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I love my computer you make me feel alright every waking hour and every lonely night I love my computer for all you give to me predictable errors and no identity and it's never been quite so easy I've never been quite so happy all I need to do is click on you and we'll be joined in the most soul-less way and we'll never ever ruin each other's day cuz when I'm through I just click and you just go away ... the world outside is so big but it's safe in my domain because to you I'm just a number and a clever screen name -- Bad Religion - "I Love My Computer"

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Originally posted by Project-K Now that turtles are out of the way, I shall quote James Joyce;

Joyce rules.

Nobody in the post-TV age can touch the writers of his era.

Yeah, I suppose if I went too far back then i might end up fighting with edison over electricity like this dude

I dont have a cell phone and I love it

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles Since Saturday I've been back to spending hours each day on the net. And here I sit with my headphones on, soaking in the neverending flow of information, back in the perpetual search for pages that will interest or amuse me for all of ten minutes each if I'm lucky. I could be doing much more interesting things, things with some kind of consequences, and yet I keep at this out of inertia.

1. I heard that there is a physical addiction to the glow of a TV screen, so if some of you still have CRT monitors, that's part of it.


2. Personally, if I step back and look at my internet usage, I find that most of the time I look for small bits of information that will keep me amused anywhere from 20 seconds to 5 minutes. It's like the attention span is just non-existent, and it gets shorter. Basically, I surf the web to pass time - not to feel bored, I don't actually do much useful stuff. I love watching movies, but most of the time I'm mostly on the web because it's so hard to start watching a movie - it requires sitting in one spot (I guess the internet does too) and paying attention for 2 hours. So instead I surf.

However, if I leave the computer for about 2-3 days, I find it much easier to not care about what's happening online. As a semi-famous Russian author said, "If you sit in front of the computer connected to the net and every 30 seconds you click a link or refresh a picture, almost every time it'll show you a new and sometimes even an interesting thing. But if you don't go online for a week, or even better, a month or two, then after that if you log in, you'll find that absolutely nothing new and, even more so, nothing interesting has happened"

I think we get caught up in the small tiny bits of information and it seems important to us, but if we step away and look at the larger picture, than things like this post don't actually matter.

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Even though I started using the internetwebs when I was about, say, ten or eleven, I still don't see how anybody can see life without it as something "weird" or "odd." Hell, most of you posting here didn't have it when you were younger so you already know just how fun and exciting life can be when you don't have it.

It's not a "strange" concept at all.

Into the Wild then :]]

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Originally posted by whiskers I think we get caught up in the small tiny bits of information and it seems important to us, but if we step away and look at the larger picture, than things like this post don't actually matter.

Exactly.

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Originally posted by idoru Even though I started using the internetwebs when I was about, say, ten or eleven, I still don't see how anybody can see life without it as something "weird" or "odd." Hell, most of you posting here didn't have it when you were younger so you already know just how fun and exciting life can be when you don't have it. It's not a "strange" concept at all.

+1

Also, My computer usage has actually gotten a lot lower as I have gotten older. I prefer to go out with friends than be on the computer. When I have a job, I try to do things with friends, away from the internet/computer that promote social interaction.

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Originally posted by bas Dual exhaust tips on dual exhaust = QUAD EXHAUST = 300 gain in horsepower. Duh

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Originally posted by bas Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence.

Wait, you mean you went on vacation and the lifestyle was...different? NO WAY!!!

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel +1

I'm keeping my children away from as much internet as I can until they've developed enough social skills to be able to do just fine without it.

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Originally posted by idoru I'm keeping my children away from as much internet as I can until they've developed enough social skills to be able to do just fine without it.

From personal experience, I can say that I wish I was limited with my usage of the internet more. I was on it way to much, and developed social skills way late. It hasn't really been that detrimental to me now, as I did start getting out early enough to offset it mostly, but I do still have situations I am unsure of. I know I will be limiting my kids (if I have any) time with tv and internet. I won't control them in what they can and can't eat/watch too much, because it just leads to over indulgence later in life, but won't allow them to just spend all their time with the internet or watching TV.

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Originally posted by bas Dual exhaust tips on dual exhaust = QUAD EXHAUST = 300 gain in horsepower. Duh

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Originally posted by bas Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence.

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel From personal experience, I can say that I wish I was limited with my usage of the internet more. I was on it way to much, and developed social skills way late. It hasn't really been that detrimental to me now, as I did start getting out early enough to offset it mostly, but I do still have situations I am unsure of.

This happened to me towards the latter part of middle school and proceeded through a good portion, if not most, of high school.