psketti wrote:
What really happened was the computer was invented yonks ago (by Babbage or some cunt), so we all had calculators at school and space invaders. That was about it for a very long time...

Then eventually someone realised that by linking up everyone's existing calculators and space invader machines etc to their landline telephones, fun could possibly be had.

hardly inventing anything new.....

I'll call it an invention if I wanna

Did Newton invent gravity?

diamondgeezer wrote:
Nothing is more pleasurable than a good book.

Chuck in a sunny afternoon, a bit of leather on willow playing on the radio plus an endless supply of tea and that boys and girls is pure bliss.

psketti wrote:
The snooze button runs a close second.

hugorune wrote:
Substitute chocolate for the cricket, & I'm with you!

Mr. Wolf wrote:
Yes seems sad some peoples lives revolve around it

I don't enjoy, nor appreciate a good book as much as I should, there is defect in my character

It's not a defect in your character RIck, some people just aren't into reading. My bro is intelligent, good with organisation and all that but he has never been into reading.
I have become very slack with my reading recently, for the past year or so... I have a pile of unread books in my room. I think the internet and forums in particular have quite a bit to do with that I'll get those books read soon

For me, reading a good book is extremely relaxing, it's kind of therapeutic, reading is good for you I think, well it's good for me anyway

entrangermercenary1 wrote:
I think it can become a serious addiction to some people.

The internet has become an almost indispensable part of our lives, it's an incredibly useful tool, but has it's downsides too... we seem to be getting to that point of complete reliance on it.

hugorune wrote:
For those who like to sleep, I imagine it would be

The internet can be a book/library, a film, a TV programme, a cd player (I initially said record player!), a phone call, a meeting place all rolled into one. It's physically just a network of computers, but the interaction makes it slightly different to all the above.

As a virgining older member here I have seen both sides of the Rubicom so to speak. Addictions normally stem from an early age, having been exposed to the food for thought early on.

Myself a sod basher, farming stock by origin am really glad I was raised when I was, the internet for us is a historical window of what was before our time, but to get back as far as the 1500's for our family tree it took manual efforts, not the internet.

The internet is a learning window for sure, but has been jaked by the same virus as, telly you bollocks vision.

To see this without hesitation one needs longevity and even older freinds who have visualised the real visionary truths.

psketti wrote:
Sleep is the best thing ever. Nothing even comes close to it.

There's nothing quite like a good kip The world would be a better place if we could all sleep naturally, to our own rhythm Who wants to be ripped awake in the morning and forced out of bed and out of the house, more than likely to a job you despise?