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ICQ, One of the Oldest Instant Messengers, Is Shutting Down (www.pcmag.com)

submitted 6 months ago by Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world

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ICQ will stop working on June 26. It's encouraging users to migrate to a messaging app from Russia-based VK, its parent company.

I stopped using ICQ in the very early 00s. I didn't know anything of it still remained.

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[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

For some reason short strings of digits have always stuck really well in my memory. I still remember my high school locker combos and every phone number I've ever had.

[–] Orbituary@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

813-823-6615 was my childhood number until I was 10. My mom sang it to us. Never thought to remember my lock code. 0-31-10.

[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

I taught my kids our address and my telephone number through songs when they were little. Music makes learning abstract things like that way easier. I teach the quadratic formula wihh a song to my Algebra students every year.