What would happen if the internet broke down?

[Venod]

What would happen if the internet broke down, or had to go in for a major service?

We wouldn't know this question existed, and I wouldn't have spent £400+ this morning on upgrading my NAS drive.

 

[srw]

Most companies these days rely on the internet, without quite realising how embedded the technology is in their operations - back office as well as customer-facing. Like electricity and clean water, it's just there. But my suspicion is that it's rather less resilient.

 

[s7ephanie]

I'd have to do the housework !

 

[MossCommuter]

I stayed at a hotel last week and, in the basement gym, there was no wifi and no phone signal.

In a way it was lovely to have an hour without the phone chirping and dinging (my business is largely run off my smarthphone). But when I left the gym and climbed the stairs the phone went bonkers with various message, email, text alerts

Gym?

An hour?

Give over

 

[PK99]

Things would stop working.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Accy would have to go to local News Agents and post random thoughts on postcards in the windows.

 

[jefmcg]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKcxgF6MmLM

(original 1995 AOL ad, followed by remake)

Edited to remove quoted post. Didn't notice OP was referring to Accy. I'm not.

 

[jefmcg]

But my suspicion is that it's rather less resilient.

It's very resilient. It was designed by DARPA to survive war, and in the 60s "war" was preceded by "global thermo nuclear"***.


***unlike now, where it's preceded by "limited thermo-nuclear"

 

[Lonestar]

It would almost be like the old days again.At least every twat wouldn't be staring at their phones all day.They might be able to concentrate more on other things.

 

[srw]

It's very resilient. It was designed by DARPA to survive war, and in the 60s "war" was preceded by "global thermo nuclear"***.


***unlike now, where it's preceded by "limited thermo-nuclear"

Yes, but it was designed as a closed means of communication among small numbers of sites all operating to military standards of security and expertise. It was then expanded to being a closed means of communication among relatively small numbers of sites all operating academic standards of expertise and goodwill. It is now an open means of communication among enormous numbers of sites, individual computers and kettles mostly operating to no standards of expertise or security whatsoever. A lot of its vulnerabilities have been tested regularly, and it's been found wanting in various unexpected ways. I wouldn't be surprised to see, one day, a much more serious issue.

 

[biggs682]

I'd have to talk to the Mrs.

thats a bit severe

 

[MichaelW2]

I would have to trot down to the news agents and buy a magazine.

 

[smutchin]

kettles

OMG! Does this mean if the internet goes down, I won't even be able to have a cup of tea? The horror!

 

[smutchin]

I would have to trot down to the news agents and buy a magazine.

What will those short-arses who can't reach the top shelf do?

 

[classic33]

If t'internet was broken though, there'd be no messages to receive!

Text messages only via the internet!