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Internet & Technology

Here's where we nerd out about the world wide web and all forms of technology!

Section Staff: Tsutarja

What is your current desktop/mobile background?

(7 pages)

CiCi, Feb 1: Oh hey look, an incel :3

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Started by professor plum

The Coder's Lounge

(11 pages)

Aljam, Dec 10: I desperately need to make a portfolio of personal projects. I just don't know how to schedule the right amount of time for them in my busy student life.

263 47,513

Started by GoGoJJTech

CSS Help & Resources

(37 pages)

BronzeHeart92, Aug 10: So, is there anyone who can help me a little? Even though I've been using Firefox as my browser of choice for quite a while now, I have been considering switching to Edge at some point down the line. However, among other things, it forces these...

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Started by seeker

Rules

Internet & Technology Rules

Tsutarja, May 2016: microchip Internet & Technology PokéCommunity Rules | Forum FAQ microchip Introduction First off, welcome to Internet & Technology, PC's number one section for discussing all things on the internet, in addition to the latest technology trends....

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Started by Tsutarja

Phones

need help deciding on a new phone!!

_confused_piplup_, May 20: Actually, my phone broke some days ago and I am looking for a change as well. I am not quite into phones but not too much. I had a Xiaomi Mi 9 SE and I found myself pretty comfortable with that, because it had everything and it worked fine. The...

17 1,976

Started by colours

Other Tech

Audiophiles

colours, May 17: nervously glances at her $200 sony earbuds.......... i don't even consider myself an audiophile i just spend on good quality earbuds lmao u_u

6 163

Started by Fairy

Internet Culture

Elon Musk purchasing Twitter

Fairy, May 17: Tesla stock is back up a bit as of this morning. but the downward trend seems as consistent as ever. But I had heard he was backpedaling and considering walking after learning that like approx. 30% of all Twitter accounts are bots / fake. The...

17 628

Started by ZeoStar

Other Tech

Goodnight, sweet prince

Roni, May 17: I guess the explosion in popularity of music streaming kinda made them obsolete for modern day listening. It never made much of an impact on me because I was too poor to own one anyway growing up, and I didn't even mind bcs I was just happy playing...

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Started by Fairy

i want us to use this thread to talk about our cool flairs!

(4 pages)

Fairy, May 15: It would look even better with this avatar: https://pixeljoint.com/files/icons/full/16colorsnowwoo.png *hint hint nudge nudge* For real tho it came out super clean. Love that look!

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Started by colours

Internet Culture

Alternate Reality Games & Unfiction

Tsutarja, May 15: nope never really been into ar games, and that includes not using pokemon go's ar features when i actually play it

3 94

Started by Fairy

News

Hackers Access multiple Law Enforcement Data Systems

Fairy, May 12: Kinda hard to feel bad when an entire branch of US judicial security is compromised by what is suspected to be a couple of teenagers. As far as I understand this hasn't been confirmed as a case of white or black hat hacking, but either way, not...

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Started by Fairy

News

Biden Administration plans to provide High-Speed Internet

Devalue, May 11: Sounds great. Welcomes more people with Internet access. Appreciates what the Internet has given over the years on a personal level. (Acknowledges some bad elements as well.) Is happy for more people being given that too.

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Started by Fairy

Other Tech

Are you a headphones, earbuds, or speakers type person?

Amore, May 10: I try to avoid earbud use where possible...which given I hate to go without music, just means whenever I'm in my car or at home! I could never stand over-ear headphones - at least not the ones we used at school - as my ears got really hot. Pretty...

13 387

Started by Roni

Internet Culture

It's new so I gotta use it or have it

_confused_piplup_, May 10: I don't care either. I prefer buying a durable device, maybe even spending much on it, but checking all the technical characteristics. If it has good things, then I think it's durable because I am a person that tends to be quite careful with things,...

14 1,322

Started by Caite-chan

Am I the only one who doesn't like dark/night mode?

colours, May 9: i use night mode on mostly everything lol idk it's more soothing to my eyes that said, i'm not opposed to using lighter skins as long as they aren't... blinding

19 683

Started by Palamon

Phones

convince me to switch to the iphone

Ghost Owl, May 7: I would never trust Google with something as important as my operating system. Apple's business model is increasingly built on privacy, Google's business model is track everything you do to sell advertisements. That alone is enough reason to use an...

7 254

Started by Tsutarja

Other Tech

How often do you replace your devices?

colours, May 2: every 2-3 years. i forsee myself keeping my pc for a good while longer than that, but my phone is past the point where i'd need to replace it and it's year 3 that i've had this (mostly due to charging port malfunctions, and this phone is outdated...

12 439

Started by Sheep

Computers

Looking for a new laptop

Abbelun, Apr 19: I'm a heavy computer user, and I've discovered that the most significant problem with my computer is that I lose the data on it several times.

4 2,853

Started by DarkDragonMeister

Computers

Ever tried to learn a non QWERTY keyboard layout?

Devalue, Apr 17: No. Has never seen a non-QWERTY keyboard in person. Lacks a reason to practice it. Bonus question: Scored 72 words per minute on the last typing test.

