I remember when you had to log into everything, but there wasn’t much to visit. Then people started using the Internet en mas and selling ads was the market maker. So you didn’t need to log in, but you did get the most malicious JavaScript ever written trying to jam pop-ups under your cursor.
Now we’ve somehow managed to achieve the worst of both worlds
Unless it’s got literally nothing of note on it, I try to make a habit to log into everything manually every time. Some sites find this “suspicious” and make me check my phone and email to get in, which can be a little annoying.
Remember when you didn’t even need to log into anything? I genuinely want the internet to go back to that
It’s waxed and waned.
I remember when you had to log into everything, but there wasn’t much to visit. Then people started using the Internet en mas and selling ads was the market maker. So you didn’t need to log in, but you did get the most malicious JavaScript ever written trying to jam pop-ups under your cursor.
Now we’ve somehow managed to achieve the worst of both worlds
Then: “If you don’t have to pay for it then you’re the product”
Now: “You have to pay for it and you’re the product”
jesus fucking tell me about it. When the internet was the domain of the nerd doing cool shit because it was cool, instead of… ugh
But then how can we sell your email to our 1873 partners?
Come with me back to IRC land. The water’s fine.
(Technically you should log in to nickserv, but that’s it)
/msg ns identify password
Good times.
Only if you want your nick to be reserved, right? At least that’s what Q does on quakenet.
Yeah, if you don’t worry about someone impersonating your account you don’t have to reserve.
Normally only bothered if it was somewhere I wanted to return to frequently, otherwise no point registering
Unless it’s got literally nothing of note on it, I try to make a habit to log into everything manually every time. Some sites find this “suspicious” and make me check my phone and email to get in, which can be a little annoying.