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Posted by gehzumteufel on Jul-03-2008 17:46:

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Originally posted by Lira
My ISP went nuts this week and I'm seriously thinking of not having internet at home any more. I can still have access to the intarweb at work, after all, and so far I don't feel I'm missing much.

I still need to get rid of Civilisation II, though. What a time waster that is

Civ II sucks. Civ IV is much cooler.

Posted by Slylee on Jul-03-2008 17:54:

omg i would die without the internet in my apt.

but at the same time, i have no problem not having it if i'm doing something cool like an exotic vacation. if i was chillin in fiji with a pina colada and a sexy man, the last thing on my mind would be TA or any part of the internet lol

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jul-03-2008 17:56:

quote:
Originally posted by Slylee
omg i would die without the internet in my apt.

but at the same time, i have no problem not having it if i'm doing something cool like an exotic vacation. if i was chillin in fiji with a pina colada and a sexy man, the last thing on my mind would be TA or any part of the internet lol

+1..except swap the man for a woman.

Posted by Lira on Jul-03-2008 18:16:

quote:
Originally posted by gehzumteufel
Civ II sucks. Civ IV is much cooler.

Never played. It's been a while since I last bought a computer game, and I found Civ II in a back-up disk last month...

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jul-03-2008 18:40:

quote:
Originally posted by Lira
Never played. It's been a while since I last bought a computer game, and I found Civ II in a back-up disk last month...

What is buy?

Posted by Lira on Jul-03-2008 18:46:

quote:
Originally posted by gehzumteufel
What is buy?

Posted by The17sss on Jul-03-2008 20:04:

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel
My facebook has no friends I don't already know. I don't add people that I don't know in some form or fashion better than just a "hi" in the halls.

That's the way to do it man. If I did it from the start like that, I wouldn't have the bad taste in my mouth from it.

Posted by Lira on Jul-03-2008 20:33:

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Originally posted by The17sss
That's the way to do it man. If I did it from the start like that, I wouldn't have the bad taste in my mouth from it.

What bad taste, if you don't mind me asking? As for me, I add pretty much everyone, except for people I don't know and people I wish I had not come to know (which is a really short list ).

Posted by jdat on Jul-03-2008 20:33:

I can be without internet at home but as a whole I still need some steady internet access options or else I am disconnected.

It's almost reached junky status because right now I am looking to get a new calling plan for my cellphone and it's all focused around getting an internet plan. My usage on the celly is minimal regarding calls and internet ( I call for less than an hour a month and do maybe 5 megs a month of internet ) but I just gotta have the internet.
It's funny because I was discussing this with my parents and my mother thinks internet on the cellphone is pointless yet my father insists I should have it because I've saved his butt so many times. ( Including mine ... google maps email etc w00t ). I go out of town/country a lot and I need that option. If I wasn't nearly as mobile I most certainly wouldn't.

quote:
Originally posted by gehzumteufel
My facebook has no friends I don't already know. I don't add people that I don't know in some form or fashion better than just a "hi" in the halls.

yesterday I get this facebook request from a random chick and I asked her who she was ... " I work for so and so magazine, used to see you at these classes at the local uni and saw you at various press conferences"

uh ok ... so you recognized me when you happened to stumble upon me on facebook? I did add her but I have my own reasons ( potential contacts with the magazine etc ).

Posted by zoogla on Jul-03-2008 20:36:

wtf, i totally disagree.

free pr0n > reality

Posted by Lira on Jul-03-2008 20:50:

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Originally posted by jdat
uh ok ... so you recognized me when you happened to stumble upon me on facebook? I did add her but I have my own reasons ( she's hot etc ).

Fixée

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jul-03-2008 21:15:

quote:
Originally posted by jdat
I can be without internet at home but as a whole I still need some steady internet access options or else I am disconnected.

It's almost reached junky status because right now I am looking to get a new calling plan for my cellphone and it's all focused around getting an internet plan. My usage on the celly is minimal regarding calls and internet ( I call for less than an hour a month and do maybe 5 megs a month of internet ) but I just gotta have the internet.
It's funny because I was discussing this with my parents and my mother thinks internet on the cellphone is pointless yet my father insists I should have it because I've saved his butt so many times. ( Including mine ... google maps email etc w00t ). I go out of town/country a lot and I need that option. If I wasn't nearly as mobile I most certainly wouldn't.

yesterday I get this facebook request from a random chick and I asked her who she was ... " I work for so and so magazine, used to see you at these classes at the local uni and saw you at various press conferences"

uh ok ... so you recognized me when you happened to stumble upon me on facebook? I did add her but I have my own reasons ( potential contacts with the magazine etc ).

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Originally posted by Lira
Fixée

LOL

John: haha yeah. An old friend from HS found me on fb the other day. I was like, "WHO THE FUCK IS THIS!?" I start going through his friends and recognize some names, and he went to the same hs during the same years. I realized who it was after I remembered this kid was fat last time I saw him lol

Posted by The17sss on Jul-03-2008 23:23:

quote:
Originally posted by Lira
What bad taste, if you don't mind me asking? As for me, I add pretty much everyone, except for people I don't know and people I wish I had not come to know (which is a really short list ).