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Started by Roni

Other Tech

You have $1000 to spend on tech

Roni, Apr 17: After getting a small taste of the customization aspects of mech keebs, I now completely understand this and find it very valid~

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Started by Tsutarja

Where did your username come from?

(5 pages)

Vielleroue, Mar 28: It's a corruption of "vielle à roue," the French name for a medieval musical instrument called the hurdy-gurdy - which is one of my favourites. It's also combined with Vi, which is my preferred nickname. :D

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Started by HeroLinik

Loved websites

domusaur, Mar 18: DeviantART, Toyhouse, an old defunct forum i used to live in, and now PC too! I'd say Youtube and Twitter too but those are more of an addiction than a fondness... oops... EDIT: OH i forgot to say Pokemon Database! I used that site all the time...

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Started by ZeoStar

sending a carrier pigeon to all my discord friends

Roni, Mar 11: Not really no. It helps though that I have very few Discord-only friends. A lot of them I see regularly in this forum, Steam, and or Twitter, while others are irl friends so it's all good.

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Started by Juno

Online Pals/Friends

Retek, Feb 25: TBH, 2021 was the best time for me on Discord. I became active in PC, met some really sweet people, became friends with them, had streams, and lots of fun stuff! Birthday was the day it just got like, 1000x sweeter, all these people coming up to...

23 2,718

Started by ZeoStar

Computers

Had this bad boy for 6 years going strong

Tsutarja, Feb 19: technically my desktop is five years old but the parts that are currently running it are newer so the only original part is pretty much the motherboard

24 3,476

Started by starwalker

Social Media

What do you mean "girl" is a naughty word?

tigertron, Feb 5: Censorship on the internet is a very thorny issue and I don't know whether there is a right or wrong answer. Back in the early days of the internet, it was kind of the wild west west with little censorship, for better for worse. I still advocate for...

2 1,036

Started by Shooting Star

Internet Culture

Wordle

Tsutarja, Jan 31: and rip wordle 2021-2022 it got bought by the new york times

12 762

Started by Palamon

News

Hacked pokemon with website names still being surprise traded

denidenial22, Jan 27: soooo, around 1 or 2 years ago, nintendo started taking action against hacked pokemon being distributed through surprise trades. these pokemon usually have a website name such as machamps.com, dadiscord.co, pkmnlab.com, pkmngen.com, discord.gg, and...

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Started by denidenial22

Cool/Useful Browser Extensions

Tsutarja, Jan 21: uBlock Origin. and my primary reason is not to block ads to deprive a site of its revenue, but seriously to stop rogue ads from loading

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Started by Roni

Internet Culture

What's on your copy/paste clipboard?

(2 pages)

Palamon, Jan 17: https://www.ebay.com/itm/294732968344?hash=item449f743198:g:JLoAAOSwcqlh5B4U it's a genshin plushie lmfao idk if double posting is allowed so 1/22 edit it's glitch text for a thing

37 4,281

Started by ZeoStar

Online casinos?

Fairy, Jan 13: I’m an addict, I stay far away from stuff like that. No one wins.

13 2,793

Started by LuckyStar

Internet Culture

AOL Instant Messenger versus MSN/WLM Messenger

(2 pages)

tigertron, Jan 1: MSN for me then of course, WLM. I then used Skype but now I use Steam.

27 5,123

Started by professor plum

We've Detected Unusual Activity From This Account

Amore, Dec 31: I checked haveibeenpwned? Which confirmed one of my past email addresses was exposed as part of a hack that got all of Smogon’s users. Had a few pf 2FA notifications from Facebook, Twitter, and one time Apple, about addresses in London trying to...

16 5,362

Started by Palamon

Internet Culture

on the fly or sat put

Aslan, Dec 29: Usually my laptop since it's easier to post but I'm also comfortable with posting from my phone. I'll post on PC on my phone if I'm away from home and have a few minutes to spare. Posting in PC from bed is also much more comfortable on a phone so I...

19 2,778

Started by starwalker

Other Tech

alexa, play despacito

Amore, Dec 28: I'm no luddite - I have an iPhone 12 that tracks my eyes - but I hate the idea of always-listening devices. At least I can turn off Siri, but I'm dreading trying to finally get a big TV when I move out of my parents' place because they'll all have...

17 2,840

Started by starwalker

Internet Culture

"i connect with :D personally, it's just so me"

Devalue, Dec 22: Rarely uses emojis. Would say 😐. Wears that expression the most while browsing the Internet. (Drew that for a Drawful game, as well.) Adds a cat emoji as a second answer. Carted those out for reactions to cat pictures in Discord. Marks cats...

11 1,508

Started by Sheep

Other Tech

Qr Codes

Slardar, Dec 15: Malls and crowded places in my country may need QRcode in order to get inside the building, which you need to scan with special app and QRcode payment is a thing now where you just scan and pay without handing out your wallet. Another thing I use...

13 4,309

Started by Palamon

Do You Use Linux? Why or Why Not?

(4 pages)

virtualpet, Dec 14: Mew: we did seriously consider switching to linux when we were switching out our ssd, but decided not to because sticking with windows would make it so we wouldn't have to reformat our hdd and because a lot of things with linux looked really...

