Ask HN: What would you do if there was no Internet?
Tought question?
Actually, my main interest is to know what you guys do while not coding or hacking the world.
For instance, I'm a volunteer firefighter and enjoy doing any kind of sports.
Actually, my main interest is to know what you guys do while not coding or hacking the world.
For instance, I'm a volunteer firefighter and enjoy doing any kind of sports.
As I get older (late 30s), I'm finding Internet culture more alien and less appealing to my demographic, so I've been spending less and less time on it.
Outside of work, I'm looking at about 5 minutes per day, unless I'm online gaming, but then its just to game, not chat with other players. I read a lot of online articles (Wired Danger Room++), I scan through feeds, find an article and Instapaper them for offline reading.
I don't feel like I'm really missing anything. Any information important enough will eventually get to me.
I'd spend more time with my son. Pretty sad, but true.
If there were no Internet because the Internet didn't exist, the world would be very different and maybe I'd have stuck around school for another degree helping people dream it up. :)
If there were no Internet because I were stranded somewhere with no Internet, I'd find a way to get the hell out of there.