Make sure you use the right type of search engine for the type of information you want.
this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2024
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Fuck you, Microsoft. Bottom-posting replies is the correct way to reply.
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Sticking around and "lurking" for a bit before you try to engage with a new community, to learn the local etiquette before you make an ass of yourself. Or at least reading the rules as a bare minimum.
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only 1 hour a day! And if you accidentally click on a wrong link, the hackers can backtrace you or send the internet police.
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Most of them. Don't believe everything you see, don't give out personal information or real-life pictures... the usual.
The rules for abbreviations.
IIRC YMMV bc IANAL
Netspeak fluency has generally given way to textspeak.
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1.0 ratio is the low bar, leech
There always have been the nick picks. But now sometimes there is barely any connection between the post and the comments. Like two people with multiple strokes distributed between them having an angry teams call.
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Never disclose any real personal info.
Stick with the gopher protocol, http is too poorly implemented.