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Quake monitoring. antiquie Oct 2012 #1
I am always checking the weather... WCGreen Oct 2012 #2
LOL! laundry_queen Oct 2012 #64
I am always looking at the real-time quake map zen_bohemian Oct 2012 #44
Porn downloads faster now. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #3
Not someone sharp_stick Oct 2012 #12
Who ME? HopeHoops Oct 2012 #13
plus a brazilian loli phabay Oct 2012 #16
People still download porn? i thought it was all streaming now. nt Locut0s Oct 2012 #29
No clue. Those were my floppy drive days. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #30
Those were my floppy drive days. Firebirds01 Oct 2012 #45
Well, fortunately that drive isn't floppy. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #49
Here's a link to my favorite weather radar: CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2012 #4
Thanks Peggy ... GeorgeGist Oct 2012 #82
You Tube Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2012 #5
Cornography MiddleFingerMom Oct 2012 #6
LOL! marzipanni Oct 2012 #43
Online flirting. Aristus Oct 2012 #7
You are NOT a terrible human being, my dear Aristus! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2012 #8
That's for sure. Aristus Oct 2012 #10
Neither did I.... WCGreen Oct 2012 #23
wiki movie plots. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #9
On the spot fact checking. Wait Wut Oct 2012 #11
!!! MiddleFingerMom Oct 2012 #15
LOL! I do that to my parents all the time. laundry_queen Oct 2012 #66
Damn, I wish I had the internet growing up. Wait Wut Oct 2012 #69
Meeting people begin_within Oct 2012 #14
worst thing is google instant experts loli phabay Oct 2012 #17
Instant access to information and worldwide communication NightWatcher Oct 2012 #18
You read my mind. That was my first thought. RebelOne Oct 2012 #21
yes, exactly! shanti Oct 2012 #32
No more phonebooks - HOORAY! Phentex Oct 2012 #19
DU. Scuba Oct 2012 #20
Instant product consumer reviews LiberalLovinLug Oct 2012 #22
Elimination of the need to maintain massive Moondog Oct 2012 #24
The fact that I can look up anything at anytime that I might need to know. alarimer Oct 2012 #25
Meeting my wife-to-be 18 years ago on Usenet. kwassa Oct 2012 #26
Cool.... WCGreen Oct 2012 #38
Buying really obscure things you would never find otherwise. dimbear Oct 2012 #27
Collaborative web sites like wikipedia, crowed sourced projects like kickstarter and microloans,... Locut0s Oct 2012 #28
Cool would be a spherical flat screen technology... sanatanadharma Oct 2012 #31
Wow. Bertha Venation Oct 2012 #42
I walked around Rome..... WCGreen Oct 2012 #51
Information Instant Gratification avebury Oct 2012 #33
yes, I agree Flaxbee Oct 2012 #58
I M V U AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 #34
I liked messing with air heads on there. Neoma Oct 2012 #41
Shopping! And endless cocktail conversation. nolabear Oct 2012 #35
I LOVE the conversations too, my dear nolabear! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2012 #37
NO MORE TRIPS TO THE MALL. Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #36
Seriously.... WCGreen Oct 2012 #39
Google maps satelite BarbaRosa Oct 2012 #40
JSTOR Firebirds01 Oct 2012 #46
YouTube. Iggo Oct 2012 #47
LOL urban dictionary zen_bohemian Oct 2012 #48
True Dat.. WCGreen Oct 2012 #50
WORD!! LOLOL zen_bohemian Oct 2012 #53
There is Zillow as well so you can really see how much people you know paid for their house.... WCGreen Oct 2012 #52
I can climb virtual 14ers with Paul Ryan Rambis Oct 2012 #54
Live TV. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #55
I don't have to speak to people on the phone. mykpart Oct 2012 #56
I like everything about the internets... Media Lies Oct 2012 #57
Finding new music. progressoid Oct 2012 #59
That's right up there on my list, too. Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #70
Seeing phenomenal musicians' performances on youtube aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #60
It has the potential to change the world jonpaulprime Oct 2012 #61
FaceTime. Talking to my daughter in London while I walk around the house in California. vanlassie Oct 2012 #62
That's really cool.... WCGreen Oct 2012 #63
Remember when a long distance call was so expensive that we tried to keep it to three minutes? vanlassie Oct 2012 #67
That reminded me of an old Dr. Hook song Art_from_Ark Oct 2012 #68
Slyvia's mother... WCGreen Oct 2012 #73
Favorite thing: stormchasing streams. laundry_queen Oct 2012 #65
Come on, Loungers. Obviously the only correct answer is ... KITTY VIDEOS! Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #71
Slash FanFiction ;) okwlc21 Oct 2012 #72
Scaring the shit outta myself Habibi Oct 2012 #74
That's classic.... WCGreen Oct 2012 #79
I love the amount of information that's available. Arkansas Granny Oct 2012 #75
Being able to look up damn near anything. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #76
I like YouTube Art_from_Ark Oct 2012 #77
Being able to interact with people without actually having to csziggy Oct 2012 #78
I'm a lot less interested in it now. nt zanana1 Oct 2012 #80
Live weather, especially visible water vapor pics via satellite. luv_mykatz Oct 2012 #81
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