83 18,304

Started by 8-bit Zeta

Other Tech

Let's talk Bluetooth

virtualpet, Dec 14: Mew: our PC doesn't have bluetooth compatibility except for a bluetooth adapter for a wireless mouse so we don't use it that much, but we've been using wireless and wired earbuds both for a few years now

11 3,893

Started by Tsutarja

Internet Culture

What's currently your favorite video trend?

Aljam, Dec 10: Commentary from Linux youtubers complaining about Linus from Linus Tech Tips getting frustrated at Linux. It's my guilty pleasure as of late.

4 1,818

Started by Biozilla

Computers

When do you usually update your computer?

Aljam, Dec 10: I update whenever I feel like it. Usually I update weekly / bi-weekly, otherwise I update when I install a new package.

14 3,639

Started by Palamon

Internet Culture

your first forum usernames/instant messenger handles?

(2 pages)

Aljam, Dec 10: Earliest username I can remember is my current one. This account is one of my oldest accounts I have as it's from a time when I didn't have the Internet at home. Boy have the times changed.

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Started by professor plum

What's the story behind your current avatar?

(2 pages)

Aljam, Dec 10: You see, he's a janitor, and he sweeps. It's ironic because I'm really rusty at the game and haven't played the latest generations and gotten familiar with the meta.

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Started by BronzeHeart92

Computers

Buying tech stuff

Aljam, Dec 10: Newegg and staples are my go to places. Hell, sometimes I get amazing deals at thrift stores.

8 3,941

Started by Meganium

Other Tech

BRUH

colours, Dec 10: i wish i could do fancy backflips like they can ;_;

9 1,089

Started by colours

Internet Culture

Clickbait

Roni, Dec 10: I used to kind of fall for it when I was like 15, but now I can notice it from a mile away.

7 3,897

Started by Palamon

Social Media

you are now a new and growing youtuber! what kind of interesting thing would you say to your viewers to get them to subscribe and hit that bell icon?

Roni, Dec 10: *immediately does/shows what the title of the video says* "Alright that's it, see ya" *the word Subscribe appears on screen for three seconds before cutting to black*

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Started by colours

Computers

an essential skill

Roni, Dec 10: It's great (especially in my country) if you wanna have an easier time finding a job. Every single one of my Com Sci major friends earn more than me right now.

4 2,234

Started by starwalker

Computers

how much do you care about RGB?

Roni, Dec 10: It's alright, but I don't want rainbow vomit, just a nice steady light so I can see stuff while in the dark.

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Started by colours

Other Tech

The Metaverse

Roni, Dec 10: I care so little about this project of theirs that I don't even have the energy to hate it.

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Started by ZeoStar

laughs and hands out cookies

Roni, Dec 10: It's always been *eats you* asterisks italicized for me. It just feels right.

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Started by Sheep

PowerToys

ZeoStar, Dec 9: There's all sorts of things you can do with a Chromebook. I don't have the technical skill. It's just a homework machine for me.

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Started by Roni

What Are You Thankful For? [Technology Edition]

Roni, Dec 9: It was fine for the small square monitors of the time. I vaguely remember that era as a kid, watching 144p Pokemon/Counter Strike videos in shoddy internet cafes. It didn't affect my viewing experience at all.

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Started by Roni

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What is your current desktop/mobile background?

The Coder's Lounge

CSS Help & Resources

Internet & Technology Rules

need help deciding on a new phone!!

Audiophiles

Elon Musk purchasing Twitter

Goodnight, sweet prince

i want us to use this thread to talk about our cool flairs!

Alternate Reality Games & Unfiction

Hackers Access multiple Law Enforcement Data Systems

Biden Administration plans to provide High-Speed Internet

Are you a headphones, earbuds, or speakers type person?

It's new so I gotta use it or have it

Am I the only one who doesn't like dark/night mode?

convince me to switch to the iphone

How often do you replace your devices?

Looking for a new laptop

Ever tried to learn a non QWERTY keyboard layout?

You have $1000 to spend on tech

Where did your username come from?

Loved websites

sending a carrier pigeon to all my discord friends

Online Pals/Friends

Had this bad boy for 6 years going strong

What do you mean "girl" is a naughty word?

Wordle

Hacked pokemon with website names still being surprise traded

Cool/Useful Browser Extensions

Meta

What's on your copy/paste clipboard?

Online casinos?

AOL Instant Messenger versus MSN/WLM Messenger

We've Detected Unusual Activity From This Account

on the fly or sat put

alexa, play despacito

"i connect with :D personally, it's just so me"

Qr Codes

Do You Use Linux? Why or Why Not?

Let's talk Bluetooth

What's currently your favorite video trend?

When do you usually update your computer?

your first forum usernames/instant messenger handles?

What's the story behind your current avatar?

Buying tech stuff

BRUH

Clickbait

you are now a new and growing youtuber! what kind of interesting thing would you say to your viewers to get them to subscribe and hit that bell icon?

an essential skill

how much do you care about RGB?

The Metaverse

*laughs and hands out cookies*

PowerToys

What Are You Thankful For? [Technology Edition]

laughs and hands out cookies