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How many activities did you list as things you could not do, even manually, if you were not connected to the global internet?

The main things I could not do without global internet would be my Canvas schoolwork assignments (unless I was in a physical class that did not use Canvas), and watching YouTube for entertainment.

How many of these activities are essentially new to everyone, ones that were never done in the past?

Streaming music, using GPS, doing schoolwork online, and watching videos on your phone are all things that are very new to everyone.

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Nick Demetropoulos

How many activities did you list as things you could not do, even manually, if you were not connected to the global Internet?

A number of my activities could technically be done in person, such as getting news from TV instead of social media, using cash to pay for things instead of debit, or watching movies in a theater instead of at home. However, these all have the obvious caveat of being less easy than their connected alternatives and in some cases, require more time and money.

How many of these activities are essentially new to everyone, ones that were never done in the past?

Roughly 25 years ago, social media did not exist, especially not in the form we know it today. Though homework itself is nothing new, online homework was a foreign concept until very recently. Streaming TV only came into its own in the late 2000s. All of this means that the majority of my daily activities were only made possible within the last few decades.

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1. I think that the only 2 activities I did that could have been done without internet access were listening to music and looking for recipes. While the other activities may have alternatives that could be done offline, they would not have been possible to do I did without internet access.

2. Outside of the 2 activities mentioned earlier, all of them are relatively new. Before the invention of the internet, multiplayer videogames, on-demand video streaming, and social media simply didn't exist.

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The Little Net That Grew - Dylan Kazmierczak

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The Little Net That Grew - Dylan Kazmierczak

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How many activities did you list as things you could not do, even manually, if you were not connected to the global Internet?

I listed all of my daily activities and assessed how many of them would be impossible without a connection to the global Internet. Out of the listed activities, all of them are heavily dependent on internet connectivity.

Certain tasks, like playing games or checking emails, may have traditional manual alternatives (like sending physical letters or participating in non-digital games); however, many tasks, especially those associated with online learning, coding forums, and specific social media interactions, do not have direct manual equivalents.

How many of these activities are essentially new to everyone, ones that were never done in the past?

While some, like checking emails or attending online classes, have modernized and replaced traditional methods, others, such as playing online games or participating in coding forums, represent entirely new forms of interaction enabled by the digital age. These activities are essentially unprecedented and were not done in the same way in the past. The internet has not only transformed existing tasks but has also introduced novel ways of communication, collaboration, and entertainment that were not conceivable in earlier times.

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How many activities did you list as things you could not do, even manually, if you were not connected to the global Internet?

Everything that i listed i could have done without the networks short of clocking in an out of work.

How many of these activities are essentially new to everyone, ones that were never done in the past?

I would say that all of the activity's that i listed were not new they all just adopted the internet to make them more efficient.

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How many activities did you list as things you could not do, even manually, if you were not connected to the global Internet?

All of my daily activities would be possible. They would be extremely hard to complete in a timely manner like reading books for info instead of a quick search on Google. My stocks would all need to be handled by Edward Jones.

How many of these activities are essentially new to everyone, ones that were never done in the past?

Access to information regarding company performance is more readily available than ever before. Microsoft Learning for computer science is fairly new.

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The Little Net that Grew - Tommy Veliyathil

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Most of the activities that I listed in the assignment cannot be completed without some kind of connection to the Internet. The only "tasks" that I could sort of work around without Internet was killing time after waking up/before bed and also checking my calendar. Most notably, I would not be able to work without connection to the Internet. Most of our company works from home and we need to be able to communicate and work together in order to get the job done.

Some of the activities that are newer today that would not have been around in the past include checking social media, catching up on work instant messages and emails, playing video games with people from all over the world, and being able to work from home.

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How many activities did you list as things you could not do, even manually, if you were not connected to the global Internet?

There are four activities that I couldn't complete without an internet connection. Most of the 4 that wouldn't be possible without connection are connected to school since I am in an IT degree 2 of the 4 are dealing with digital assignments and 1 of the last 2 is accessing the school email.

How many of these activities are essentially new to everyone, ones that were never done in the past?

I would say that completing digital assignments for a class, listening to music using YouTube, and playing an MMORPG game can be considered newer to everyone and essentially weren't done in the past when internet was still being explored and improved.

