NetworkTism

Like nepotism, but when you only hire people from your network

Hey this guy was hired through networktism

by RasmusKVoss June 16, 2025

Oceanic Networks

One of the best Australian DarkRP server for Garry's Mod

Mike: Hey man do you know any good servers to play on?
John: Do I know any good servers? You bet your ass I do boy, join Oceanic Networks DarkRP, they are one of the oldest garry's mod communities and are simply the best.
Mike: Ok.

by TheMikeHunt August 17, 2022

Oceanic Networks

Best Garry's Mod Server, humungous W.

Have you played Oceanic Networks?

by furive August 22, 2022

cloudie networks

a god-awful way of hosting your servers

"i hate using cloudie networks"
"i prefer using august"

by smishu January 8, 2023

queer networking

when one makes an effort to meet new queer people and befriend them/make new connections

"Ah! I am finally queer networking with a friend I made on bumble."
"yesss look at you go! Lmk what happens"

"I'm finally networking w the local gays 😤🙏🏻"

by littlefloofs November 13, 2023

Orbital Networks

The interconnected web of satellites, space stations, and orbital infrastructure that form the backbone of off-world communication, navigation, observation, and logistics. Think of it as the internet, GPS, and air traffic control combined, but stretched across the sphere of space around Earth (and eventually other planets). These networks enable real-time global connectivity, constant Earth monitoring, and the coordination of all space traffic, forming the essential nervous system for a spacefaring civilization.

Orbital Networks Example: SpaceX's Starlink constellation is a nascent Orbital Network for broadband internet. A future advanced network might include navigation sats around Mars (MarGPS), fuel depots in Lagrange points, relay satellites for the Moon's far side, and a chain of monitoring stations tracking space debris—all talking to each other to keep the celestial economy running.

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 3, 2026

Dark Networks

Clandestine, encrypted, and often decentralized digital networks operating outside standard oversight, used for secure communication, black-market exchange, or subversive coordination. These are the "dark alleys" of the internet, hidden from search engines and law enforcement, requiring specific software (like Tor) or protocols to access. While sometimes associated with illicit activity, they are also vital tools for whistleblowers, dissidents, and privacy advocates in oppressive regimes. A dark network is defined by its intentional obscurity and resistance to censorship.

Dark Networks Example: A journalist communicating with a source via an encrypted, peer-to-peer messaging app that leaves no central server logs is using a Dark Network. The infamous "Silk Road" marketplace, operating on the Tor network, was a dark network for illicit goods, hidden from the standard web's view.

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 3, 2026