Re: Heat Death of the Internet

From	D <nospam@example.net>
Newsgroups	comp.misc
Subject	Re: Heat Death of the Internet
Date	2024-05-04 13:03 +0200
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On Sat, 4 May 2024, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:

> D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>> On Fri, 3 May 2024, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>>> I've never ordered from a restaurant online, I expect it's a big
>>> city thing (in Australia, at least). I just searched for a local
>>> place that does pizzas some nights and they don't even have a
>>> website (there's a Facebook page, of course). I went to a fish and
>>> chip place in a city a few years ago that was cash-only.
>>
>> Maybe. I do have a plan, at some point in my life, to move to a smaller
>> city. Not yet, but maybe once I do, I might experience the same thing with
>> a bit of luck. ;)
>
> I wouldn't expect the situation to last forever, probably just a lag
> behind the trend that's set in the big cities.

Sadly true. But who knows? Maybe communities of tired old IT-workers will 
form who are tired to death of technology after a lifetime of service to 
the machine. ;)

>> You do have a point about scratches. When it comes to CD:s I know an
>> audiophile who swears by them. Some love their LP:s, some their CD:s, and
>> I read that casettes are making a comeback.
>
> Though more than any of those I listen to broadcast radio, and
> that's the one old audio technology that the general public doesn't
> seem to get nostalgic about. The distinction between broadcast
> radio and internet radio is being deliberately blurred by
> broadcasters, but why would I pay an ISP to get content that's on
> the air for free?

Ahh broadcast radio. My wife is a fan of it. I am a fan of some _selected_ 
BBC programs. Not a lot of them, and for my fix I do tend to go to the In 
our time website and download them.

Thread

Heat Death of the Internet Ben Collver <bencollver@tilde.pink> - 2024-05-02 03:54 +0000
  Re: Heat Death of the Internet D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-05-02 12:34 +0200
    Re: Heat Death of the Internet Oregonian Haruspex <no_email@invalid.invalid> - 2024-05-02 12:05 +0000
    Re: Heat Death of the Internet Marco Moock <mm+usenet@dorfdsl.de> - 2024-05-02 14:47 +0200
      Re: Heat Death of the Internet D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-05-03 11:39 +0200
    Re: Heat Death of the Internet Ben Collver <bencollver@tilde.pink> - 2024-05-02 14:01 +0000
      Re: Heat Death of the Internet Marco Moock <mm+usenet-es@dorfdsl.de> - 2024-05-02 21:20 +0200
      Re: Heat Death of the Internet D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-05-03 11:26 +0200
    Re: Heat Death of the Internet not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-05-03 08:52 +1000
      Re: Heat Death of the Internet Marco Moock <mm+usenet@dorfdsl.de> - 2024-05-03 09:36 +0200
        Re: Heat Death of the Internet Joerg Walther <joerg.walther@magenta.de> - 2024-05-03 11:19 +0200
          Re: Heat Death of the Internet Marco Moock <mm+usenet@dorfdsl.de> - 2024-05-03 11:32 +0200
        Re: Heat Death of the Internet D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-05-03 11:32 +0200
        Re: Heat Death of the Internet not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-05-04 08:58 +1000
          Re: Heat Death of the Internet scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2024-05-06 16:43 +0000
            Re: Heat Death of the Internet not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-05-07 08:20 +1000
              Re: Heat Death of the Internet kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2024-05-12 13:06 +0000
        Re: Heat Death of the Internet kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2024-05-04 14:01 +0000
      Re: Heat Death of the Internet D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-05-03 11:30 +0200
        Re: Heat Death of the Internet not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-05-04 08:39 +1000
          Re: Heat Death of the Internet D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-05-04 13:03 +0200
  Re: Heat Death of the Internet Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-07-28 08:34 +0000
    Re: Heat Death of the Internet candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-07-28 14:40 +0000
      Re: Heat Death of the Internet D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-07-28 19:15 +0200
        Re: Heat Death of the Internet not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-07-29 08:51 +1000
          Re: Heat Death of the Internet D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-07-29 11:06 +0200
            Re: Heat Death of the Internet not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-07-30 08:20 +1000
              Re: Heat Death of the Internet candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-07-30 16:40 +0000
              Re: Heat Death of the Internet not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-07-31 08:16 +1000
                Re: Heat Death of the Internet D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-07-31 11:11 +0200
                Re: Heat Death of the Internet Joerg Walther <joerg.walther@magenta.de> - 2024-07-31 12:13 +0200
                Re: Heat Death of the Internet Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-07-31 12:45 +0000
                Re: Heat Death of the Internet D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-07-31 22:02 +0200
                Re: Heat Death of the Internet Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-07-31 20:28 +0000
                Re: Heat Death of the Internet Johanne Fairchild <jfairchild@tudado.org> - 2024-07-31 19:01 -0300
                Re: Heat Death of the Internet D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-01 11:00 +0200
                Re: Heat Death of the Internet Johanne Fairchild <jfairchild@tudado.org> - 2024-08-01 10:56 -0300
                Re: Heat Death of the Internet D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-02 22:06 +0200
                Re: Heat Death of the Internet "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2024-08-02 21:24 +0100
                Re: Heat Death of the Internet D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-03 14:09 +0200
                Re: Heat Death of the Internet Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2024-08-04 02:35 -0300
                Re: Heat Death of the Internet D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-04 11:07 +0200
                Re: Heat Death of the Internet Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2024-08-04 17:21 -0300
                Re: Heat Death of the Internet D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-05 15:08 +0200
                Re: Heat Death of the Internet candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-08-02 05:40 +0000
                Re: Heat Death of the Internet Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-08-02 15:45 +0000
                Re: Heat Death of the Internet candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-08-03 15:10 +0000
                Re: Heat Death of the Internet D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-02 22:07 +0200
                Re: Heat Death of the Internet candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-08-03 15:10 +0000

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