Greg Egan on Nostr: My phone acquired a handful of odd bugs yesterday (unable to use mobile data, ...
My phone acquired a handful of odd bugs yesterday (unable to use mobile data, 3-button navigation not working, quick settings panel limited to one row) after being present [switched off] in the room where I had a CAT scan.
A factory reset got everything back to normal. I suppose it could be a coincidence, but if it wasn’t, I hope all the computing hardware crucial to the scanner itself was better shielded against whatever spillage corrupted the phone's flash storage.
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