Do you consider yourself "taught" by the internet?

CrimsonNuker · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 13791 **Location:**

Okay, so im the smarter one of my sibling, and hes a complete dumbshit. Me and my parents think its because hes on the computer all the time, and I agree sort of, but then I think of myself, and how much time i've spent on the computer, and how "knowledgeable/smart" I am now, I think "then why the hell isnt my brother like me?". Like 30% of the shit I learned is from the internet lol

and a bunch of it was from here lol

dom · **Posted:** Mon May 12, 2008 4:08 am

b4 i startd 2 gaem n shiz i culdnt write wrt sht

Two posts I made in 2003, on another forum of course.

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i say no, the sig has a point and its very visible filling it up with stupid shit liek frogs and potatos would make it meaningless

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kinda figured it was old, dont mind if i browse thru them more hto right? inspiration cap'n

TOloseGT · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 7129 **Location:**

i generally know more trivia than my not-as-internety friends

Grimm-.- · **Posted:** Mon May 12, 2008 5:04 am

I have learned so much from the internet and am thankful for it.
Part of it is because of meting Intelligent people.
The other part is just things you can gradually learn about life from just lookin around.

Reise · **Joined:** May 2006 **Posts:** 6650 **Location:**

Well, I can type faster thanks to the internet.

adorable · **Joined:** Sep 2007 **Posts:** 264 **Location:**

Reise wrote:

Well, I can type faster thanks to the internet.

Innovacious · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 2446 **Location:**

whenever i come across something interesting that i dont know about i google it, probably end up reading about it for half hour and if i get to wiki its even worse, this happens

I know lots of useless crap thats never going to help me in the real world thanks to the internet.

When i was a kid though not many people had the internet and when i did finally get it we had dial up for ages and the amount of information availale wasnt as extensive as it is now. Right now most of the stuff its teaching me is to do with programming but the problem is that the internet is full of bad programmers so you have to be careful.

So anywho, i guess its taught me something.

woutR · **Posted:** Mon May 12, 2008 11:22 am

well it's definitely taught me english way better.
My english lessons take 0 effort at all and most of my friends who also play games experience the same

I used to have an english mozilla firefox but I accidentaly pressed I live in Holland at the installation of vista and now I can't change it. Most of the things I install automatically choose for the dutch language pack. Anyways, I don't have an english spell checker on this one which I miss, that one has definitely taught me a lot of things.

takolin · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 4238 **Location:** Life

It has taught me a few things, but not everything can be taught on the internet.

I want to vote partial but that option is lacking.

the.unseen. · **Joined:** Feb 2006 **Posts:** 1102 **Location:**

Like two or three years ago, I would always do run on sentences. Since everyone got pissed I started actually using periods, and commas. I also like learn and read up on history that I look up on the internet. People always rag on me for knowing about stuff that I learn on the internet. But why should I care at least I know the stuff.

Doron · **Posted:** Mon May 12, 2008 12:22 pm

woutR wrote:

well it's definitely taught me english way better.
My english lessons take 0 effort at all and most of my friends who also play games experience the same

I used to have an english mozilla firefox but I accidentaly pressed I live in Holland at the installation of vista and now I can't change it. Most of the things I install automatically choose for the dutch language pack. Anyways, I don't have an english spell checker on this one which I miss, that one has definitely taught me a lot of things.

agree....

but....

It can also backfire, the gaming part...

I have the best English grades in my class, so once my teacher asked me to check some tests from the others...

And what I came across almost made me shit seven colors...

This guy who games a lot, used U instead of You, and all this other little english things from games...

That's why I always type with good english, even in SRO...

But SRF once even helped me with my homework, it was last year...

viewtopic.php?f=12&t=45021&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=homework

loll...

Grimjaw · **Posted:** Mon May 12, 2008 5:51 pm

It has substantially increased my knowledge about various subjects.

heroo · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 6618 **Location:**

sure.

i learned most part of my formal english on the internet

it still sucks, but i wont give up

Tasdik · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 13206 **Location:** Life

Reise wrote:

Well, I can type faster thanks to the internet.

Yeah me too

dom · **Posted:** Mon May 12, 2008 7:28 pm

Grimm-.- wrote:

Part of it is because of meting Intelligent people.

Thanks.

Grimm-.- · **Posted:** Mon May 12, 2008 7:41 pm

dom wrote:

Grimm-.- wrote:

Part of it is because of meting Intelligent people.

Thanks.

