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¿Question #497?
EYE of NiGHT: Do you realise that you are communicating instantly with total strangers thousands of miles from you over a massive computer network?

Master Caution: Do not try and communicate on the Network, that's impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth...there is no Network. Then you'll see that it is not the Network that communicates, it is ...
Zepherion: Sure, are you?
pricero1: That's a very loose interpretation of communication.
oldhoss: Yes. That is called the internets.
AJzer: Yes, thanks. I'm not really in the habit of shouting into a closet.
Dizzy_Drizzit: Now I realize it.
Disreputable: If you were real.
bcooperok: define massive. What size should a computer network be, I mean what would you consider a 'tiny' computer network so we have some scale here.
Felimid: (swirling, twirling eyes) Wow... Really? Groovy. Let me go tell Moon Unit. She keeps sticking a spoon in her mouth and saying, "Gag me with a spoon." Fer shur.
twixter: I'm typing. Am I communicating?
yugen: Yes, it is most natural.
spayne: yes
Chris Page: You call this communication? And no, they're not all strangers.
Woelf: I do... now.
sovSoyuz: yes. But it still amazes me when I find some oscure fact on google after 0.42 seconds...
daveroswell: yes
potza4: That's what it's always been like in my head!
Geosmores: yes
gusberman: yep
thespike: um, yes.
mumblingmutant: Yes... And I like bacon.
arnest_r: Yes, at last. As a kid I knew this would happen.
DHEK: Of course! That's what the Internet is all about, isn't it?
POvidiusNaso: I do.
Ebon Wendigo: Yes...and?
aleo09: pretty cool
tdyck: freakin crazy isn't it
paw: Yes, It's a natural thing? ;)
dmomo: no. liar.
cowdog: I know you want me to think that, but I know you're just some poncey AI
Helenoftroy: and Big Brother is watching
arkibet: yes
grandslam: Nope. I thought this can and string went to the wall.
nexttothemoon: Well..."instantly" is a bit of a stretch on BGG nowadays.
TaliaIsabelle: I try not to think about it
vampywife: yes, but thanks for reminding me anyway.
AmunPtah: Yes.
ArtGurl: like fer sure dude
bobagadoosh: Yes
Bagherra: what???? why wasn't I informed sooner???
Continental Drift: Of course.
bigbadsteve: really? are you sure about that? cause i dont know. you think so?
Great Dane: No way! You're kiddin'!!!!!
aramis: Yes.
SenorOcho: Yes. This might have been considered a new concept some 15 years ago.
jellospike: No
Loquutus: spooky
dave45: Really ?? Oh my god !!!
ctalbot: Yes.
[Deleted user]: Yes, and thanks to the US military, the internet is a commonly used tool...
xlorp: That must be why the Virtual Sith Purple Lightning Zots never reach their target.
GI Joe: Yes
consolewa: Ah, the amazing interweb...
skrutsch: yes, cool, huh?
Null Signature: ... mommy...
GrandpaDave: Yes
Legend Dan: Yes, and I'm using this wonderful technology to answer random questions about nothing.
Bandit Ripshawd: Isn't it cool!
obob: Sure; it's what I do. Since long before anyone ever said "world wide web"
rplea: Ω∂∆∏§∑®ẄŊ
Karlsen: Yes
ssmooth: Duh.
The Unbeliever: 42
hobbes_inc: it is not instant
Mike A: Yeah. So?
nouge: Yes... yes, I do. But not really.
heli: really?!
SteveK2: my god! you're right!
puffinge: OMG
Lord_Prussian: Yes
scriptorum: Gee
mandj2001: Mom? That you?
erli: Yes...what's your point?
reddogfive: sigh...
chad56s: Communicate this.
2amp: yup & don't even know my neighbor's first name. ain't modern stuff great?
Nomadik: yes
toulouse: And ones that use the euro spelling of realize at that!
Asmoridin: It's not instant. Internet latency, combined with data access speeds means that there is at least a millisecond difference between what I say and what you read.
midgetsrawk: yes
-Johnny-: Yes, and it scares me
Wintergoblin: yes
garea37: Internet is absolutely wonderful!
BaSL: What? Nooooooooooooo....
alfredhw: Eep!
AlorielLelyn: Yep
Thornn: Yep. Isn't it great?
Jose: Yes. I'm a researcher with the electronic learning communities lab. No joke.
dietevil: Yes, did it really take you that long to figure it out?
davedanger: ahahahahhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
gnomehome: No
Bigland: Yep, and naked too.
WasQ: yes
BilboAtBagEnd: Yes. Isn't it grand? :)
Nightmare: Yes
derk: duh
GuyHill: yes
Blackwind: uh...sure we are....
viogression: Uh, yeah.
sdownin: Yep. And occasionally even making new friends out of these complete strangers.
threlicus: Yup. Cool, ain't it?
haraggan: Yes, and it's kind of amazing
isolated: That's kind of creepy.
fellonmyhead: Yes; you've obviously mistaken me for someone who gives a s**t
Ludocrazy: Yes, ain't it great?
P.O.G.G.: yes
game_boy: Yes, I work in IT.
chaddyboy_2000: yeah.
geberus: yep
Silbach: Wha-- Really? Gasp!!
kennyb: WHAT!!! OMG!!!
jaredh: yes
louiseh: Weird, man.
netfilterz: What, there is no lag on this connection? I just don't believe it!
Mosse: The Matrix has you....
djlg: Yes
Claytonius Maximus: who?
BobDodgerBlue: Yes
jttm: Yes
Shakar: Yep, and?
cornjob: yes
Pseudo Nymh: That's just crazy talk.
seanp: Unless you are all a figment of my imagination...
djflippy: Whoa! They can pipe them Internets right into my house now? What will they think of next?
ejmowrer: No. Total strangers would show up as 'anonymous'. These are almost, but not entirely unlike, close friends.
Gonzaga: Ahhh .... there goes my privacy ...
snoozefest: y
Jim_P: Yes
kimbo: Yes. What's your point?
shumyum: oh crap!
Draugnar: yep
berserkley: The thought had occured to me
Eric Haas: And your point would be?
mschlat: Yes, isn't it fun!
LudesFactor: duh!
janiera: Yes
shotokanguy: yes
CortexBomb: Absolutely, and with the use of virtual 1's and 0's at that
WonderCinz: Yes.
fizzix: Good thing my fly is zipped or I might look silly.
PghArch: Woah... that's like, deep, dude.
Flyspeck23: Yes.
mrbeankc: How old is this question?
melissa: Ha! You can't fool me. I am communicating with the Little People who live inside my computer and are my special friends. (But thankyou little people for giving me a good laugh today)
Reloaded: yes
Gelatinous Goo: well, that's kind of the deal, isn't it?
Aldie: Whoah!
CheetohFingers: uhhhh.... yeah....
Debate: It seems less than instant from here
Friendless: You're not *that* strange
Donkey Thong: Are you shitting me??
ValJor: Yes, I am
skelebone: Isn't that a line from a Flaming Lips song?
Magnus the Blue: Pretty darn cool, isn't it?
Geniesse: Yep.
CDRodeffer: Yes