Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Hi, all My iPhone has been totally odd / acting up and my pc just went dark then rebooted — all out of character. Lots of strange electronic shenanigans. I live in a major urban area. Is this happening elsewhere? Godspeed
Time to test a faraday cage for your phone and maybe disconnect from wifi. Can you get a straight plug connection for your laptop? Might not solve being targeted, but would reduce ambient radiation and intrusion by scanning. Consider a radiation meter, they're not cheap but will show the paths of wifi, 4-5G etc in your home.
ThanQ! I had a momentary panic attack! I will take your advice! I’m going to definitely look into a faraday cage. My sister just said a microwave may work in lieu of a faraday cage, but that kind of sounds unsafe…
I agree it's unsafe because although the cage in a microwave will block external radiation, there's to much of a chance you'll accidentally fry your equipment. If you get an old or broken microwave from a thrift store, you can finish breaking it (cut the cord) and use it instead to shield any mobile devices.
ThanQ for the tips! Great advice!