Ask Slashdot: Living Without Internet At-Home Access? 462
An anonymous reader writes "I've decided that the internet is no longer a positive influence on my life, and am interested in canceling my service. In the interest of not forgoing all digital conveniences, I plan to set up a small intranet, hosting a few resources that I think I'd like to have access to on a regular basis (e.g. a text dump of Wikipedia). I'll also still have access to the internet at my office, and have easy access to public Wi-Fi at libraries and coffee shops. My questions are thus: Does anybody have any experience living without the internet? What major nuisances did you encounter? What resources should I put on my intranet? Is there anything I'm overlooking?"
No Carrier (Score:3, Funny)
I've got some really sage advice for you, but you won't be able to get it...
Relinquishing Internet? (Score:4, Funny)
Stage one, preparation. For this you will need one room which you will not leave. Soothing music. Tomato soup, ten tins of. Mushroom soup, eight tins of, for consumption cold. Ice cream, vanilla, one large tub of. Magnesia, milk of, one bottle. Paracetamol, mouthwash, vitamins. Mineral water, Lucozade, pornography. One mattress. One bucket for urine, one for feces and one for vomitus. One television and one bottle of Valium.
I'm currently doing the same thing (Score:3, Funny)
It's been over 6 years since I had any sort of access to the internet in any capacity. I don't find that I have any problems with it. You just spend more money on actually buying porn. Otherwise it's no different.
There you go... (Score:5, Funny)
Does anybody have any experience living without the internet? Yes
What major nuisances did you encounter? Lack of internet
What resources should I put on my intranet? A router hooked up to your ISP
Is there anything I'm overlooking? The usefulness of the internet
In all seriousness, good luck.
Timing, timing, timing (Score:5, Funny)
Is Saturday really the right time to be asking on the Web for helpful advise from people who have already foregone the Internet except at work?
Re:Not a positive influence because ... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:No Carrier (Score:5, Funny)
And not owning a car leaves you with more cash for tasty, tasty booze. Everybody's happy!
George Washington had no internet access... (Score:5, Funny)
George Washington had no internet access -- and now he is dead.
Re:No Carrier (Score:5, Funny)
Sober up?
Obligatory XKCD (Score:3, Funny)
http://xkcd.com/597/ [xkcd.com]
I give you an hour :p
Re:Ask your parents (Score:5, Funny)
Hey buddy, why not just ask anybody that's older than say 30, "What did you do before you had internet?" Since internet access from the home isn't that old, i'm sure you can find some things to do and resources to use.
I'm older than 30, and I remember the pre-internet era all too well. Constant crying, and frequent pants-soiling. I couldn't even feed myself.
Then I got my first taste of the Internet when I started college back in '86, and life got so much better!
Positive influences.. (Score:5, Funny)
I've decided that alcohol is no longer a positive influence on my life, and am no longer going to drink continuously. To prepare for this, I am planning to stock a small cellar with wine, beer and some specialty liquor.
I'll still be drinking at work, and can frequent bars and taverns.
My question is thus: does anybody have any experience living without a steady stream of alcohol? What major nuisances did you encounter? What and how much should I put in my cellar? Is there anything I'm overlooking?
Re:No Carrier (Score:5, Funny)
I don't think that time-wasting is the issue at stake. I think he's actually unemployed and out of money and needs to save his $$$, and canceling his connection seems like the result of a logical conclusion that it's a luxury he could do without.
Hey, if it was me and my choice was Internet access vs. feeding my kids, guess which one is going to win, every time? I'd sure miss them, but we could probably Skype and email each other.
Yes (Score:4, Funny)
"Is there anything I'm overlooking?"
You're overlooking the irony of asking Slashdot.
Re:Addiction control (Score:4, Funny)