My Dive into ‘Internethcicks’
Alright, so someone mentioned this term, ‘internethcicks’, the other day. Sounded weird, maybe a typo, who knows? But it got me thinking about all those little tricks and tweaks people talk about online to supposedly make your internet life better. You know, speed hacks, privacy settings, weird browser extensions. I figured, why not? Let’s see what this is all about, maybe find something useful.
So, I started digging around. Didn’t find much under that exact weird name, obviously. It felt like chasing smoke. But I found loads of forums and old blog posts talking about optimizing stuff. Stuff like fiddling with DNS settings, trying out different browsers people swear by, even messing with router configurations which always feels a bit scary, honestly.
First thing I tried: DNS changes. Everyone says Google’s DNS or Cloudflare’s DNS is faster. Seemed simple enough.
- Went into my network settings.
- Found the DNS section.
- Punched in the numbers they suggested (1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8, you know the drill).
- Saved it and rebooted my router, just for good measure.
Did it feel faster? Maybe? Placebo is a strong thing, folks. Hard to tell without proper tests, and who has time for that really? It didn’t break anything, so I guess that’s a win.
Next up: Browser extensions. Oh boy, the rabbit hole. Found lists recommending tons of them. Privacy Badger, uBlock Origin (already had that one, essential!), some weird tab managers, even stuff claiming to speed up video loading. I installed a couple that looked interesting. One was supposed to manage memory better. My browser felt… about the same. Maybe a little laggier with the extra stuff running. Uninstalled that one pretty quick.
Then I spent an afternoon trying to understand some scripts people shared. Supposedly for automating boring web tasks. Looked like gibberish to me mostly. Tried running one using some browser add-on. It failed spectacularly. Just error messages. Gave up on that. Felt like I wasted a whole Saturday afternoon chasing ghosts based on some vague idea of ‘internethcicks’.
Honestly, most of these ‘hacks’ felt like fluff. Some basic stuff like changing DNS or using a good ad blocker helps, sure. But a lot of it seems overly complicated for tiny, maybe imaginary gains. Or maybe I just picked the wrong things to try. The whole experience was messy, lots of trial and error, mostly error. You read stuff online, sounds easy, then you try it and reality hits. It’s rarely plug-and-play.
So, my journey into whatever ‘internethcicks’ was supposed to mean didn’t lead to any magic buttons. Just confirmed that the basics work, and the fancy stuff is often just noise. Sticking to what I know works from now on. Less headache that way.
