Yep, I get the same feeling usually.
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| Author: | Jordus [ Sat May 01, 2010 5:26 pm ] |
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So my internet was down for last two hours.... I felt like I was on the verge of hyperventilating....internet addiction? Glee filled my heart when the internet began working again.... I shall put these thoughts behind me until the next time I may lose my virtual life line.... |
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| Author: | Chew Terr [ Sat May 01, 2010 5:29 pm ] |
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Now, this is EXACTLY what go books are for =) |
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| Author: | Jordus [ Sat May 01, 2010 5:30 pm ] |
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Yes without Go Books, I may not have survived the ordeal.... |
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| Author: | Phelan [ Sat May 01, 2010 6:47 pm ] |
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Yep, I get the same feeling usually.
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| Author: | GoCat [ Sat May 01, 2010 7:16 pm ] |
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Internet disconnect == nap time. It's the only solution. And, the only time I get to nap! |
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| Author: | Tyson2011 [ Sat May 01, 2010 9:13 pm ] |
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although i wouldnt have learned about go, i think i could survive without the internet...i dont use it for much more than facebook and go anyhow. |
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| Author: | Biondy [ Sun May 02, 2010 1:21 am ] |
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hmm... the internet i pretty useful, though I agree with the post above that I can survive without it, but I won't know how to play go perhaps. |
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| Author: | kirkmc [ Sun May 02, 2010 2:28 am ] |
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How can I say this politely...? Get a life!  Seriously, read a book or something. Doesn't even have to be a go book. Hmm, a good off-topic poll there... |
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| Author: | SoDesuNe [ Sun May 02, 2010 2:34 am ] |
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Without the internet, I would have missed a lot of beautiful things (friendships), useful / not so useful knowledge and my english would be even more scary. Topside: I'd have been so much better in so many other things, on which I could have spent the time, I otherwise idle on the net. Anyway, I have no problems spending time without the internet, when I know I won't have internet =D |
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| Author: | Solomon [ Sun May 02, 2010 2:37 am ] |
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One of the things I'd like to do someday is live in a Buddhist monastery in Korea like the Bongwonsa, or in an Amish community, for a few years and just cut myself away from the intertubes and technology. Not only would it be a bizarre and interesting experience, but I hear that just living in a place without Internet for a few years really has you realize that the Internet doesn't need to be such a vital part in one's life. |
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| Author: | Jordus [ Sun May 02, 2010 2:43 am ] |
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SoDesuNe wrote: Without the internet, I would have missed a lot of beautiful things (friendships), useful / not so useful knowledge and my english would be even more scary. Topside: I'd have been so much better in so many other things, on which I could have spent the time, I otherwise idle on the net. Anyway, I have no problems spending time without the internet, when I know I won't have internet =D I agree with he positive remarks here. And I also agree that if I knew I wasn't going to have internet for a while I think everything would be ok. It is the fact that I was on and it just died without warning. The ISP servers decided to take a nap or something.... You can't just take something so important without warning... |
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| Author: | freegame [ Sun May 02, 2010 7:26 am ] |
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I recently had two 3 week periods of "downtime" (for both my internet and my mood...) things I NEED the internet for in order of importance: - study (online blackboard, looking up information, ect) - teaching (I give online lessons) - reading mail (my mailbox is basically my agenda) The once below I can do without, but are still missed greatly when I have no internet. - reading the news (I don't get a news paper and have no TV. I can watch tv on my PC but that's not great) - checking out this forum  - "being available" (msn skype) basically keeping in contact with friends ect. - a few other forums and websites i check out on a daily basis. |
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| Author: | Kirby [ Sun May 02, 2010 11:20 am ] |
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I used the Internet very rarely (maybe once every couple of weeks) during a year I spent in Japan, and I had some really great experiences. When I came back, I was much more ambitious, and I got a lot of things done. I don't know if it's only because I didn't use the Internet, or if other factors were involved. But unfortunately, it wore off after a little while (it was 5 years ago) and now I use the Internet very frequently. |
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| Author: | DrStraw [ Sun May 02, 2010 1:05 pm ] |
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Araban wrote: ... but I hear that just living in a place without Internet for a few years really has you realize that the Internet doesn't need to be such a vital part in one's life. I can vouch for the veracity of that statement. There was no internet for the first forty years of my life. |
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| Author: | redponey [ Sun May 02, 2010 4:07 pm ] |
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Well, I may not be as grumpy and/or old as some, but I do remember life without the internet or even AOL, Compuserve, or private bulletin boards. I also remember television with no cable and only 3 channels to pick from, no cell phones, no personal computers, and no home gaming systems. I even had a paper route to deliver those dying things called "newspapers". I like the modern conveniences, but I could do without. |
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| Author: | Rafa [ Mon May 03, 2010 8:27 am ] |
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Araban wrote: One of the things I'd like to do someday is live in a Buddhist monastery in Korea like the Bongwonsa, or in an Amish community, for a few years and just cut myself away from the intertubes and technology. Not only would it be a bizarre and interesting experience, but I hear that just living in a place without Internet for a few years really has you realize that the Internet doesn't need to be such a vital part in one's life. I've finished reading a book lately called "The Secret of Shambhala" by james redfield and it kept me thinking about what you have mentioned, and it would be a hell of an life experience. |
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| Author: | mdobbins [ Mon May 03, 2010 12:02 pm ] |
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Physical reality, what a concept. Reach out and touch something. |
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| Author: | Marcus [ Mon May 03, 2010 12:15 pm ] |
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mdobbins wrote: Physical reality, what a concept. Reach out and touch something. That isn't a computer keyboard or mouse. Personally, I get pretty sick of the computer after a 9 hour day of work (usually). |
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| Author: | ChradH [ Mon May 03, 2010 12:31 pm ] |
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redponey wrote: Well, I may not be as grumpy and/or old as some, but I do remember life without the internet or even AOL, Compuserve, or private bulletin boards. I also remember television with no cable and only 3 channels to pick from, no cell phones, no personal computers, and no home gaming systems. I even had a paper route to deliver those dying things called "newspapers". Me too... I also remember when a classmate showed off his new programmable TI pocket calculator with a memory of 32 program steps. That was the first programmable device I ever held in my hands. redponey wrote: I like the modern conveniences, but I could do without. Of course. You're using "can" in the past tense there, right?
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| Author: | Fedya [ Tue May 04, 2010 4:45 am ] |
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mdobbins wrote: Physical reality, what a concept. Reach out and touch something. Here's a blast from the past for the American members. |
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