No internet? I'm a little confused here... what does that even entail? Is that simply no google - you could leave the network in place and remove all search engines and watch the world stop. Or all sites and e-mail (most certainly). Or worse yet any form of network between computers... I mean how would I LAN party then? (I don't LAN party by the way but I do have some very useful internal networks here at uni.) Lacking all networks would probably kill me instantaneously.
So Plinky wants to know 'Could I live without the Internet for a month?'. I like it. However the answer is, except for in extreme circumstances, no. By exceptional circumstances I am thinking an extended vacation with my closest friends to somewhere other than here. Provided I'm still allowed to have my mobile phone with its internet applications removed of course. It'd be a little bit like playing Survivor.
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To be honest if you could guarantee me the holiday I would happily go without the internet for a month. Though it would mean I would need something other than plinky and Facebook's Frontierville to occupy me.. A lifetime supply of romance novels and a readily available beach and pool? Done. That however wouldn't really being living my regular everyday life. I can't imagine having to do university study without oh-great-and-powerful Mr. Google or trying to get in contact with staff without the instantaneous email.
I can honestly say that I probably wouldn't do half as good as I do without the internet. What do you mean use the library? That would be going onto the website and having it show me useful electronic journal articles yes? Or simply going to the computers and using google... its quicker and unless you are referencing it nothing is easier to understand than all-knowing Wikipedia for most topics. I should perhaps also point out that I am an electrical engineering student with a large number of computer science courses. Code is easiest to write when you can deploy google for algorithm ideas and syntax issues.
How would students share work between them. I'm not talking about plagiarism simply constructive use of resources. You manage to track down the elusive answers to you ridiculous textbook - you share it out through email. You happen to have gotten a copy of the 'unreleased' exam questions from last year - you don't keep that kind of thing to yourself. You share it and you share it quick.
O'course more than that. How would I talk to home. I'm a writer rather than a talker. I imagine I sound pretty standoffish and withdrawn on the telephone - I certainly feel like I am. But I will happily talk on MSN (now Facebook chat how times have changed) or write an email. I write letters to some of my friends too but mainly because I like buying cards at the newsagent. It certainly wouldn't be a primary means of communication... I guess I could survive this with text message though.
As for that holiday plan of mine. It would only work if I had the internet up until I got there. Can you imagine having to book a holiday without the aid of the internet. I, for one, couldn't. Sure there are those lovely things called travel agents but I like to know what I personally have planned before I go there... If I go there at all.
So all in all I am dependent. I could potentially if I have to survive without internet but not without much complaining (I mean we all complain if it goes down for one hour let alone a month). I couldn't bare the tedious extra time it would take to use books or pen and paper. Sure telephone works for some things (couldn't live without that either - and both for the same month would be unimaginable)... but it certainly doesn't make things easy. If you gave me the choice I'd say no - GIVE ME MY INTERNET BACK!
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