Hmm... I guess "bad taste" was a poor choice of words. I just got annoyed really fast with the whole "myspace fever" that was going on. People were talking about it way too much and it started to get under my skin. I was living in Orlando at the time and I'd start to recognize people I'd see on myspace at bars/clubs and stuff and wondered if people recognized me as well. It seemed like almost every girl I'd meet or talk to would be a myspace freak and keep yapping about what songs were on their homepage, how their friend found photos of her boyfriend on some other girl's page, and so on. Maybe it was just over saturation, but I wanted to rid myspace from my brain asap. I just figured my time would be better spent in other ways. Although, it was pretty funny seeing the countless pages of dudes trying to pose down in front of the mirror and take their own pictures.

Posted by ScuL on Jul-03-2008 23:59:

Running a forum means u can hardly be disconnected from the webs or shit will pile up (yes even with moderators). I wonder how Swamper does it..

Posted by PETRAN on Jul-04-2008 01:22:

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Originally posted by ScuL
Running a forum means u can hardly be disconnected from the webs or shit will pile up (yes even with moderators). I wonder how Swamper does it..

Wait...you mean that somebody actually "runs" this forum?

i...don't think so...

Posted by Lira on Jul-04-2008 01:59:

quote:
Originally posted by The17sss
Hmm... I guess "bad taste" was a poor choice of words. I just got annoyed really fast with the whole "myspace fever" that was going on. People were talking about it way too much and it started to get under my skin. I was living in Orlando at the time and I'd start to recognize people I'd see on myspace at bars/clubs and stuff and wondered if people recognized me as well. It seemed like almost every girl I'd meet or talk to would be a myspace freak and keep yapping about what songs were on their homepage, how their friend found photos of her boyfriend on some other girl's page, and so on. Maybe it was just over saturation, but I wanted to rid myspace from my brain asap. I just figured my time would be better spent in other ways. Although, it was pretty funny seeing the countless pages of dudes trying to pose down in front of the mirror and take their own pictures.

The same happened here with Orkut, but I reckon it's just because it's new, and gives people one more reason to be narcissistic

Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on Jul-04-2008 02:28:

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel
Civ II sucks.

fuck off it does

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jul-04-2008 03:01:

quote:
Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
fuck off it does

LOL To be fair, I fucking loved playing it. I haven't played it in a few years, and I reckon I would play it now, but my computer sucks ass. It runs like shit.

Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on Jul-04-2008 03:05:

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel
LOL To be fair, I fucking loved playing it. I haven't played it in a few years, and I reckon I would play it now, but my computer sucks ass. It runs like shit.

yeah, your PC must suck ass if it cant even play civ 2!

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jul-04-2008 03:15:

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
yeah, your PC must suck ass if it cant even play civ 2!

My dell laptop takes a shit playing music in winamp while trying to do something else. I want to beat the shit out of it. I have formatted, and reinstalled windows to no avail. I think it overheated sometime and it just is shit ever since.

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Aug-27-2008 15:03:

When I got my new apartment a few days ago, I had to decide whether to get Internet access for it. I decided not to.

Strangely enough, I miss it very little.

Posted by KandyKid_420 on Aug-27-2008 15:45:

Re: Life without a computer...

quote:
Originally posted by AlphaStarred
is the secret of attaining the greatest joy and excitement of living. Living dangerously! Socializing! Believe me, I just returned from Cancun and as soon as I saw my computer I felt shitty. I'm not even talking about partying all the time and relaxing, but while I was there I'd met people from different parts of the world and I'd realized nothing at all compares to human beings bonding and being together (not on the internet but in life!). Perhaps I may yet move to Mexico city - me and my traveling companion talked about it. Such a different lifestyle...rather simple - go to work, meet with some friends after for some beer, and the day is done. Nobody is rushing to and fro, everyone works at their own pace, and at night they gather in the streets or by the beach somewhere and have some beers and laughs without worrying about getting a deuced ticket for drinking in public. They may not make a lot of money but they certainly seem less bound to the shackles of everyday existence than we people in the States are. I'll end this now. Back to reality, eh?

Sounds like the country-side in Poland. Great times ^_^

Posted by gehzumteufel on Aug-27-2008 16:03:

quote:
Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
When I got my new apartment a few days ago, I had to decide whether to get Internet access for it. I decided not to.

Strangely enough, I miss it very little.

So what are you doing in place of internet? Or are you stealing the neighbors?

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Aug-28-2008 16:10:

quote:
Originally posted by gehzumteufel
So what are you doing in place of internet? Or are you stealing the neighbors?

Watching movies and creating music, mostly.

Usually I get on the net at my school's library for a bit each day to read some on TA and check my e-mail. But since I started living in an apartment without it I'm using it so much less than I used to and it feels pretty good.

Posted by blacknoizybox on Aug-28-2008 16:28:

Re: Life without a computer...

quote:
Originally posted by AlphaStarred
Such a different lifestyle...rather simple - go to work, meet with some friends after for some beer, and the day is done, walk home and have your skull split in half with a machete

ff

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