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Almost all of my online activities could not have been done (At least easily) manually. A lot of my friends are spread out over various countries and time zones, so to play D&D together, we would have had to coordinate when and where we would meet. Otherwise, playing D&D would have to be done with people that live close to you to begin with. Most of my classes are online, and weren't even offered in-person, so I have no way of doing them without the internet. Instead of messaging friends, I can (and do hehe) send physical letters. The main thing that could be done manually that I did during my day was reading. I have to many physical books that I could have read instead of going online to read web novels.

Calls, text, and looking up niche information was previously difficult to do. People could look things up in books, but outside of massive libraries, it was likely that niche topics had little to say on the matter. While group calls have been around for a while, they were complicated and expensive to set up. Now virtually anyone can join a voice or video chat on various platforms.

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How many activities did you list as things you could not do, even manually, if you were not connected to the global Internet?

12 / 15 of my activities would be affected w/o Internet. Most of my work is online (via Canvas, Google Docs, or McGraw Hill) couldn't be done. Some assignments (like this one) could be done on paper. Things requiring programs would be impossible. Playing video games would be possible w/o Internet since I downloaded them, but can't update them. Research would be time consuming since you would have to call everybody to help figure out an answer (that's not clear-cut).

How many of these activities are essentially new to everyone, ones that were never done in the past?

I would say most of these activities (conceptually) aren't new. With a video tape, you could watch someone's recording (like YouTube). You can watch a DVD w/o Internet. You could write an assignment on paper. You could play most video games in the past w/o Internet.

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Of the activities I recorded, only about 4 (40%) could not be done without the inclusion of the Internet. Most alternatives are considerably less efficient than their web-based options. If I removed access to the Internet from my daily life, I'd get far less done while also reducing time spent procrastinating. Ironically, efficiency is traded for increased time for hobbies and leisurely activities.

The activities themselves have evolved and many revolve around social media, which is a completely new paradigm for human society. However, entertainment has also become so uniquely personalized that it's hard to say any of us have any novel experiences with things like streaming, virtual/augmented reality, and multiplayer online gaming.

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While tracking my online activity, I found that while all of my entertainment related needs could be filled by non-internet sources. My primary activity that could not be completed offline was the completion of online classwork. Online classwork is a new development technologically, having only begun during my lifetime. The only alternative to this would be to only sign up for in-person classes when the semester started, but that wasn't an option for the courses I wanted to take.

Outside of these instances, I only had a single other activity that could not be completed offline. That was to look up Skyrim speedrunning categories, which I do not believe can be found in a book.

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Only 2 of my activities were completely unfeasible without the internet. Three of them would have been technically possible such as making many phone calls instead of reviewing emails or sources posted online. However these alternatives would have been much more complicated and time-intensive. 4 of my activities such as listening to streamed music had pretty easy alternatives but still would limit the activity, such as only being able to listen to music previously downloaded or broadcast on the radio. Downloading files for my job I identified as completely impossible, because the alternative would have been having the files literally shipped in physical mail, and with todays deadlines that is basically not feasible. In broadcasting, television program files used to be much more often recorded live from the network feed, but now with so many files being required, that would be impossible to record them all. I don't think any of these activities of mine were never done in the past, except perhaps submitting homework assignments remotely, homework assignments would never really have been mailed via physical mail before the internet, or texted or called in of course!

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The biggest activity that has no offline equivalent is YouTube and Twitch. Television and radio do not properly emulate the communication between YouTubers and Twitch Streamers through chats. On Twitch, this communication happens in real-time. People can call into radio shows but that does not reflect the connection made by seeing the person's face on a web camera or seeing their game / computer screen. Commonly, people will watch YouTubers / Streamers play video games for the first time to see their reactions to games the viewer's love. This almost reflects the experience of going to a friend's house to watch them play games before the Internet.

Everything else I do daily can reasonably be done without the global Internet. Everything I Google search can be discovered in a book or by asking someone knowledgeable. My school work could be done in person the way it has always been done.

I would say this is relatively new to everyone. The Internet moves at a million miles per hour so it feels like these advancements have been around for a long time. However, reflecting back, the amount everyone is connected nowadays is pretty new still.

