little bored, so here is a question

[Barman58]

Having gone for, albeit fairly short periods, without the net at home, I know it's loss would affect me, in subtle ways, I am so used to just typing so many simple queries into Google and having the answer at my fingertips, often these are not related to a computer related subject, but general questions.
The net is now virtually essential to research IT related issues

I would adapt, but a lot of un-leaning would be needed

 

[starwolf1336]

Yea, i use google for alot of things other than computer use all the time. Like how to fix my sink cause it wouldnt hold water. How was i suppost to know you had to tighten a knob down there?

 

[Zidane24]

Yea, i use google for alot of things other than computer use all the time. Like how to fix my sink cause it wouldnt hold water. How was i suppost to know you had to tighten a knob down there?

Google knows everything...

 

[thefabe]

Guess I'd have to go back to opening those rectangular shaped things with lots of pages in them.

 

[wwpauljd]

I would have much more useful time on my hands and have real communication with friends rather than online.

 

[jfar]

It might be a little like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU0TilM6NTQ&feature=related

 

[bigmck]

We could always go back to using BBS's. Remember those. They were great at the time, but they seem so simple now. I spent many hours on them.

 

[fseal]

The long distance bills thogh! UGH

And that might not work too well any more eaither as more and more of the phone service infrastructure is being ported to the internet

 

[Joan Archer]

Guess I'd have to go back to opening those rectangular shaped things with lots of pages in them.

You mean you don't do that as well now

 

[J.R.]

What would you do if the internet was forever gone, could not be brought back.

I for one would just be clueless, i spend countless hours on it. Everyone depends so highly on the internet. I bet the world be in utter chaos

I would go find a life.

Seriously.

I would trade computers/net in a heart beat for a rural life, living, working, loving the outdoors, forest, and mountains. Having lived in a semi rural, remote area and left, I looked forward to getting back to the life style.

Life would not end if my computer was removed from my life, although I think in today's life, it's almost a necessity, and makes life easier.

There's a whole world outside beyond the computer. Really there is. :sarc:

I have withdrawal problems when away from the computer for more than a few hours................

 

[skunksmash]

There's a whole world outside beyond the computer. Really there is. :sarc:

lol...that's what my missus says, but i dont believe her

 

[Billy]

This may be called Not Safe for Work(it's not that bad) but it sums up your question for me, YTMND - Life before the Internet

 

[raj11650]

 

[Barman58]

There is a world outside of the computer - you can see it in google earth

 

[Zidane24]

There is a world outside of the computer - you can see it in google earth

:roflmao:
Best post today

 

[starwolf1336]

There is a world outside of the computer - you can see it in google earth

SEEEEE!!!, i told mom the same thing.

 

[Qdos]

I can't imagine how it feels for some of you... never to have known life before there were home computers which could connect to the internet, mobile phones, skype and messenger...

Have never forgotten my first cellular phone, back in 1989... it was an 8 watt unit, with a curly corded handset sitting on a 2Kg battery and ESN pack, with a rubber duck aeriel...

 

[Zidane24]

I can't imagine how it feels for some of you... never to have known life before there were home computers which could connect to the internet, mobile phones, skype and messenger...

Have never forgotten my first cellular phone, back in 1989... it was an 8 watt unit, with a curly corded handset sitting on a 2Kg battery and ESN pack, with a rubber duck aeriel...

A Side-Effect of being a child of the 20th century...

I would have relished in the great outdoors...if Nintendo hadn't invented the NES and the SNES while also making masterpieces such as The Legend of Zelda or Chrono Trigger...

The outside was just...not as fun

 

[darkassain]

i ask myself would we go back to the psedo p2p internet that Microsoft tried to create?
the internet is not as weak as you think though but yes certain would have the ability to isolate other nations from the net essentially severing them from the net (this has actually happened DDoS attack boots Kyrgyzstan from net ? The Register)
while their internal network works they wouldnt be able to get to the outside world...
to me a much more frighting thing would be a root DNS takeovers or DDOS and DOS since this can be catastrophic for everyone (and not just a country)...
this would still be incredibly hard but not impossible...

 

[spinifex]

What did i do before computers and then the internet??

CB radio. Guess i could pick up that hobby again. Still got 4 units in the shed and a big antenna at the back of it. I know the wife would hate it as i used to build my own specialised antenna's, with the back yard full of poles and stuff.

Re: BBS, that was great in it's day. I remember downloading a file called "Kermit". Fitted on a 360kb, 5 1/4" floppy and took 30 minutes.
Thought it was a game. How wrong i was, lol.