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Offline Kosh

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1/3 of americans see no point to having internet
on: March 25, 2007, 03:45:40 am
"The reason for this is that the original Fortran got so convoluted and extensive (10's of millions of lines of code) that no-one can actually figure out how it works, there's a massive project going on to decode the original Fortran and write a more modern system, but until then, the UK communication network is actually relying heavily on 35 year old Fortran that nobody understands." - Flipside

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Offline Turey

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Re: 1/3 of americans see no point to having internet
Reply #1 on: March 25, 2007, 04:00:52 am
I feel sorry for them. Those poor ignorant souls.
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Offline Mefustae

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Re: 1/3 of americans see no point to having internet
Reply #2 on: March 25, 2007, 04:04:54 am
Quote from: Turey on March 25, 2007, 04:00:52 am
I feel sorry for them. Those poor ignorant souls.
I sure don't, they're poor and ignorant after all. :doubt:
 

Offline Mongoose

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Re: 1/3 of americans see no point to having internet
Reply #3 on: March 25, 2007, 04:10:07 am
After some of the varied sites I've seen over my Internet lifetime, I'm not so sure that they aren't wiser than us all...
 

Offline Turey

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Re: 1/3 of americans see no point to having internet
Reply #4 on: March 25, 2007, 04:26:14 am
Quote from: Mongoose on March 25, 2007, 04:10:07 am
After some of the varied sites I've seen over my Internet lifetime, I'm not so sure that they aren't wiser than us all...

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Offline TrashMan

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Re: 1/3 of americans see no point to having internet
Reply #5 on: March 25, 2007, 07:49:51 am
Quote from: Mongoose on March 25, 2007, 04:10:07 am
After some of the varied sites I've seen over my Internet lifetime, I'm not so sure that they aren't wiser than us all...

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Offline Art Kelson

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Re: 1/3 of americans see no point to having internet
Reply #6 on: March 25, 2007, 08:02:36 am
Lol I always thought there is no Point in having NO Internet...
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Offline Aardwolf

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Re: 1/3 of americans see no point to having internet
Reply #7 on: March 25, 2007, 10:02:03 am
Statistics can be used to prove anything. 14% of people know that.
 

Offline Polpolion

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Re: 1/3 of americans see no point to having internet
Reply #8 on: March 25, 2007, 12:07:33 pm
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Forty-four percent of these households say they are not interested in anything on the Internet,

what? But everything is on the internet! how can you not like anything?
 

Offline Nuke

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Re: 1/3 of americans see no point to having internet
Reply #9 on: March 25, 2007, 02:11:56 pm
Quote from: Turey on March 25, 2007, 04:00:52 am
I feel sorry for them. Those poor ignorant souls.

or perhaps were the ignorant fools and they are the wise ones :D

with the new wave of kiddie internet culture pissing me off, blog sites replacing personal web space, overly intrusive marketing, scams, and spam that tells me my penis is gonna fall off if i dont buy there probibly illigal enhancement drugs, im starting to wonder if the internet is worth the bill. if it wasnt for piracy, i dont think id even have the internet.
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Offline Dark Hunter

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Re: 1/3 of americans see no point to having internet
Reply #10 on: March 25, 2007, 03:13:38 pm
Quote from: Aardwolf on March 25, 2007, 10:02:03 am
Statistics can be used to prove anything. 14% of people know that.

68% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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Offline Nuclear1

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Re: 1/3 of americans see no point to having internet
Reply #11 on: March 25, 2007, 04:22:54 pm
Quote from: Kosh on March 25, 2007, 03:45:40 am
http://www.informationweek.com/internet/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=BHNOW4K55XTSEQSNDLRCKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=198500549


And I wonder how they manage to live......
Well, yeah, when they have those things called encyclopedias, telephones, and next-door neighbors, you wonder what anyone really needs the Internet for.

Being totally serious here too.  In a really odd comparison, the internet's ability to connect people around the world instantly is probably one of the reasons that people become so isolated and individualistic.
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Offline TrashMan

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Re: 1/3 of americans see no point to having internet
Reply #12 on: March 25, 2007, 05:44:52 pm
Quote from: Dark Hunter on March 25, 2007, 03:13:38 pm
68% of statistics are made up on the spot.

