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[–] Strider@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And yet, most people still do not grasp the difference between wifi (aka wlan) and internet.

[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Hey Strider, your good with computers. Can you come over? Help your Gran, she can't get her Facebook to work.

[–] herrvogel@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Today my uncle asked me if it could be possible that his 3rd twitter account got banned because his phone is too old. I said I don't know anything about Samsung phones and dodged the subject.

[–] Strider@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Aside from my gran not being able to do that from the beyond I do have my ethics and never supported that.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

If the children were all screaming and raging this would be even more accurate.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"WHERE COCO MELON?!!!!!!"

One silver lining to the Internet going out... A brief, heavenly break from Coco Melon, Lankyblox, Blippi, and other abhorrent brainrot.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago

Parents, have you tried sitting your children down, and hitting them?

[–] user1234@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What's crazy is that Laura Ingalls was born before and died after Albert Einstein.

[–] Flagstaff@programming.dev 5 points 3 weeks ago

Become Luddite. Live longer.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Goodnight John Boy.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 4 points 3 weeks ago

I mean if I did not need it for work I would be tempted to not have internet at home.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Wonder how many people know what this picture is.

Also, anyone see the poltergeist episode? First time little me had heard of one and it scared me shitless, for weeks. And that fucking doll! 😱

[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

WiFi is down ? Ethernet cable is here ! Internet is down ? Self-hosted Jellyfin is here !

[–] bubblybubbles@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 weeks ago

10 is jus wen the morphing finishes, it rly starts around the 4 min mark