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Topic: Do they really have to call the Chromecast thing a "dongle"?

beckyderp !8ElfFaoFao started this discussion 13 years ago #29,576

I can't take a dongle seriously.

TTEH !JXsxEkDBLs joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 17 minutes later[^] [v] #431,645

Do you not have broadband dongles in the US? It's a common word.

Deal with it nerd.

beckyderp !8ElfFaoFao (OP) replied with this 13 years ago, 4 hours later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,674

@previous (TTEH !JXsxEkDBLs)
Maybe we do, but I've never heard of a dongle before, thanks.

TTEH !JXsxEkDBLs replied with this 13 years ago, 18 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,677

@previous (beckyderp !8ElfFaoFao)
Oh, maybe they're called something different there. It would be weird if Google adopted a UK term though.

beckyderp !8ElfFaoFao (OP) replied with this 13 years ago, 2 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,678

@previous (TTEH !JXsxEkDBLs)
yeah, uk terms are useless

Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 1 minute later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,679

@previous (beckyderp !8ElfFaoFao)
shut up nerd

squeegee joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 2 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,681

"Hey honey? Have you seen my dongle?"
"Yeah. I wasn't impressed."

TTEH !JXsxEkDBLs replied with this 13 years ago, 3 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,682

Externally hosted image@431,678 (beckyderp !8ElfFaoFao)
get fucked

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 4 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,683

@431,677 (TTEH !JXsxEkDBLs)
They're called dongles in dutch as well

(Edited 7 seconds later.)

beckyderp !8ElfFaoFao (OP) replied with this 13 years ago, 4 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,684

@previous (E)
slaap de dongle?

squeegee replied with this 13 years ago, 34 seconds later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,685

@431,683 (E)
A dongle is a dongle in any language.

TTEH !JXsxEkDBLs replied with this 13 years ago, 8 seconds later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,686

@431,683 (E)
Bles de dongel elke dag.

TTEH !JXsxEkDBLs double-posted this 13 years ago, 1 minute later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,687

@431,685 (squeegee)
No they're breitband sticks in Germany!

squeegee replied with this 13 years ago, 13 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,689

@previous (TTEH !JXsxEkDBLs)
The bastards are probably preparing to invade poland

Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 38 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,693

Dongles in the US. Most engineering software seems to come with dongle based security.

Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 46 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,700

@OP
Your're not alone!
A lot of people hate and have hated Dongles in the past, surely not the least of reasons is the shitty name 'Dongle'.

To learn more about the history of Dongles (they were invented in the US) you can read up at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongle

Anonymous G double-posted this 13 years ago, 34 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,703

@431,684 (beckyderp !8ElfFaoFao)
Does Google itself even use the term 'Dongle' in their marketing?

Lawrence joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 10 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,705

ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ raise your donglers ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ

Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 5 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,706

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Lawrence replied with this 13 years ago, 3 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,707

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Anonymous I replied with this 13 years ago, 27 seconds later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,708

@previous (Lawrence)
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Lawrence replied with this 13 years ago, 3 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,709

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Anonymous I replied with this 13 years ago, 5 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,710

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Lawrence replied with this 13 years ago, 1 minute later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,711

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Fk u and ur gators u dont control me

Anonymous I replied with this 13 years ago, 2 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,714

@previous (Lawrence)
can i ask you a serious question?
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