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Most of my activities were either school or entertainment related which could be physically, if not inconveniently. The only thing there would be no replacement for is Youtube. Sure, television and radio is an alternative, but not a replacement. I can't think of any place where any one could just make their own little movies and broadcast it to the world. Music I was listening to could be found on the radio and the old PS2 games I was playing can be bought from collectors, but I can't fund someone's video project and get it broadcasted to everyone in the world on demand. Nothing like Youtube has ever existed besides smaller video sharing sites in the early 2000's like Albino Blacksheep or Newgrounds.

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Kayla Adkins
If I understand the question correctly, I'm taking this to mean what activity could not be replaced by a suitable offline alternative. Honestly, I think all of them could be replaced, but it certainly would not be convenient. My online schoolwork could have been done in a classroom, my online yoga class could have been done at an expensive yoga studio, I could have popped in a cd rather than streamed music from my phone, instead of browsing social media I could have commingled with my fellow humans... it's not my favorite thing, but it could be done.

How many of these online activities are new to everyone? I would say all of them. I'm sure today's internet has far surpassed anyones expectations from pre-internet times.

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How many activities did you list as things you could not do, even manually, if you were not connected to the global Internet?

The activities that I wouldn't be able to do if I was not connected to the internet would be schoolwork, email, watching youtube videos, and playing video games. The majority of my courses currently are online, so not having any connection to the internet would make doing my schoolwork impossible. Not only that, checking my email for any updates or news would not be possible without internet, and the same can be said with watching youtube videos. Playing video games with friends online would also not be possible without internet, but there are plenty of games I can play without the requirement of internet.

How many of these activities are essentially new to everyone, ones that were never done in the past?

In the past, I grew up without having any internet connection within the house. The only way that I could access the internet was to go to an internet cafe and browse through the internet with a time limit. It's also the same for when I play video games that require internet. So most of the activities I do are not really new to me. The only activity that I've never done in the past would be online courses because most of my classes have been in person during my academic career.

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So I grew up in the 90s and back than the internet was definitely not capable of doing what it does now because if you had a connection to AOL no one could use the phone line. I think the biggest thing that we can do now we couldn't do in the 90s at least was remote work.  I think we have been capable of doing remote work since late 2000s but employers were just not ready for that shift or perspective now after COVID the stigma has been reduced significantly and I think that's a positive change to how employees and employers work together. everything else that I listed I did in the early and late 2000s and can be done without the Internet, blockbuster worked great, rent movies and video games there.  phone directories that you can call to figure out what food place are around you which is getting to know your local town.  everything else that we have on online it makes things easier so you don't have to interact with anyone which helps in a way but we're also removing the interpersonal communications that a lot of 90s and 2000s kids grew up on, which can be a pro or con

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How many activities did you list as things you could not do, even manually, if you were not connected to the global Internet?

Checking canvas and playing a online game would require internet connection. Other than that most of the stuff I do would not need internet but in order to look up solutions to problems, internet would be very helpful.

How many of these activities are essentially new to everyone, ones that were never done in the past?

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I had five things on my list of about twenty-five interactions that I would not have been able to do without the Internet. Every one of these interactions was related to my work as a remote software developer. Even then, I feel like I was being a little too relaxed with my alternatives by listing things like "turning in an assignment in person" for an online class.

The truth of those instances is that online class and most remote work would not exist without the Internet. There may be some niche job out there somewhere where a remote employee spends their time cold calling potential customers and sending physical spam to everyone, but that job is much more efficiently done using the Internet. The Internet even allows jobs like that to be phased out completely and replaced with bots that ask their targets about the condition of their vehicle's extended warranty.

Remote work is virtually a new activity that has only existed successfully because of the Internet. In my case I suppose some of my tasks could still be completed in a physical office, however using VMs on servers and VPN access could safely be considered a new activity. Schooling would still exist, but remote schooling would obviously be less successful if students and teachers had to wait on the postal service to deliver assignments.

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How many activities did you list as things you could not do, even manually, if you were not connected to the global Internet?

Maybe 5 or 6 of them are impossible to do without internet of the 7 a listed.

How many of these activities are essentially new to everyone, ones that were never done in the past?

most tof hem are new for now compering from the past. like playing videogames now is like playing outside with friends for entertainment. watch email is like checking the mailbox everyday, and keep in touch with people through social media is like sending messages to our loved ones.

