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Pixels and their consequences
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Blackpool_Saver wrote: »just imagine if it were switched off.........gone..............how would you feel?
I'd have to text you on that! :rotfl:
I think everyone would really miss it even if they don't realise it, i know i would as it's a big part of life now. Work, rest and play i mean.
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lostinrates wrote: »I know of a few people who have me via the net then married/live together. .
That would be a notable first
'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0 -
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wigglebeena wrote: »I find the thought of life without the net now quite scary. The lack of intellectual stimulation, of a countering force to the misinformation put out by our 'betters', deprivation of the opportunity to share ideas and build relationships with people I would never have met in a net-free world...
It would be a very impoverished life in many ways: the 21st century equivalent of illiteracy maybe, in the shutting down of opportunity, knowledge and experience.
It would be like :eek:
'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0 -
Can a feel a......
In case you hadn't already worked it out - the entire global financial system is predicated on the assumption that you're an idiot:cool:0 -
Blackpool_Saver wrote: »just imagine if it were switched off.........gone..............how would you feel?
It is scary how much peoples lives are now entwined in the net, shopping, chatting, banking, investing, product comparison, advice, answering questions, music gigs, Napster/Itunes :eek:'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0 -
lostinrates wrote: »On the other hand, I have been intrigued by how I have been interpreted by some..
as I was saying.....
A restoration of faith in humanity. It is humbling to know that there are people like this in the world.very nice person.
...I'm just as normal and as peculiar as everyone else.
Highly relevant though might be the imapct of cyber friendships on economy. while we're all in here sniggering like silly kids in the evenings we are not at local pubs/bars. Its cheaper to feed me alone chatting to you lot (even on osyter night Snooze, but especially on normal night!) than it would be to cater for you all for a dinner party.0 -
lostinrates wrote: »
Highly relevant though might be the imapct of cyber friendships on economy. while we're all in here sniggering like silly kids in the evenings we are not at local pubs/bars. Its cheaper to feed me alone chatting to you lot (even on osyter night Snooze, but especially on normal night!) than it would be to cater for you all for a dinner party.
It's evolution Lir and things will just have to adapt and find a way to fit in or suffer.
PM me a pint please ohh and a half for LJ
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Lemonelly? Thought he was a bloke!
Ok at the risk of being called a "creep" again, here goes...
LJ you seem like a nice bloke and fit in well here.
Lir You just get so much reward from helping others, very nice person.
We all judge on what we read and i think it can say a lot about a person over a number of posts
Thanks for the kind words. You might wanna take a look at the nice people thread pages 98/99/100...It's evolution Lir and things will just have to adapt and find a way to fit in or suffer.
PM me a pint please ohh and a half for LJ
Why do I only get a half? & why as an afterthought
It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.0 -
lemonjelly wrote: »
Why do I only get a half? & why as an afterthought
Because we haven't established if your a she, he or a :eek:
Think yourself privileged LJ, SJ got nowt
Ok it's pints by PM all round Lir :beer:0
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