fandomhigh | Computers 101, 1st Period [Friday]

This week, when the students arrived to class, they'd find the computers turned off. Sam had decided that it was time to start taking the training wheels off, at least a little bit.

"One of the most useful things about computers, in my opinion, is how they help us communicate with each other," he said. "There's a lot to be said for receiving a well-written, handwritten letter, but sending messages through the computer is a lot faster, and more effective, most of the time. Communicating online is especially important for people in Fandom, because sometimes, electronic messages are the only way people here can keep in touch with friends who have gone home. To be honest, I'm not sure how that all works, but it's one of the nice things about this place that balances out things like ending up in places where it never stops raining." Fandom was all about the balance sometimes.

"Another thing about communicating on the computer is that you don't have to talk to people you already know. There are lots of ways to meet new people who you share a common interest with, and the one we're going to play around with today is chat rooms." This had the potential for disaster, but Sam was keeping his fingers crossed that it would work out anyway. Once everyone's computers were on, he showed the students how to connect to IRC. "There are a lot of different rooms you can connect to, most of which are based on a single topic or interest. Find one that interests you, and see if you can strike up a conversation."

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With someone else.

Nobody Owens

Surreal

Seifer Almasy

Rilla Blythe (who is saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad to be all alone in her icons)

Faramir

Caroline Forbes

Topher Brink

Rinoa Heartilly

If you need it!

In a room, with each other, whatever floats your boat.

Bod managed to get his computer on just fine so now he was in one of the chat rooms, talking idly to someone he didn't know. Said person kept typing 'A/S/L' and Bod kept telling them that he didn't speak American sign language.

Chatting, obviously, was not going to be a strength of his.

Seifer had, unsurprisingly, found a weapons chat room, and a music history one.

And he had already pissed off everyone in the weapons chat.

Rilla spent all of five minutes in a chatroom about cooking before she just couldn't take the spelling and poor grammar a moment longer.

STOP TYPING SO POORLY. IT IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT TO SEARCH IN A DICTIONARY. I AM FROM 1914 AND HAVE A BETTER GRASP OF A COMPUTER THAN YOU--

"...Why can't I type in that room any more?"

Congratulations, Rilla, you've been banned.

Faramir managed to turn his computer on as he had quickly learned what the broken up circle sign meant. It did take him three minutes to realise the screen needed to be turned on as well.

Finding a topic to chat was all too easy, but Faramir had little success with it as by the time he had managed to type a reply, the other person would have disappeared. Or they would seem to not reply. "I do not think they can hear me."

Rinoa was enthusiastically discussing dogs in one of the chat rooms.

Unfortunately, she made the mistake of asking how many other people had trained attack dogs, and telling them about how Angelo could jump onto her wrist and spring into battle.

They had accused her of illegal dogfighting, called her names, and kicked her out. That was just mean.

They were clearly jealous that their dogs were not as cool as Angelo.

Once he pings in.

Before or after class.

Guess who forgot to write class before she passed out last night? >.>

Computers 101, 1st Period [Friday]

Sign In! [C101.3]

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Get Help Getting Your Computer On [C101.3]

Chat! [C101.3]

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Talk to the TA [C101.3]

Talk to Sam [C101.3]

OOC [C101.3]