Miguel Carmona

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Online a couple of the things I listed could not be done without the internet, but everything else is so trivially easy now compared to how it was pre-internet. I can't imagine wanting a very specific recipe and having to go hunt through cookbooks and libraries and stores until you find it. It literally takes a minute now.

I used Reddit a lot today, and social media and this endless stream of content are completely new to the internet age. Texting is a completely new invention, long distance communication used to almost entirely be in phone calls. Playing video games with someone who isn't in the same place as you also wouldn't have been possible before the internet.

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The Little Net That Grew                           - Ayden Masters

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How many activities did you list as things you could not do, even manually, if you were not connected to the global Internet?

10 of my listed 11 events throughout my day would not be possible without the internet. As all the things listed such as checking text and discord notifications, Scrolling Reddit, watching YouTube, watching Netflix, listening to podcasts, listening to music on Spotify, working on homework in Canvas and playing online games all require the internet to occur. As all these applications are hosted on the internet and would not be possible without it. Most of my daily activities day to day are completely online even at work. My life relies on the internet and without it I would not have a job, so I am thankful for it.

How many of these activities are essentially new to everyone, ones that were never done in the past?

Many of the activities I have listed are things that have been around forever but have evolved into platforms that are now available on the internet. For instance, Spotify is just the Radio through the internet rather than Radio and Netflix is just a movie theater that you can choose what is showing. YouTube at least the content I watch is very similar to the Science and Discovery channel on TV. However, YouTube is still a very new concept as it allows normal everyday people to create content and share it with the world. Reddit is also very new historically as it is a huge collection of user generated content for the entire world to view and contribute to. Lastly Online gaming is quite new and never seen in history until the advent of the internet. So many of my daily activities are new in the grand scheme of things and are only around due to the internet. Without them my days workflow would probably be quite different.

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By my count, there are five activities that required me having Internet access for, some of which were school related. However, I do realize now that I could go to a store to get the parts I need for housework, but Amazon does make that easier. As far as school, considering everyone is home during the pandemic, the whole online aspect for school is completely new to me and probably the same for others.

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How many activities did you list as things you could not do, even manually, if you were not connected to the global Internet?

I listed two, I would not be able to do either of my activities without the internet. The only thing I use my computer for that doesn't need internet is my IDEs. Even if I can program without internet, I prefer to have that too because of the value the internet adds to the process of developing programs. There is always many things I can do more efficiently and subjects I can understand more. Using Google while programming helps me understand things better as I can search up anything that I am doing to find better ways or deeper understanding.

How many of these activities are essentially new to everyone, ones that were never done in the past?

Neither are new, people have been doing both of the activities I listed for decades. The only thing I could call new is using the internet to study, the process of studying is the same as it has always been, but having so much information ready and on the internet is a new concept. Either way I am just using modern tools to do what humans have been doing for a long time now.

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How many activities did you list as things you could not do, even manually, if you were not connected to the global Internet?

The only activity I could not do manually is watch the YouTube video by Varitasium, and this is because YouTube and certain repositories online are the only location to find these files/videos. Activities within my Daily Online Journal included Audible book files, YouTube videos, online textbook access, and watching Netflix on a Smart TV, and with the exception of Audible, all of these tasks were done with an internet connection. The alternative mediums I could've used to do most of these tasks are textbooks bought from a store or barrowed from a library.  I can do most of my programming work online.

How many of these activities are essentially new to everyone, ones that were never done in the past?

I suppose it depends on how far back you're talking, but for pre-internet access life, two tasks are probably a little out there. These activities include watching videos/files from an offsite source, like YouTube video files, as well as some of the advanced programming innovations related to databases accessed over the internet, like Python libraries. I say this because there were stories read out over radio waves and records, which are similar to Audible book files.

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Personally, I feel like I wouldn’t be able to have online courses, check social media, send/receive emails or play video games with my friends.

The only thing I can think of as to being relatively new is having a 100% online degree, mostly due to the COVID pandemic.

Although online classes have been going on for a while, it feels somewhat weird not being on campus at all for so long.

Therefore, without the Internet, I believe that many of us would be quite behind towards obtaining our degrees.

