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"The old days of niche little communities and interesting websites around the corners of the web are long gone it seems."
I mean, there's still a bit of that...
It's a shame some of it is actually long gone, though. I used to lurk around a Urusei Yatsura forum before it got shut down around November 2024, for example.
Doesn't help that the Wayback Machine hasn't archived the site properly...

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General Chat / Re: Topicless thread

Last post by Dr. Kraus - February 07, 2025, 12:13:44 PM

Quote from: QuickyGreenTheNanamiSimp on February 07, 2025, 10:40:20 AMIt may be cool, but it's an absolutely terrible video when you consider the fact that all companies (Microsoft included) really want is money.

Moving my response to this thread since it's getting off-topic from the original post.

Sadly, the internet as a whole has been transformed mainly into a platform for businesses and individuals to extract as much money from you as possible. The old days of niche little communities and interesting websites around the corners of the web are long gone it seems.

I've even fallen into the trap over the years where I only really interact with 4-6 websites on a daily basis and don't explore much or interact much.

Youtube
Gmail / Outlook email
Google News
Ars Technica
Reddit
Mangadex

Youtube has turned into my brain soup TV, I let it feed me constantly through the day where I'm served a string of consumer videos. Lately since I'm going to be moving into a new place later this year I've been getting nothing but "Desk Makeover", "Room Tour", and "Living Space Upgrade/Tour" videos that are nothing but people showing off all the random crap they have bought to fill up their living spaces.

Windows as an OS has continued to get worse over the years, I really only continue to use it due to being a Windows based sysadmin. But with Win11 introducing the AI screen capture features and other intrusive data mining features... I plan to make my main computer a Linux based system while keeping a secondary Windows system for when I need to use it.

I hope everyone is doing well, I'd like to post some more here in the future like I used to back in the day.

Have a nice weekend everyone

#45

OS-tan Talk / Re: Will there be Windows 11-t...

Last post by QuickyGreenTheNanamiSimp - February 07, 2025, 10:40:20 AM

Quote from: Dr. Kraus on February 07, 2025, 08:56:18 AMTotally feels AI generated, He said Madobe was the official Win 7 mascot and then said she was his favorite Win 8-tan... though its possible he just misread/spoke and said 8 instead of 7.

Still cool that Microsoft's real account made a post about os-tans, young Kraus would've been hyped for a post like that.

It may be cool, but it's an absolutely terrible video when you consider the fact that all companies (Microsoft included) really want is money.

#46

General Chat / Re: Topicless thread

Last post by Goujer - February 07, 2025, 10:06:03 AM

Quote from: RaitoninqXaara on February 07, 2025, 03:26:45 AMmaaan i rlly wish i were an editor of the os tan wiki... and its not like i would vandalize any part of it too
i would like to be signed up just for editing and creating own articles if you please!!

I made a topic for Wiki requests as a compromise for now. Feel free to recommend any Wiki changes or additions there.

https://www.ostan-collections.net/forum/index.php/topic,1957.msg176978/topicseen.html#msg176978

#47

General Chat / Re: Topicless thread

Last post by Dr. Kraus - February 07, 2025, 09:03:53 AM

I've awoken from my slumber once again, may this forum never die hahaha

#48

Forum Feedback and Administration / Wiki Requests

Last post by Goujer - February 07, 2025, 09:00:38 AM

I don't feel 100% comfortable yet opening Wiki registration, but I don't think it benefits from being stagnant either.

So this topic will be for recommend changes or new pages that should be added to the wiki. An important first step to reopening registration.

Please make sure you read the current wiki guidelines before submitting a request.

#49

OS-tan Talk / Re: Will there be Windows 11-t...

Last post by Dr. Kraus - February 07, 2025, 08:56:18 AM

Quote from: QuickyGreenTheNanamiSimp on October 10, 2024, 12:57:14 PMJust saw that video. The script felt AI-generated.

Totally feels AI generated, He said Madobe was the official Win 7 mascot and then said she was his favorite Win 8-tan... though its possible he just misread/spoke and said 8 instead of 7.

Still cool that Microsoft's real account made a post about os-tans, young Kraus would've been hyped for a post like that.

#50

General Chat / Re: Topicless thread

Last post by RaitoninqXaara - February 07, 2025, 03:26:45 AM

Quote from: Goujer on January 31, 2025, 11:27:43 AMYeah, signing up for the OSC Wiki is disabled right now.

We've had a lot of vandalism, so it's disabled for now.

maaan i rlly wish i were an editor of the os tan wiki... and its not like i would vandalize any part of it too
i would like to be signed up just for editing and creating own articles if you please!!

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