what do you use the internet for besides poker and porn?

[someday]

im embarassed to admit that all i really use my pc for is playing poker and looking at porn.


i like the fact that i can earn more than my last job without leaving the house. I like the fact that there is so much porn on the net. However, there are times when i feel i am abusing the ulitmate resource that the internet has become.

I tried to think of other things I could use the internet for and im embarassed to say i drew a complete blank. It really is an untapped resource for me.

I play poker, read a couple of poker forums and look at porn. That is pretty much it.


What are some interesting things i could/should do on the net?
what do you do?

[miajag81]

-news
-online banking
-shopping
-communication
-etc.

[CourtesyFlush]

world news (drudge report)
random stuff, video game/movie news (www.expectnothing.com)
movie reviews (rottentomatoes.com)
poker stuff (2p2, expectsomething.com mainly because tiller posts when poker torrents are available)
humor sites (ebaumsworld.com)
downloading movies, tv shows
Email

That's about it

[gorie]

pwning n00bs.

[utmt40]

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-news
-online banking
-shopping
-communication
-etc.

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[diebitter]

OOT

[kyro]

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pwning n00bs.

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I laughed. Out loud, too. It wasn't technically "loud" as my parents are sleeping. But it was an audible chuckle.

[razor]

- Learn/Research new stuff (computer languages, hardware, software, video editing, video motion graphics, photo/graphic editing, audio editing, stereo gear, any new toys I'm considering buying, anything else that catches my interest)
- Downloading Software
- Sports news
- Music news
- Movie news
- Fantasy Sports/Sports Pools
- Running sports pools
- Sports Betting
- Radio Paradise
- Purchasing Books, CDs, DVDs, Software, Clothes
- Online banking
- Email

[RustedCorpse]

News Groups
Mail
Downloading Movies
Downloading Games
Downloading MP3's
Playing Quake
Playing WoW (Which is crack)
Myspace (Which is the devil)

[mason55]

Reading any and all news
Reading any and all history
Reading wikipedia
Reading other resources that make me smarter and better able to have a conversation with anyone about anything.

People I know ask me how I seem to be able to hold an intelligent conversation about any topic that comes up, from the Russian presidential elections to why Larry Brown is a terrible coach for the Knicks to how and why Antony's (of Antony and Cleopatra (who was actually Ptolemaic, not Egyptian)) original children were removed from nobility and then reinstated. It's because I have a ton of downtime at work (and also I usually surf while I watch tv instead of watching tv exclusively or playing poker exclusively) and seek out as much as possible on the internet to make me smarter.

Just go to wikipedia and start following links. When you get stuck hit random until you get something interesting and then follow more interesting sounding links from each page. You will learn an insane amount.

[Diane Peterson]

OMG, your looking at naked women on the internet? You need to stop right now. Internet pornography is an addiction that will ruin your life.

[mason55]

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OMG, your looking at naked women on the internet? You need to stop right now. Internet pornography is an addiction that will ruin your life.

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Thank you for reminding me of the funniest movie I saw this year.

[astroglide]

...and yet you can't use google on a firefox extension. i'm tired of saying it too, but it's just so amazingly appropriate.

[Stuey]

The internet is for porn. Don't fight it. (http://forporn.ytmnsfw.com/)

lol, why is it cookie monster telling us that important message?

nigerian bank fraud
russian mail order brides

[PoBoy321]

The internet is truly the pinnacle of human achievement. It is, right now, the grand total of all human knowledge. From our most basic needs, like creating fire for warmth (http://www.bwca.cc/activities/camping/campfirestarting2.htm), or our most advanced scientific discoveries, e.g. particle physics (http://www.slac.stanford.edu/library/pdg/hepinfo.html), any and all human knowledge is available instantly at the click of a button.

That said, I pretty much only use it for gambling, titties and stupid videos of guys setting themselves on fire.

[astroglide]

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lol, why is it cookie monster telling us that important message?

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i believe it's from a broadway musical featuring puppets called "avenue q". paluka was a fan of it.

[tonypaladino]

I used to run my own internet Bookstore. You can see the empty shell of my business at auctionmantony.com, which is now a Go Daddy ad page since I couldn't pay for my hosting since 18 months ago, but still renewed the domain b/c I am an optimistic retard. /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[DcifrThs]

here's the deal.

the web is the best source of readily accessible news.

i read the WSJ and FT every day almost cover to cover. its awesome and an interesting day.

the FT has some great regular and guest columnists. fantastic research overall and fairly unbiased reports. same can be said for the WSJ. two best news publications in the world IMO.

Barron

[astroglide]

i'm guessing that FT means financial times since that's where ft.com goes, but i don't think this publication is anywhere near being known on an acronym basis by the general public

[TheMetetron]

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lol, why is it cookie monster telling us that important message?

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i believe it's from a broadway musical featuring puppets called "avenue q". paluka was a fan of it.

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wait is that the musical at wynn?

I definitely need to see this thing now. I had written it off before. hmm...

[Roy Munson]

I did not realize that the internet had other uses.

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What are some interesting things i could/should do on the net?
what do you do?

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My #1 favorite internet pastime is CYBERSTALKING.

[SmileyEH]

This thread has me so torn. At first it reminded me to download some more porn which I was grateful for, but now I feel like I should be reading about post WWII Russian politics on wikipedia. Damn ye OOT.

-SmileyEH

[Supersetoy]

gambling: poker, sports betting, blackjack, and yes even online craps. (I've done a hit and run with that
email
p0rn
online banking
news
dictionary/thesaurus
traffic/weather
multiple web forums
IM
purchase shoes (and other misc. clothes), books, CDs, DVDs, concert tickets, plane tickets, hotel reservations
look up restaurants/clubs
register for classes

Spoof and Juice (http://www.spoofandjuice.com)