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2.5 weeks ago, a highly unpleasant event took place. A lightning hit the telephone line, frying nearly 100 telephone lines in my area. And my computer. The mainboard, CPU and power supply died instantly. My harddisks, the graphics card and the RAM barely survived.
I was in shambles. Within 10 minutes I felt how much I rely on the computer, and more specifically on the internet. I thought "no problem, I will look up a place to get my machine repaired"... then I realized I had no computer/internet. I rely on the net for information gathering, looking things up, keeping contact with friends/socializing in general and so on. Even without the net, I use my computer to play games, watch movies, listen to music and much more.
How much do YOU depend on the internet and your computer for your daily life? Any suggestions how to reduce and/or better manage the dependance?
I thought about finally buying a DVD player for my TV set or a stereo, but why should I if I have my trusty machine... But I can't find a workaround for the informations the internet has to offer. Sure, I can call my friends (and do so from time to time), but instant-messaging communication is so much more convenient... I can continue conversations from hours ago, share interesting info and in regards to setting dates for meeting (with multiple guys), we all just join a channel together on IRC and talk things through. Can't beat the net, but I would like to reduce it a bit...
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Also, I read through Marc Aurel 3 times in the time I had no computer/internet. Interesting read, and I guess I should take a few personality traits from him.
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I get restless when my internet is down for more than 1 hour 
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I am incomplete without internet access. I honestly don't think I could retain my sanity without the internet.
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Bearded Elder29903 Posts
Turn off Your CPU when there are lightnings outside, that's what my mother always used to tell me !
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If I am @ home, then I need the Internet.
EDIT: For TeamLiquid of course! 
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My comp was off, I even pulled the power plug out of the power supply. The lightning came through the telephone line...
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I use it as a news source for everything from sports (I check this stuff a lot) to games to real news from around the world. Whenever I was cut off from it I just always wanted to know what was going on lol. So yes I am. Last summer I was off on an excavation in Poland for a little over a month and we only got to have internet for like 30 mins when we visited a town at an internet cafe near the end of it. It sucked but the work took up soo much time and it was fun so I didn't notice it too much.
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See, one of the interesting things about the net now is that it seeps into your daily life. Call google's 411, say "computer repair" and watch it list the 10 nearest places to you 
this would require a non-fried phone though.. and I'm not sure if they have this service in germany.
but for me, only the first day or two takes time to adjust (once I forgot my adapter for my lappy when moving to uni, and totally forgot (thankfuly, I guess) I could just use someone else's to charge it).. but after the first one or two days of relative aimlessness, time gets taken up by (proably less pointless, to be honest) things
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Damn and I was pissed that someone spilled water on my keyboard and now the computer just beeps incessantly when you plug it in. The keys on this one are too stiff, gonna be gay for BW T_T
But yeah we are very dependent on the old PC these days, a friend of mines PC died recently and now he can't watch anything, listen to music, play BW or use the net -.-
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On July 22 2009 21:48 clazziquai wrote:If I am @ home, then I need the Internet. EDIT: For TeamLiquid of course!
Definitely true, but I feel lost without the Internet seeing as there is almost nothing to do at my house.
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Same here.
It's ok not to have internet on holidays, far from home.
But If I am on my PC, and internet doesn't work, I go berserk.
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i know how to use a phone book, and i also have a tele thats old and doesn't need power (or could just use a cell)
also invest in a surge protector?
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id probably be a lot better off without a computer lol.
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United States24745 Posts
When I was in college I used my computer for everything. When I wanted to do work on my computer, I needed to ask for help from campusmates since I was noob at it, and I realized I couldn't do that when I turned off my computer to open it up!
Having a second computer with internet access available is great if you can. If my computer died right now I could hop on another one which wouldn't have all the software or games but at least would have internet.
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man computers are eating my life....... i need help.
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yeah i do
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LoL, i can't believe you guys can't live without your computers... Neither can I but for different reasons, my whole "career" is computer dependent,(CG, 3D Animation), but I could go without internet at my house like 3-4 days in a row.
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I depend on computers a lot, my work involves computers, internet and telephone communication so that aspect of my life would be shot if i lost it. Other than that I use internet to communicate with friends and family that dont life if the US with us (croatia, germany, switzerland and so on), and even in my social life i use it to look up times for movies gas prices and after that i still play SC and CS but thats about it for entertainment purposes with teh internet. I actually NEED the internet to function otherwise I wouldnt have a job.
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