50 things that are slowly dying because of the Internet

[Van Basten II]

50 things that are being killed by the internet

The internet has wrought huge changes on our lives – both positive and negative – in the fifteen years since its use became widespread.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/6133...e-internet.html

Edited September 6, 2009 by Van Basten II

[Brad]

Some things are for the better, some not. That happens with everything, not just the web.

[A Lark Ascending]

I rather liked the list - nicely tongue-in-cheek.

The Telegraph is a right-of-centre newspaper and like all such papers in the UK (i.e. most of them) sells copy by incessantly telling its readers what they want to hear - that things ain't what they used to be, that those in charge of everything are clueless and that the world is going down the tubes.

So it was nice to read something almost self-mocking.

[Royal Oak]

The loss of "porn in the woods" made me laugh.

[A Lark Ascending]

The loss of "porn in the woods" made me laugh.

Yes, that one struck me as well. A common right of passage. I can still recall playing on bikes in the woods in Gloucestershire and finding these strange pictures of naked ladies with small furry animals (this was 1968...furry animals were obligatory).

[Jim Alfredson]

Patience.

For instance, I don't have the attention span to read that whole article while surfing Facebook and watching my DVR.

[BillF]

The loss of "porn in the woods" made me laugh.

No woods round here, but then, few Telegraph readers, either.

[Royal Oak]

The loss of "porn in the woods" made me laugh.

No woods round here, but then, few Telegraph readers, either.

My "porn in the woods" experience was at Abney Hall in Cheadle, not so far from you Bill!

I grew up in a Telegraph-reading household. My dad changed to the Times in the late 80s, principally for the crossword. My mum still takes the Telegraph however.