The End of the Internet?

MrNightly
MrNightly Posts: 3,370
edited September 2008 in The Clubhouse
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,347212,00.html

Interesting. I wondered what would be next...
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited April 2008
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited April 2008
    The internet, the grid, the chalupa.

    I don't care what they call it as long as I still get my ****.

    Cheers,
    Russ
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited April 2008
    Ian Bird, project leader for Cern’s high-speed computing project, said grid technology could make the internet so fast that people would stop using desktop computers to store information and entrust it all to the internet.
    I don't see that happening, not anytime soon at least.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited April 2008
    All of your info stored on the Internet? Hmmm....Sounds like big brother to me.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,704
    edited April 2008
    the chalupa? I know some folks named "Chalupa"...
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited April 2008
    Do they work at Taco Bell?
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited April 2008
    So it's not the end of the internet, it's the end of the "Internet"; big difference and the practice of it isn't going anywhere but up. We'll probably end up with some iRobot total integration thing soon too.
    Jake
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited April 2008
    If by soon you mean in about a century, assuming society doesn't collapse by then.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Imperitor
    Imperitor Posts: 235
    edited April 2008
    So all there doing is using fiberoptic cables for data transfer. Some people already us fiberoptic for internet access. The internet is not dead. I hate fox.
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,277
    edited April 2008
    Some dude rolled up on his Harley, knocked on my front door and asked for Sara Connor. I said "Sorry dude, next door."

    Just thought it was strange, thats all.

    So, about this grid thing...
    No excuses!
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited April 2008
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  • jwhitakr
    jwhitakr Posts: 568
    edited April 2008
    Is this the same thing as the "Internet 2.0" that universities have been using for a while for faster transfer speeds?
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited April 2008
    I'm personally still waiting for "Life 2.0", but no luck yet.
    Jake
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited April 2008
    zingo wrote: »
    I'm personally still waiting for "Life 2.0", but no luck yet.

    I don't think thats backwards compatible.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited April 2008
    zingo wrote: »
    I'm personally still waiting for "Life 2.0", but no luck yet.

    Convert to Hinduism.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited April 2008
    Screw that. The way things are now I can still blame my poor fragging on lag.
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  • nms
    nms Posts: 671
    edited April 2008
    Strong Bad wrote: »
    Some dude rolled up on his Harley, knocked on my front door and asked for Sara Connor. I said "Sorry dude, next door."

    Just thought it was strange, thats all.

    So, about this grid thing...

    +1 Funny!
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited April 2008
    If it only takes two minutes to send the whole Stone's catalog to Japan, I wonder how long it would take to get to Saturn. I don't think you can pick up the Stones on Saturn (not yet).
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  • Grimster74
    Grimster74 Posts: 2,570
    edited April 2008
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    The internet, the grid, the chalupa.

    I don't care what they call it as long as I still get my ****.

    Cheers,
    Russ

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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited April 2008
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    The internet, the grid, the chalupa.

    I don't care what they call it as long as I still get my ****.

    Cheers,
    Russ

    Yes, but with this you can get better ****. Think 3-D:eek:
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited April 2008
    nspindel wrote: »
    Yes, but with this you can get better ****. Think 3-D:eek:

    Wonderful. You can hardly get anyone to leave their pc now.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,951
    edited April 2008
    sucks2beme wrote: »
    Wonderful. You can hardly get anyone to leave their pc now.

    Gotta agree there.You can't go anywhere without the things in your ear,cell phones,laptops,personal Pc's,Ipods.You seriously want to live a happier life?
    Turn off the tube,unplug the computer,the playstation,the radio.Go for a walk,read a book,ride a bike,go for a ride in the country,boating,fishing,visit a senior center and just talk to people.Go to the park and play on the slide or swings,see a play,visit a museum.Life holds so much more than being wired up for the latest info.If the internet failed to exist tomarrow,I could care less.
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited April 2008
    But then where would RuSsMaN get his ****?
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • MrNightly
    MrNightly Posts: 3,370
    edited April 2008
    It's all building to having chips implanted into our skin to be "plugged in" at all times. It's bound to happen. And we all know it. :D
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited April 2008
    nspindel wrote: »
    Yes, but with this you can get better ****. Think 3-D:eek:

    Pffft! I'm still waiting on that '**** sphere' from "Sleeper"!:p
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited April 2008
    So basically what theyre saying is theyre reinventing the internet by using fibre optic cable?
    -Cody
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,678
    edited April 2008
    tonyb wrote: »
    Gotta agree there.You can't go anywhere without the things in your ear,cell phones,laptops,personal Pc's,Ipods.You seriously want to live a happier life?
    Turn off the tube,unplug the computer,the playstation,the radio.Go for a walk,read a book,ride a bike,go for a ride in the country,boating,fishing,visit a senior center and just talk to people.Go to the park and play on the slide or swings,see a play,visit a museum.Life holds so much more than being wired up for the latest info.If the internet failed to exist tomarrow,I could care less.


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  • MrNightly
    MrNightly Posts: 3,370
    edited September 2008
    http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article4842964.ece

    Update... the Grid draws nearer!
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  • PolkClyde
    PolkClyde Posts: 662
    edited September 2008
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    The internet, the grid, the chalupa.

    I don't care what they call it as long as I still get my ****.

    Cheers,
    Russ
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited September 2008
    CERN's full of ****! They didn't invent the Internet, Al Gore did!
    He also discovered 'Man-Bear-Pig':eek::p
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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