the internet in a vacuum

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LP0 ON FIRE: Jan 25, 2006; _{beep boop}

imagine the internet suddenly being sent away to a place where there is no more human interaction, but the servers and computers keep operating as normal. after billions of years, would the information evolve into something, or would it just be a dead shell and pretty much the same as before?

rules:

-no more user input
-the hardware is immortal, where it does not degrade or break down physically, but has the same limitations with computing power as before
-date/time bugs do not exist

# ? Jun 4, 2016 00:40

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# ? Apr 20, 2024 00:47

Triglav: Jun 2, 2007; IT IS HARAAM TO SEND SMILEY FACES THROUGH THE INTERNET

libraries are for nerds

# ? Jun 4, 2016 00:40

Shaggar: Apr 26, 2006

it would go fast in a vacuum.

# ? Jun 4, 2016 00:41

tazjin: Jul 24, 2015

I think it would actually slowly degrade into less than what it is right now, with lots of sites using "popular in the last $n days" for building front pages for example. Machine learning things wouldn't get a larger set of training data so depending on how good their algorithms are they may just asymptotically approach perfection for the given task.

We've never actually made any smart things so this would just be a sad affair really

# ? Jun 4, 2016 01:11

Moo Cowabunga: Jun 15, 2009; [Office Worker.

our vacuum has broken and we need to buy a new one any suggestions internet pals?

# ? Jun 4, 2016 01:21

Triglav: Jun 2, 2007; IT IS HARAAM TO SEND SMILEY FACES THROUGH THE INTERNET

get one that sucks

# ? Jun 4, 2016 01:39

Godspeed You! Black Conservative: Dec 30, 2006; by Fluffdaddy

get a dyson like the yuppie you are

# ? Jun 4, 2016 01:43

Judge Ito Boxing: Oct 29, 2011; There's a lot of value in the public being able to see how the system works.

this is not the iot vacuum thread I was promised

# ? Jun 4, 2016 01:46

Moo Cowabunga: Jun 15, 2009; [Office Worker.

Triglav posted:

get one that sucks

# ? Jun 4, 2016 01:49

akadajet: Sep 14, 2003

Displeased Moo Cow posted:

our vacuum has broken and we need to buy a new one any suggestions internet pals?

a looong time ago I asked about vacuums in gbs and they recommended Eureka TheBoss 4870 from walmart bc it was cheap and good. doesn't look like that model is sold anymore tho

# ? Jun 4, 2016 01:58

akadajet: Sep 14, 2003

i'd get something with a bag instead of those canisters.

# ? Jun 4, 2016 02:05

Silver Alicorn: Mar 30, 2008; 𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮

what is this, 1930?

# ? Jun 4, 2016 02:26

Moo Cowabunga: Jun 15, 2009; [Office Worker.

we also don't have Walmart in NZ which is a good thing?

# ? Jun 4, 2016 04:54

Triglav: Jun 2, 2007; IT IS HARAAM TO SEND SMILEY FACES THROUGH THE INTERNET

walmart passes the savings on to you

# ? Jun 4, 2016 04:57

Judge Ito Boxing: Oct 29, 2011; There's a lot of value in the public being able to see how the system works.

a smart(er) roomba that can judge a user by the dust it sweeps up and the furniture it avoids, reporting that info to relevant ad companies / ikea

That has to have been pitched by now, right?

# ? Jun 4, 2016 05:28

Triglav: Jun 2, 2007; IT IS HARAAM TO SEND SMILEY FACES THROUGH THE INTERNET

i think you described a spouse, minus the ads part

# ? Jun 4, 2016 05:31

Bored Online: May 25, 2009; We don't need Rome telling us what to do.

the internet persists in the hyperfunk zone

# ? Jun 4, 2016 05:32

angry_keebler: Jul 16, 2006; In His presence the mountains quake and the hills melt away; the earth trembles and its people are destroyed. Who can stand before His fierce anger?