No More Internet by 2010...
 

Of course I doubt the internet will come to an end. It has become too important to just die. What a poor way for the Information Age to die. But it would be a dream come true; freeing ourselves from the bonds of the computer screen to re-enslaving ourselves to the television screen. All just shadows on the back of the cave's wall, really.

fuck that! whatever would i do at work?

hey hey my my the internet will never die

It's probably because of all the people posting pointless crapola on internet message boards. If people stopped posting worthless bullshit on here it would probably extend the internet's lifespan by a couple of years.

right.
The reasoning behind that article is something like
"I'm gonna die in a week. That is, unless I eat and drink as usual."
Who's in charge will spend money to make more money.

Oh yes, the internet will not die. Just not be able to host so many large files. It could still go on, I suppse.

Of course I have a feeling that continuous, new content is the very nature of the internet and to stop this is to stop the internet but that's just a theory. And an uneducated one at that.

It's back to the pub, then. It will also mean that we'll all have more bruises on ou faces, since there won't be anymore bickering to do on internet forums.

i'd become addicted to the "instant viewing' feature of netflix, lately.

and of course all of tv is going to go that way to. internet video is the new hot medium in advertising, and the advertising industry will find a way to pay for those pipes. trust me. it's just exploding this year, that's why everyone is being caught with their pants down.

The world was supposed to end in 2000.

10 IN 2010

fuck the end of the internet, I'm waiting for the sky to fall.

the internet will never die. it will only become the lifernets.

i had a larger post but i accidentally deleted it (for the best), so i will sum up and say they will probably delete derelict cindy crawford and star trek ds9 fan sites and start mandatory charging for youtube and flickr to pay for their infrastructure

man, without the internet, how can I get my daily dose of Swa(y)'s posts?

I don't speak French, but they make some mean toast.

i thought that was texas

what exactly was in those potions, anyway?

Pssht. They're just saying this so they can force us into buying New And Improved Tubular Interwebs 2.0 when it comes out.

"huile de roche" was one of the crucial ingredients, as i recall



yes, it was all listed in that volume

it would be so strange if the internet did just get taken away, it would become retro, people would be like "hey remember when people used to talk to each other over the internet?, man that was strange"
I kinda like that idea.

The internet won't die, there's too much money to be had that hasn't yet been taken from us. They'll invest if they have to.

hahhaha

honestly i don't give a fuck if it does. i live without it every day when i'm in new york.

I say we clear the internet space of 50% of the porn, and get rid of all those fucking fanvids and unentertaining amatuer videos on Youtube

I think our beloved internet will hold strong until the end, bearing in mind that it most likely will contribute to the end.

Yes, the article is too alarmist, if investments for more bandwidth are needed they'll be done (and anyway in 2 years time there will surely be technological improvements to increase the bandwidth of optical fiber).

What if some new technology is invented that makes the internothing superfulous? Bruce Sterling has written about smart dust. Rudy Rucker in his latest, PostSingularity, writes about 'smart air'. It would be fucking awesome to be able to communicate without being monitored by Big Brother.