What the Internet was made for...

[pickledseal]

Forget all these silly stories about the Internet originally being invented for the military.

I thought I'd start a list of amazing things I grateful for the Internet for.

1) Jim'll Paint It - A bloke takes random requests for artwork and produces them on paint: http://jimllpaintit.tumblr.com/

2) Stuff on my Rabbit - Someone outs stuff on their rabbits' head and takes a photo: www.twitter.com/stuffonmyrabbit

 

[MK Shrimper]

3) ShrimperZone! - I might have to work for a living otherwise :winking:

 

[Cricko]

The internet has probably caused as much damage to people as it has been a Godsend to others.

 

[Benfleet A1]

The internet has probably caused as much damage to people as it has been a Godsend to others.

Yeah, but think of the porn access.

 

[steveo]

The internet has probably caused as much damage to people as it has been a Godsend to others.

Blimey Cricko, are you in a negative mood about every subject this year?

 

[Cricko]

Blimey Cricko, are you in a negative mood about every subject this year?

Not at all, I just see the + sides to it and the negative ones. I did not write this but it shows an element of both sides:

1) Information on almost every subject imaginable.
2) Powerful search engines
3) Ability to do research from your home versus research libraries.
4) Information at various levels of study. Everything from scholarly articles to ones directed at children.
5) Message boards where people can discuss ideas on any topic. Ability to get wide range of opinions. People can find others that have a similar interest in whatever they are interested in.
6) The internet provides the ability of emails. Free mail service to anyone in the country.
7) Platform for products like SKYPE, which allow for holding a video conference with anyone in the world who also has access.
8) Friendships and love connections have been made over the internet by people involved in love/passion over similar interests.
9) Things such as Yahoo Answers and other sites where kids can have readily available help for homework.
10) News, of all kinds is available almost instantaneously. Commentary, on that news, from every conceivable viewpoint is also available.


Disadvantages:

1) There is a lot of wrong information on the internet. Anyone can post anything, and much of it is garbage.
2) There are predators that hang out on the internet waiting to get unsuspecting people in dangerous situations.
3) Some people are getting addicted to the internet and thus causing problems with their interactions of friends and loved ones.
4) Pornography that can get in the hands of young children too easily.
5) Easy to waste a lot of time on the internet. You can start surfing, and then realize far more time has passed than you realized. Internet and television together of added to the more sedentary lifestyles of people which further exacerbates the obesity problem.
6) Internet has a lot of "cheater" sites. People can buy essays and pass them off as their own far more easily than they used to be able to do.
7) There are a lot of unscrupulous businesses that have sprung up on the internet to take advantage of people.
8) Hackers can create viruses that can get into your personal computer and ruin valuable data.
9) Hackers can use the internet for identity theft.
10) It can be quite depressing to be on the internet and realize just how uneducated so many people have become in today's society.

 

[Napster]

Not at all, I just see the + sides to it and the negative ones. I did not write this but it shows an element of both sides:

1) Information on almost every subject imaginable.
2) Powerful search engines
3) Ability to do research from your home versus research libraries.
4) Information at various levels of study. Everything from scholarly articles to ones directed at children.
5) Message boards where people can discuss ideas on any topic. Ability to get wide range of opinions. People can find others that have a similar interest in whatever they are interested in.
6) The internet provides the ability of emails. Free mail service to anyone in the country.
7) Platform for products like SKYPE, which allow for holding a video conference with anyone in the world who also has access.
8) Friendships and love connections have been made over the internet by people involved in love/passion over similar interests.
9) Things such as Yahoo Answers and other sites where kids can have readily available help for homework.
10) News, of all kinds is available almost instantaneously. Commentary, on that news, from every conceivable viewpoint is also available.


Disadvantages:

1) There is a lot of wrong information on the internet. Anyone can post anything, and much of it is garbage.
2) There are predators that hang out on the internet waiting to get unsuspecting people in dangerous situations.
3) Some people are getting addicted to the internet and thus causing problems with their interactions of friends and loved ones.
4) Pornography that can get in the hands of young children too easily.
5) Easy to waste a lot of time on the internet. You can start surfing, and then realize far more time has passed than you realized. Internet and television together of added to the more sedentary lifestyles of people which further exacerbates the obesity problem.
6) Internet has a lot of "cheater" sites. People can buy essays and pass them off as their own far more easily than they used to be able to do.
7) There are a lot of unscrupulous businesses that have sprung up on the internet to take advantage of people.
8) Hackers can create viruses that can get into your personal computer and ruin valuable data.
9) Hackers can use the internet for identity theft.
10) It can be quite depressing to be on the internet and realize just how uneducated so many people have become in today's society.[/FONT]

Got that right.

 

[pickledseal]

Thought this would a be a list of funny/mental/bizarre websites. Slightly awkward. ;)

 

[Berrichonne shrimper]

I get the chance to read about how god moves in mysterias ways and i also get to spell lots of words wrong for others to share in my numptyness.

 

[Rayleigh Weir]

The internet: A warning from history...

[video=youtube;ycwsF77NP_A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ycwsF77NP_A[/video]