I was kinda referring to people like Grandpa but if you would like to join the group go ahead

XMoshe · **Posted:** Mon May 12, 2008 8:31 pm

Yeah I got some stuff from the inet... ^_^

Sleepy1338 · **Joined:** Dec 2007 **Posts:** 444 **Location:**

Well I think the internet fucks up your grammar. When you see a bunch of people typing all this bullshit with no punctuation it rubs off on you :banghead:

and you start using phrases like 'EPIC FAIL'. Extremely dumb.

I have learned a lot of cool stuff through forums and youtube though

like how to blow shit up

Squirt · **Joined:** Jan 2008 **Posts:** 8186 **Location:**

Well if your bro uses the pc as well then he either spends his time talking to friends ,watching prons or watching crap video on you tube.

Ya i guess it has taught me a bt. I never listen in class so when i dont get it i google it and im up to date

salmissra · **Joined:** Nov 2007 **Posts:** 1487 **Location:**

Innovacious wrote:

whenever i come across something interesting that i dont know about i google it, probably end up reading about it for half hour and if i get to wiki its even worse, this happens

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I know lots of useless crap thats never going to help me in the real world thanks to the internet.

When i was a kid though not many people had the internet and when i did finally get it we had dial up for ages and the amount of information availale wasnt as extensive as it is now. Right now most of the stuff its teaching me is to do with programming but the problem is that the internet is full of bad programmers so you have to be careful.

So anywho, i guess its taught me something.

+1000000 the saaaaaaaaaaame thing here. if i find something interesting (especially online >.>) i'll spend about 30mins-1hr reading about it and just end up 'surfing' the web for random sites regarding the subject. nowadays..if i have nothing to do...i just go to wikipedia and read up the random articles of the day. just adding to my own database ^_^

Jstar1 · **Joined:** Mar 2007 **Posts:** 4757 **Location:**

it helps to watch idiots on online forums and learn what not to do in rl

SM-Count · **Joined:** Jan 2008 **Posts:** 2761 **Location:** /wave

I read [books].

Reise · **Joined:** May 2006 **Posts:** 6650 **Location:**

The internet has also taught me not to trust anyone. And to search more deeply into things if there's ever any doubt.

Burningwolf · **Joined:** Jun 2007 **Posts:** 2583 **Location:** :|

Innovacious wrote:

whenever i come across something interesting that i dont know about i google it, probably end up reading about it for half hour and if i get to wiki its even worse, this happens

I know lots of useless crap thats never going to help me in the real world thanks to the internet.

When i was a kid though not many people had the internet and when i did finally get it we had dial up for ages and the amount of information availale wasnt as extensive as it is now. Right now most of the stuff its teaching me is to do with programming but the problem is that the internet is full of bad programmers so you have to be careful.

So anywho, i guess its taught me something.

+1

CrimsonNuker · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 13791 **Location:**

SM-Count wrote:

I read [books].

o.O What are these books you speak of?

Breed · **Posted:** Tue May 13, 2008 12:02 am

I'd probably gain most of my knowledge from the internet, but in a wider range than I would from a book.
Books are more for vocabulary and grammar.

:love:

Grimjaw · **Posted:** Tue May 13, 2008 1:17 am

Breed wrote:

Books are more for vocabulary and grammar.

:love:

That's quite debateble you know. :wink:

LaloHao · **Joined:** Nov 2007 **Posts:** 1987 **Location:** Mexico

Yeah, i learned english on the internet =), i really think i learned a lot from the internet since all the info is in your hands and you dont have to go to library, i will give you an advice that you shall remember for all the time u spend on internet:
Google
is your friend =)

Breed · **Posted:** Tue May 13, 2008 3:00 am

Grimjaw wrote:

Breed wrote:

Books are more for vocabulary and grammar.

:love:

That's quite debateble you know. :wink:

Go on then :wink:

I'm more talking how to structure sentences and what-not.
Because half the stuff I read on the internet is
"Yar. I cn typ rly fast"
Depends on the sites your on I guess >.<

dom · **Posted:** Tue May 13, 2008 4:03 am

Breed wrote:

Grimjaw wrote:

Breed wrote:

Books are more for vocabulary and grammar.

:love:

That's quite debateble you know. :wink:

Go on then :wink:

I'm more talking how to structure sentences and what-not.
Because half the stuff I read on the internet is
"Yar. I cn typ rly fast"
Depends on the sites your on I guess >.<

I'm pretty sure you don't get much hands on practice with writing while reading a book.

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