Experiment Cuts Off Online Junkies from Internet 409
Ant (an Internet junkie) writes "An article from The Register reports one begins gibbering uncontrollably because he/she can't get a fix without internet access after two weeks. That, at least, is according to an 'Internet Deprivation Study' carried out by Yahoo! and advertising outfit OMD.
Participants in the human experiment were deprived of the web for 14 days, and found themselves quickly succumbing to 'withdrawal and feelings of loss, frustration and disconnectedness.' The reason for the rapid collapse of their universe is - say the researchers - because 'internet users feel confident, secure and empowered.'"
Pff.. They're talking about 14 days? (Score:5, Funny)
that's horrible (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Pff.. They're talking about 14 days? (Score:4, Funny)
Gibbering uncontrollably? (Score:3, Funny)
They should've tried it with some of the right-wing American slashdotters. The researchers would've got a shotgun shoved up their nose and told to reconnect the Internet NOW!
Light (Score:5, Funny)
<doctor>we call that a window
<pt>urghhh M$ windows
<dr>no no, this is a REAL window, look no leaks
Bout time some of us took a walk outside I think, go walk in the countryside where we cant even get wireless for our laptops
I couldnt do it. (Score:5, Funny)
I was just doing some MENSA puzzles, thinking "man, these are sooo easy". Then I realised I was just googling the answers.
I dont know what I'd do if I had to think for myself for 14 days.
a real test (Score:4, Funny)
take away their cellphones too.
And the advert finishes with..... (Score:4, Funny)
I'm affected too... (Score:5, Funny)
gibbering (Score:1, Funny)
Are they sure these people didn't have an Internet connection?
Re:Light (Score:3, Funny)
Experiment Cuts Off Online Junkies from Internet (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Gibbering uncontrollably? (Score:3, Funny)
Suddenly, a hacker breaks into OSTG and changes the
The thing is, I am an American Right-Wing Slashdotter, and I found the parent funny, because I know people who would pull a shotgun to someone's face for even mentioning they should give up access for a week.
Hi my name is John (Score:5, Funny)
"And now we'd like to introduce another new member, Neville"
You know you're reading /. too much when (Score:5, Funny)
You have over 2200 posts.
You mod your pals +5 Funny and -1 Troll. In real life.
You constantly Profit! from ???
You can imagine a beowulf cluster of sandwitches.
You wonder if linux can run on your girlfreind.
You snicker at the last one, because you don't know any girls.
You can spot a goatse link from a mile away.
You are no longer shocked by goatse.
You still can't figure out why
You never get mod points.
You know all my posts are hilarious.
Re:Strange (Score:5, Funny)
Human rights? Amnesty International? (Score:2, Funny)
They want to ban cloning humans, they protest nuclear technology development, yet they allow such inhuman monstrosities to happen! I'm shocked and disgusted!
Re:Strange (Score:5, Funny)
What I got was a 4pi steradian immersion as well as the ultimate oxygen fix
internet users feel confident,secure and empowered (Score:2, Funny)
Hmmm, I always wondered why my voice has taken on a booming quality and how instead of sticking to the shadows when walking, I now stride confidentally down the street waving at everyone I meet.
And that's just when I'm online !
I always knew this internet thingy was good for you and now I have my proof !
Why the hell would I want to give up the Internet? (Score:5, Funny)
QUIT AT OWN RISK (Score:4, Funny)
I tried to quit the Internet "cold turkey", but went right back on the wagon after two days of seeing dead trolls crawling around the ceiling.
Maybe I should have tried your heroin idea.
Re:So... (Score:5, Funny)
I think I'd rather be a chronic internet addict than sat in front of the box watching crap reality TV shows all the time.
We are Borg (Score:2, Funny)
Re:So... (Score:5, Funny)
Ehh... (Score:5, Funny)
The real future is robots, sex robots in particular. With one of those I could avoid all human contact and still visit Slashdot regularly while being "serviced".
Re:QUIT AT OWN RISK (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Ehh... (Score:0, Funny)
http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/~hpm/talks/Extras/roomba .JPG [cmu.edu]
Hawaii works well too (Score:5, Funny)
Of course, when I got back home, my PC was grumpy and had several hundred non-spam emails to hand me, mixed in with spam about how I could win free trips to Hawaii.
Re:I couldnt do it. (Score:1, Funny)
Well if you don't know, you could always Google for...
Oh, wait.
Re:phh, 2 weeks? (Score:1, Funny)
Yeah, you should stop doing that.
It's freaking the homeless people out.
Fooled them... (Score:5, Funny)
Thank god for wireless, otherwise : )
Re:So... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Pff.. They're talking about 14 days? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:a real test (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Pff.. They're talking about 14 days? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:So... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:You know you're reading /. too much when (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Pff.. They're talking about 14 days? (Score:5, Funny)
That is to say, the most RESTFUL. I must appologise, as I have been up all night, using the Internet.
Re:Pff.. They're talking about 14 days? (Score:4, Funny)
I hate that man, that sends me into insta-fits..
Re:Light (Score:1, Funny)
Last time in was in "the countryside" room, they hadn't even painted the ceiling blue; it was still undercoat-grey, and the sprinkler system kept coming on and soaking me (couldn't see where it was coming from, though).
Plus; the enemy AI is abysmal. There are these creatures called "sheep" and "cows", but they're mostly unthreatening, and run some lame herding algorithm.
Damn, you'd think that it would be easy to kill them, but it seems to be against the rules of the game to have a gun- at least in the UK release. I'm going to try to get a copy of the US version for that, but I'm not sure if Amazon.com will ship it to Scotland.
Re:diversify your income (Score:2, Funny)
Yeah, but are you sure running a porn website with photos of yourself naked in various poses is in your long term interest?
Anyway, I think it's bad that you're getting lazy like that, so I've ripped all the images from your website and posted them to Usenet.
Yep; I'm sorry, you're going to have to take another set of photos involving "Big" Steve and a tube of KY Jelly.
Re:QUIT AT OWN RISK (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Pff.. They're talking about 14 days? (Score:3, Funny)
[refresh]
Yeah man, we just can't seem to
[refresh]
live without our slashdot, man
[refresh]
we're hooked on the stuff, man
[refresh]
d00d, yesterday I saw this dog
[refresh]
and like, he was licking his butt man
[refresh] [refresh]
I'm going to go get some chips, man
[refresh] [refresh] [refresh]
Re:Light (Score:3, Funny)
Re:So... (Score:5, Funny)
Oh, you're just saying that because you feel confident, secure, and empowered.
Less Slash Dot = Higher GDP (Score:0, Funny)
If Slashdot were down for 2 weeks, could you measure the resulting increased productivity's impact on national GDP?
Democrats for Bush! Do the right thing!
Re:Strange (Score:2, Funny)
My country (NL) does not have any mountains you incensitive clod!!
Maybe it's the porn... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:So... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Fooled them... (Score:2, Funny)
Let's compare (Score:3, Funny)
When they're on it, so do people using meth.
Heard muttering near the study... (Score:4, Funny)
Doctor: "Timmy, you've been offline for 2 days and 3 hours. How do you feel?
".... omfg 14 new IE h0les by now... must linux troll..."
Re:Pff.. They're talking about 14 days? (Score:3, Funny)
not addicted (Score:3, Funny)