What if the Internet went down...and didn't come back up? - Page 3

cvasquez · 15th Feb 2008, 10:06 PM

This will never happened unless you wipe earth.

pyroboy1911 · 15th Feb 2008, 10:54 PM

if i have no internet, i will turn back to a normal human being. one who do daily stuff like watching tv, reading books, cook, go out and play sports....

all that if i can survive a 10 level building fall

joshua-feinberg · 16th Feb 2008, 04:04 AM

This sounds more like a hypothetical, philosophical question than a business contingency planning issue.

Sure routers go down. Backbones experience issues.

Stuff happens.

However, the question is are we talking about the commercially-oriented Internet going away? The one most of us have come to know since the mid 1990's?

Or are we talking the whole roots of the Internet in government agencies and academia going away? (The one that dates back to the 1960's/1970's)

In other words, are we rolling back to pre-1994? or pre-1969?

And even in the context of the commercially-oriented Internet...

Let's face it... Even the "free" is rarely free.

Is free e-mail (Gmail, Hotmail, Mail.Yahoo.com, etc.) really free? Of course not.

Are forums like this really free?

No there's a time cost. A bandwidth cost. A cost of being exposed to ads... with an advertising supported model, courtesy of programs like Google AdSense.

But the entire Internet going away?

It reminds me of when a friend or family member who's technology-challenged tells me, "The Internet's down today."

If I have the energy to roll my eyes,

"C'mon you mean the entire Internet or just your DSL or cable modem connection?"

Joshua Feinberg, author/editorial director
Computer Consulting Kit Home Study Course
ComputerConsultingKit.net

werty316 · 16th Feb 2008, 05:33 AM

For me I would have no use for a computer really if I didn't have an internet connection.

The world would most likely go a few steps back since the internet is a great resource for businesses.

PsYkHoTiK · 16th Feb 2008, 06:47 AM

Someone sure is overthinking...

pyroboy1911 · 16th Feb 2008, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joshua-feinberg

This sounds more like a hypothetical, philosophical question than a business contingency planning issue.

Sure routers go down. Backbones experience issues.

Stuff happens.

However, the question is are we talking about the commercially-oriented Internet going away? The one most of us have come to know since the mid 1990's?

Or are we talking the whole roots of the Internet in government agencies and academia going away? (The one that dates back to the 1960's/1970's)

In other words, are we rolling back to pre-1994? or pre-1969?

And even in the context of the commercially-oriented Internet...

Let's face it... Even the "free" is rarely free.

Is free e-mail (Gmail, Hotmail, Mail.Yahoo.com, etc.) really free? Of course not.

Are forums like this really free?

No there's a time cost. A bandwidth cost. A cost of being exposed to ads... with an advertising supported model, courtesy of programs like Google AdSense.

But the entire Internet going away?

It reminds me of when a friend or family member who's technology-challenged tells me, "The Internet's down today."

If I have the energy to roll my eyes,

"C'mon you mean the entire Internet or just your DSL or cable modem connection?"

Joshua Feinberg, author/editorial director
Computer Consulting Kit Home Study Course
ComputerConsultingKit.net

i know what you mean, i LOLed when my fren said "lousy internet" when there's problem with the connection

but we sure are talking about the real deal, where the internet is gone, poof just like that....at least that's what i think

Dashken · 16th Feb 2008, 04:40 PM

Yeah, let's concentrate on the Internet itself. Let's say.. tomorrow morning, I wake up.. and try to connect to Google, dang! Cannot! I check my modem, router, everything... even with my laptop... also cannot! Then I go to work... the connection is down at work as well. OMFG! Now I can't go online to check what really happen coz the every farking connection is down. Dang...

Then when I reach home... I check the Internet connection again... nope, still down...

Nothing better to do, I on my tv and watch the news and find out that the news is reporting the whole earth is under panic because no one can access the Internet anymore. The servers and connections are there... but no one can get f**king connected!

And nobody knows why... even the experts.

Ok, that's the intro...

