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I've been Googlefied!

Started by Miss Anthrope, January 18, 2009, 05:01:36 AM

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Miss Anthrope

January 18, 2009, 05:01:36 AM
Well, it finally happened. I'm sure some of you have read at least one thing somewhere about how google and the internet in general is altering our highly
adaptive little brains.

I was trying to rememebr something a friend of mine said the other day, but couldn't, so I instinctively opened my browser so that I could try to google the it. On some subconscious, primitive level I apparently think that google is all-knowing enough to search my memories.

Virtual insanity!

Any one else ever do something similar?
How big is the smallest fish in the pond? You catch one hundred fishes, all
of which are greater than six inches. Does this evidence support the hypothesis
that no fish in the pond is much less than six inches long? Not if your
net can’t catch smaller fish. -Nick Bostrom

Whitney

#1
January 18, 2009, 07:24:51 AM
Well, we all know that google is the real god.   ;)

Miss Anthrope

#2
January 20, 2009, 10:08:34 PM
Quote from: "laetusatheos"Well, we all know that google is the real god.   ;)

It is to me, haha. It gives me far more answers than any other god.
How big is the smallest fish in the pond? You catch one hundred fishes, all
of which are greater than six inches. Does this evidence support the hypothesis
that no fish in the pond is much less than six inches long? Not if your
net can’t catch smaller fish. -Nick Bostrom

DennisK

#3
January 20, 2009, 10:44:09 PM
Quote from: "laetusatheos"Well, we all know that google is the real god.   ;)
Don't forget his son and my savior, YouTube Christ!
"If you take a highly intelligent person and give them the best possible, elite education, then you will most likely wind up with an academic who is completely impervious to reality." -Halton Arp

Ihateyoumike

#4
January 20, 2009, 10:56:37 PM
Quote from: "DennisK"
Quote from: "laetusatheos"Well, we all know that google is the real god.   :hail:
Prayers that need no answer now, cause I'm tired of who I am
You were my greatest mistake, I fell in love with your sin
Your littlest sin.

Miss Anthrope

#5
January 20, 2009, 11:13:46 PM
Quote from: "Ihateyoumike"
Quote from: "DennisK"
Quote from: "laetusatheos"Well, we all know that google is the real god.   :hail:

Ha ha, amen!

Now if science would just hurry up and make it possible for us to upload our minds onto the Web, we'd have our "heaven". Nonbelievers will be relegated to trudging through old RSS feeds and plain HTML.
How big is the smallest fish in the pond? You catch one hundred fishes, all
of which are greater than six inches. Does this evidence support the hypothesis
that no fish in the pond is much less than six inches long? Not if your
net can’t catch smaller fish. -Nick Bostrom

VanReal

#6
January 26, 2009, 02:25:37 AM
Yes!  I even make sure the google toolbar is on every computer I use.  Sadly, I even use it to spell words sometimes.  I just pop a new window in, type it how I think it's spelled and wait for google to ask "did you mean whatever word I thought I typed ha!  It's so handy, and I have to say, rarely does it fail me.  Of course I feel the same about my 10-key, I have forgotten my "times-tables" and often use it to add unless I'm working with multiples of 5.  Pretty sad that with the use of all of these handy tools I am just becoming a total idiot!  :hmm:
In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular. (Kathy Norris)
They say I have ADHD but I think they are full of...oh, look a kitty!! (unknown)

Loffler

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January 26, 2009, 03:17:12 AM
I learn the unsettling truth about my internet adaptation on days when my internet is out. I stay in this loop for a while:

Damn, internet is down.
How to fix it?
I should Google "internet is down"
Shit! Internet's down.
How to fix it?
I should call the company and report the problem.
What's that company called?
You know, the company.
I'll Google it.
Shit! Internet's down.
What to do?
Maybe I'll play a flash game.
Shit! Internet's down.
Maybe I should play a board game.
Here's Monopoly. Don't have the rulebook.
That's ok, the rules are online.
Shit! Internet's down.
Where's that new taco place?
Maybe it's on Google Maps.
Shit! Internet's down.
How to fix it?...

VanReal

#8
January 26, 2009, 03:23:14 AM
Too good Loffler!  Reminds me of when our power is out....how do I call the electric company, don't open the fridge, no matter how many times I try light switch won't work, maybe take a bath no it's dark in there, have a conversation, argue, let's google the answer....argghhh internet's down!!
In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular. (Kathy Norris)
They say I have ADHD but I think they are full of...oh, look a kitty!! (unknown)
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