No matter what you say or think, no matter how stupid or deranged your theories are, there will be at least 5% people on this planet that will agree with you.
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Offline Maniax

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Re: 1/3 of americans see no point to having internet
Reply #13 on: March 25, 2007, 05:57:27 pm
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In a really odd comparison, the internet's ability to connect people around the world instantly is probably one of the reasons that people become so isolated and individualistic.
I'm sure it's one of the reasons, but probably not the biggest. The trend of modernity as a whole has been to push people into a greater and greater isolation. The internet didn't invent the hermit, it just made it easier to be one and still keep in contact with people. For a great many folks, the internet was actually a life-saving bridge out of personal isolation.

To each their own. The biggest affect of the internet as a whole that I've seen is that it's sped up life even faster. For those people who are content enjoying a slower pace, I tip my hat, and my sympathies will go out to them as their world shrinks smaller and smaller.
 

Offline Agent_Koopa

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Re: 1/3 of americans see no point to having internet
Reply #14 on: March 25, 2007, 08:20:49 pm
Quote from: nuclear1 on March 25, 2007, 04:22:54 pm
Quote from: Kosh on March 25, 2007, 03:45:40 am
http://www.informationweek.com/internet/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=BHNOW4K55XTSEQSNDLRCKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=198500549


And I wonder how they manage to live......
Well, yeah, when they have those things called encyclopedias, telephones, and next-door neighbors, you wonder what anyone really needs the Internet for.

Being totally serious here too.  In a really odd comparison, the internet's ability to connect people around the world instantly is probably one of the reasons that people become so isolated and individualistic.

Wikipedia, MSN/AOL/heck, even VoIP, forums.

Wikipedia is larger than your average encyclopedia. MSN/AOL have more features than a telephone, VoIP services obviously need the Internet to operate, and forums allow you to talk with people who are smarter than your next-door neighbour, or allow you to insult people who are dumber than your next-door neighbour.

The Internet allows you to pursue your interests.
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Offline Deepblue

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Re: 1/3 of americans see no point to having internet
Reply #15 on: March 25, 2007, 11:30:48 pm
The internet also allows you to be an anonymous jack@ss.
 

Offline Sarafan

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Re: 1/3 of americans see no point to having internet
Reply #16 on: March 25, 2007, 11:36:57 pm
The internet also allows you to be an anonymous jack@ss while pursuing your interests.
 

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Re: 1/3 of americans see no point to having internet
Reply #17 on: March 25, 2007, 11:37:35 pm
Quote from: Agent_Koopa on March 25, 2007, 08:20:49 pm

Wikipedia, MSN/AOL/heck, even VoIP, forums.

Wikipedia is larger than your average encyclopedia. MSN/AOL have more features than a telephone, VoIP services obviously need the Internet to operate, and forums allow you to talk with people who are smarter than your next-door neighbour, or allow you to insult people who are dumber than your next-door neighbour.

The Internet allows you to pursue your interests.

Wiki is also the best place to go if you want bad information.

Wiki= good for getting a general idea
Encyclopedia=Near completely rock solid stuff.
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Offline Kosh

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Re: 1/3 of americans see no point to having internet
Reply #18 on: March 26, 2007, 12:12:22 am
the science stuff in wiki is just as good as any encyclopedia
"The reason for this is that the original Fortran got so convoluted and extensive (10's of millions of lines of code) that no-one can actually figure out how it works, there's a massive project going on to decode the original Fortran and write a more modern system, but until then, the UK communication network is actually relying heavily on 35 year old Fortran that nobody understands." - Flipside

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Offline Nuclear1

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Re: 1/3 of americans see no point to having internet
Reply #19 on: March 26, 2007, 05:52:53 am
Quote from: Kosh on March 26, 2007, 12:12:22 am
the science stuff in wiki is just as good as any encyclopedia

Well, yes, but it's rather difficult to be biased against hydrogen peroxide or be a DNA fanboi.
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Axem - Sorry to post again when I said I was leaving for good, but something was nagging me. I don't want to say it in a way that shames the campaign but I think we can all agree it is actually.. incomplete. It is missing... Voice Acting.
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Nuclear1 - I want a duet.
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