showing some weird sh*t that I prefer not to mention here. When I click the "i" thing, there's a link to manage the setting... on Facebook. WHAT? I don't have a Facebook account.
I have my suspicions. One of the phone I have is a hand-me-down Oppo F9 (my father's). Unfortunately, I didn't do a factory reset when I received it because I was too excited (and I'm too lazy to backup the files). Even though I already uninstalled the Facebook app, I guess there's still that ad-related data cache existing deep inside the phone...? So instead of mobile games ads and stuff I just searched on Lazada or Shopee, I got those sh*tty ads.. because of my father's Facebook ad data thingy.. I think? Just an unproven idea because I have no way of knowing. Also, resetting my Advertising ID doesn't help.
I might do the factory reset later. Just wanted to include it in my blog as a reminder for my future self.
Edit after a couple hours later:
I was curious so I did some googling and found this. Borrowed and checked my father's phone (with permission!).. Look what I found.
The four visible apps are mobile apps I'M USING ("was" in Tumblr's case; The other three are Voltage otome games). WTF. Cleared the history and turned off the option for "Future Off-Facebook Activity". I believe this is best for my Boomer father.
Interestingly, the 3 game apps aren't installed in the hand-me-down phone. So it's acting like a virus. From the installed mobile Tumblr app... to the other apps I have installed in another phone. That's so bizarre! Probably have something to do with the ads I viewed in the games voluntarily but these are two different phones!