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Jack
16-07-09, 08:18 AM
Ok, so this was a spam post which I just removed, but I actually think its worthy of a thread lol

Post was

What would you do if the internet crashed for good? Would you get used to life with less communication and less "being connected" or would you be pretty bummed for the rest of your life?This is assuming it was not fixed. Perhaps some largescale EMP attack or something that crippled it for the next 50+ years or so.
Discuss. :d

[edit] My dad rang me the other day to say the Internet had crashed. Roffle etc lol

Stuart
16-07-09, 08:27 AM
there was another spam thread that I moved into here, but some retard (I'm gonna go with you for that) must have read the report emails and binned it without paying attention to where it was and what was posted after it lol

Jack
16-07-09, 09:05 AM
not guilty, I haven't read the reported threads for a looong time as my hotmail refuses to load at home :(

I only really check test and articles for spam... or the new and online users list lol

kevw
16-07-09, 09:14 AM
If the internet dissapeared (although that would be quite difficult) the world would be a very different place.

It would destroy companies and there would be job losses and that alone can cause a right mess when on a grand scale!

Don't worry, I have a backup plan of hosting the internet on an old Cyrix 486 under the bed at my mums house lol lol

I don't think we need to worry

Jack
16-07-09, 09:19 AM
I don't think we need to worry
...until your bedroom needs hoovering? lol

Sloth
16-07-09, 09:34 AM
rofl, i'd maybe go and build some type of small car with a big engine..... :D

kevw
16-07-09, 09:54 AM
...until your bedroom needs hoovering? lol

lol lol

I don't live there anymore, unfortunately we've had our own mortgage for about 4 years lol

I would still host the Internet there though in rememberance of the old days, but yes, there would be periods of down time while household chores were dealt with lol

kelbelle
16-07-09, 09:54 AM
I think I would be quite devestated is the internet went away! Even though I see my friends several times a week we still regularly chat on facebook. I also found some long lost family on facebook which would never have happened if I didnt have the internet. Also i dont think i could cope without online shopping he he

Tidy Max
16-07-09, 10:06 AM
anyone seen the it crowd where they have 'the internet' in a box lol

draper
16-07-09, 10:38 AM
you mean if we like had to g outside and talk to real people nooooooooooooooo
dont say that, dont even joke lol


apart from job losses/companies struggling like kev said id also have to pay for porn !

Southie
16-07-09, 10:59 AM
Discuss. :d

Here is a clip from said discussion. lol

CLICKY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4vDClhnJjs&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geeksugar.com%2F404217&feature=player_embedded)

Ben
16-07-09, 11:03 AM
My life would be forked. as draper said would need to pay for porn, music, movies.

I had no tinternet for about 2 hours this morning and was climbing the walls!

Rysee
16-07-09, 11:09 AM
I think South Park showed me that no internet would lead to chaos...


and a lack of nasty jap pron

skidmarkz
16-07-09, 11:10 AM
i would love it :) no more emails at 4pm on my way home can you just pop to this site and check summat, gone are the days the phone was flat lol..

Serious though, i work with IT everyday and im sick of it, i go to places like the maldives with no mobile signal or internet, it's the most relaxing pleasurable time ever!

if the internet died, i would be ok

Ben
16-07-09, 11:13 AM
if the internet died, i would be ok

albeit unemployed!

Spudly
16-07-09, 12:09 PM
rofl, i'd maybe go and build some type of small car with a big engine..... :D


But seen as how the internet is here this is why you never have then lol

skidmarkz
16-07-09, 12:57 PM
albeit unemployed!

... i work WITH not IN :)

it's the IT side of my job i hate, always find techy IT geeks realy fappin anoying!

bmw156
16-07-09, 01:04 PM
i think i would struggle. but i would just get on with life.

Sloth
16-07-09, 01:55 PM
But seen as how the internet is here this is why you never have then lol

irony fail spud.....lol

Andy
16-07-09, 02:17 PM
I would still get to sleep.

paul james
16-07-09, 02:53 PM
You know I really can't think what the hell I used to do all the time on computers before I had the internet, managed to waste lots of hours on them anyway though.

Dod
16-07-09, 02:59 PM
Its like Die Hard 4.0. What if all comunications everywhere failed?

I'd buy a gun, gather as much Porn as I could and find a tiny cottage on top of a hill, miles from anywhere and shoot anyone that came near me.

Rysee
16-07-09, 03:01 PM
Its like Die Hard 4.0. What if all comunications everywhere failed?

I'd buy a gun, gather as much Porn as I could and find a tiny cottage on top of a hill, miles from anywhere and shoot anyone that came near me.


That's gross, what would you do with the gun though? haha

Andy
16-07-09, 03:06 PM
I would just carry on.I only come on the internet for this site and Astra OC and sometimes ebay.I never had the internet up until last year so i managed without before so could manage without again.

Jack
16-07-09, 03:30 PM
... i work WITH not IN :)

it's the IT side of my job i hate, always find techy IT geeks realy fappin anoying!
This is about the Internet, not IT in general. Assuming computers are still around, but without networking capability, there would be a huge demand for IT staff whilst many small companies (or ones that rely on internet orders) would cease to exist.

Economies would slow down, the postal and telecoms services would flourish, people would lose the "I want it delivered yesterday" culture. And if you wanted to get hockey DVDs you'd need to go see the badly shaven smelly tramp with fake london accent down the local market.

But yes, most techy geeks ARE annoying. lol

Mike
16-07-09, 05:46 PM
I can barely work it anyway so TBH i wouldnt miss much really.

General Baxter
16-07-09, 05:55 PM
i would have a life lol

Dar
16-07-09, 06:23 PM
I would get alot more work done becuase this place and youtube wouldn't be grabbing my attention all the time.

Rich
16-07-09, 06:33 PM
I probably wouldnt be so skint because i wouldnt of been spending all my time doing engine conversions and playing with novas. Would probably have a nice comfy car now :)

Novaboi_1991
16-07-09, 06:51 PM
WTF! DONT EVEN JOKE! lol

erm reasons id be pi55ed if the internet 'died'

no msn
no work (as i design websites)
no tlking to the misses when i pi55 her off an she dont answer the phone rofl
and most importantly! NO PNG! :eek: how would we live!

95% of scrapyards would be overrun with novas because us nova owners cant communicate when we need bits! lol

erm only reason it would be good is, id get some peace, no 'joe, can you just change a banner, or just edit a page,' lol

CoolTiger
16-07-09, 10:29 PM
if the internet died i wouldnt be replying i this thread

Jack
17-07-09, 08:39 AM
NO PNG! :eek: how would we live!
how the hell did the PNG survive when it was a primarily offline club! lol