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Most of my activities I feel like had alternatives, however, those with utmost priority required me to be online.

When it comes to hobbies and projects, I tend to always do my research, so I am pretty used to doing these activities. While there are alternatives, being on my device and researching a project on my own time feels like I am absorbing more of the content.

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After reviewing my day I realized that half of my activities I would have never been able to complete a decade ago because they simply where on infancy or not available. All others would have taken a lot longer to complete because it would have involved long lines or long phone calls to get the up to date information. I realized how much more we are able to do thanks to all the services we access through the internet.

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How many activities did you list as things you could not do, even manually, if you were not connected to the global Internet?

- I listed 5 things in my day that required Internet: (1)checking notifications, (2)doing homework/logging into canvas, (3)checking social media, (4)entertaining myself via games, (5) ordering food. Of these 5, none of them are possible without Internet, as I can't: (1)check my emails/messages without Internet, (2)log onto Canvas without Internet, (3)check Facebook without Internet, (4)log into online servers without Internet, (5)order food without Internet.

How many of these activities are essentially new to everyone, ones that were never done in the past?

- Most of these are consistent from years previous, however I prefer to cook than order food. COVID has really affected a lot of things I do because I already have a weak immune system, so it is rather unfortunate that I am cooped up.

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After revisiting a day in my life, I listed 5 things on my list that I could not do without the global internet. I am a supervisor at Dollar General Warehouse, and I am on the computer for at least 85% of my day. Without the internet information would have to be prepared by hand. I wouldn’t be able to prepare charts or spreadsheets for company meetings and to keep my department employees aware of their performance. As I went through my day logging everything down, I realized just how much people depend on the internet to get through daily living. I am fairly new to management at the warehouse but not new to the computer system at the warehouse. The Zoom meetings are new for me, every morning at work we have Zoom meetings with all department managers to discuss company information.

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Nothing on my list was impossible without the internet. I only use the internet for entertainment and school, which both have physical forms. However, without the internet, I would be a lot less entertained as it is the most flexible option when it comes to entertainment. Having the internet also saves me a lot of gas money, so there are other ways that it impacts my life that should be considered.

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Most of my daily life requires being online. I think that COVID has mainly affected this outcome. All of my classes are online, new friends were made through social media platforms so that is how I talk to them. Even my business is completely online. My main hobby which is reading is now online as well. I can't stand the music being played on the radio so I am always either playing Pandora or YouTube. I drive a lot to go places so as not to be bored in the house. I am always on my phone as a source of entertainment because of the instant dopamine and it is easier to look up information about my various hobbies.

-Francesca Chiriboga

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Just about everything I do on the internet doesn't really have a real life alternative. Maybe email, with the alternative being normal mail, but normal mail is far less convenient and easy than email. Probably the main thing I do online in general that wasn't really possible before was interacting with people from around the world. I'm friends with people from various parts of Europe, South America, Australia, and even Japan. If it weren't for the internet, I probably wouldn't be friends with nearly as many people.

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The only things on my list that would be flat out impossible without Internet would be watching Youtube videos and going to school online. Otherwise, everything else was doable, but usually at the cost of extreme time and effort. I am beyond thankful for the Internet and the convenience it brings.

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1.      How many of your daily on-line activities would not be possible without being connected to the Internet or a local network?

I could not do at least 3 things without the internet. Almost all of my day consists of Online activity especially the length of time at work I process patient tests and result information to doctors in a Microbiology lab. I not for technology we would be walking results back and forth.

2.      How many different devices did you use to accomplish your on-line activities?

4

3.      How many different types of networks did you use to accomplish your tasks? (cell data plans, wifi, Bluetooth, Near-field)

Cell data plan. WiFi, Bluetooth, VPN,

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Most of the activities in my Online Day activity could have a manual alternative, but the two that I would say I could not do to the same effect are checking for important emails from potential employers and logging on to canvas to complete my assignments. I still maintain some offline activities for my own entertainment, like drawing or reading books and graphic novels.

I take all of my classes online now because of the way my job schedules my hours, and I wouldn’t be able to complete any of my assignments without the internet. I have to be online to register for classes, to check on my financial aid, to study, to complete assignments, and to know if I’m on track with them. The internet is the reason I have my Associate’s degrees, and why I’m able to make progress on my Bachelor’s while I work. Even the field I and many of my classmates are going into is all possible because of the Internet, creating jobs for people to build and maintain the applications and services millions of people use daily.