PsYkHoTiK · 16th Feb 2008, 11:20 PM

haha yeah, don't have to over complicate things. o_0

Zenphic · 17th Feb 2008, 06:11 AM

Someone should make a movie about this. It will be a blockbuster

pyroboy1911 · 17th Feb 2008, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zenphic

Someone should make a movie about this. It will be a blockbuster

cloverfield style?

15th Feb 2008, 10:54 PM	#22 (permalink)
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16th Feb 2008, 04:04 AM	#23 (permalink)
joshua-feinberg Newbie Join Date: 16 Feb 2008 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	the entire Internet? This sounds more like a hypothetical, philosophical question than a business contingency planning issue. Sure routers go down. Backbones experience issues. Stuff happens. However, the question is are we talking about the commercially-oriented Internet going away? The one most of us have come to know since the mid 1990's? Or are we talking the whole roots of the Internet in government agencies and academia going away? (The one that dates back to the 1960's/1970's) In other words, are we rolling back to pre-1994? or pre-1969? And even in the context of the commercially-oriented Internet... Let's face it... Even the "free" is rarely free. Is free e-mail (Gmail, Hotmail, Mail.Yahoo.com, etc.) really free? Of course not. Are forums like this really free? No there's a time cost. A bandwidth cost. A cost of being exposed to ads... with an advertising supported model, courtesy of programs like Google AdSense. But the entire Internet going away? It reminds me of when a friend or family member who's technology-challenged tells me, "The Internet's down today." If I have the energy to roll my eyes, "C'mon you mean the entire Internet or just your DSL or cable modem connection?" Joshua Feinberg, author/editorial director Computer Consulting Kit Home Study Course ComputerConsultingKit.net

16th Feb 2008, 05:33 AM	#24 (permalink)
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16th Feb 2008, 04:40 PM	#27 (permalink)
Dashken Administrator! Join Date: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Penang Posts: 29,763 Reputation: 2162 Rep Power: 56	Yeah, let's concentrate on the Internet itself. Let's say.. tomorrow morning, I wake up.. and try to connect to Google, dang! Cannot! I check my modem, router, everything... even with my laptop... also cannot! Then I go to work... the connection is down at work as well. OMFG! Now I can't go online to check what really happen coz the every farking connection is down. Dang... Then when I reach home... I check the Internet connection again... nope, still down... Nothing better to do, I on my tv and watch the news and find out that the news is reporting the whole earth is under panic because no one can access the Internet anymore. The servers and connections are there... but no one can get fking connected! And nobody knows why... even the experts. Ok, that's the intro... __________________ \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.2Ghz \| ASUS P5B-E Plus \| G.SKILL 2x1GB DDR2 800 \| 6 HDDs (2TB+ only ) \| NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| Blog : Dashken's I-Blog Gallery : Dashken's I-Paintings**

15th Feb 2008, 10:06 PM	#21 (permalink)
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16th Feb 2008, 11:20 PM	#28 (permalink)
PsYkHoTiK "Little" Devil Join Date: 8 Apr 2004 Location: On the "throne" Posts: 14,320 Reputation: 4003 Rep Power: 59	haha yeah, don't have to over complicate things. o_0 __________________ Intel SLAPL 4.3GHz @ 1.35v : 2x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 1066 : Asus P5K Premium : WD Raptor X : G92 8800GTS 512mb 800MHz Core WIP : XFi Platinum : Silverstone OP650 : Silverstone TJ-07 : Vista Ultimate Edition : Dtek FuZion CPU : Swiftech MCW60 : MCP655 : Thermochill PA120.3 w Scythe Ultra Kaze : Tygon R3603 1/2" ID 3/4" OD CPU-Z: SLAPL : SLA9U : FX-55 : DDR 600 : VX www.techarp.com

17th Feb 2008, 06:11 AM	#29 (permalink)
Zenphic Active Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 955 Reputation: 331 Rep Power: 6	Someone should make a movie about this. It will be a blockbuster