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4 of the activities I do on a regular basis cannot be done without an internet connection. Some of these are homework (in Canvas) and my job. These activities are relatively new, as people did not use the internet for everything as extensively as we do now. In the past, all classes were done in person, with assignments done on paper. The introduction of personal computers and the internet has allowed for classes to be taken fully online, and without the need for paper assignments. My job also requires me to be connected to the internet, and because I work for an internet service provider, my job would not be possible without the internet. In addition, my leisurely activities would not be the same without the internet. I wouldn't be able to watch YouTube or stream on things like Netflix or Hulu, and we would still be in the age of DVDs and Redbox rentals. Also, online shopping would not be possible without the internet, and all products that we purchase would have to be found in stores.

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The only activity that I listed that I could not do if I was not connected to the global Internet was work. I have to be connected at work or I can't get my work done. I could potentially work in an IDE if I downloaded design documents, but that's not always the case. Plus, I have to be able to Slack my team! Every other activity I could do without the Internet, but it wouldn't be as convenient. One of my activities was Netflix,. Yes, I could pop in a DVD or Blu-ray, but Netflix has so many options and I don't own all of the shows/movies that are on Netflix.

Three of my activities are newer to everyone and those include working from home, streaming shows/movies, and streaming music. When I grew up there wasn't much working from home, but thanks to the Internet and technology it has become common (especially after Covid). When I was younger there was no "streaming" anything. I remember rewinding VHSs ("Be kind and rewind!"). Personally, I absolutely love streaming and rely on it a lot for entertainment. It would be hard to go back to a world without the Internet because I certainly use it a lot on any given day.

One thing I will never give up though is physical copies of books!

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Despite being connected to the internet at practically all times, it shocked me how little I actually need it. It provides a great resource for productivity and convenience; however, almost everything I use it for can be completed in another fashion. Email could be sent as fax, voicemails and text messages could be left on an answering machine. News could be obtained from newspapers, tv, radio etc. Online courses could be completed in person or via mail. Research could be completed at the library or by contacting experts. Entertainment could be from tv and radio broadcasts. Essentially, everything I do online has been done since before the internet. None of the activities that I completed were new or novel. Even from the perspective of internet usage, all of the activities that I completed have been around in one form or another for decades.

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Doing this assignment I have discovered that entertainment for myself would be something difficult to do if I would not have access to the internet. It made me realize how the internet has changed us. I remember back when I was around 7 or 8 years old, we would gather with my cousins and play in the front yard of my grandma's house for hours after school, and the only "online" device, if you could say online, was a TV where I would watch some cartoons and animes when my cousins were not around. I think the idea of now watching videos on YouTube is a new activity for many people since it has become popular where you can watch fun videos without any interruptions. Same could be said to other video platform such as Netflix, HBO, Hulu, and others where people can watch shows and skip parts that don't want to watch. I remember not many years back, that if you wanted to find out what would happen in you TV show, you had to wait a week or so to continue with the story.

- Renzo Chong Flores

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Nearly everything in my personal life could function fine offline. I'd have to switch back to reading a printed newspaper, books, and watching cable or over the air TV.

My job is the Internet as a web application developer my entire day is debugging, enhancing, or just communicating to my co-workers about web applications. Yep, I'm either working on some server, authoring some backend/frontend code, html, sql... with my bluetooth headphones streaming 90's grunge rock or country. This work from home thing has really created a condition where I'm in my home office more often then not.

- Michael Lucas

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During my day, I discovered that there are three categories of actions I conducted that require access to the global internet. These actions included checking and responding to email, activities conducted for work, and completing assignments for classes at SFC. Email is a new activity for everyone, though in certain contexts, there were messages before email. In an office environment, for example, memos and post-it notes could be transferred between colleagues before email was invented. Education existed before the internet, though it has been greatly transformed by online learning, which requires internet access. I remember an incident that occurred many years ago. Before e-learning, I had discovered that my printer was out of ink minutes before a paper was due. I literally ran to the nearest store on-campus to buy an ink cartridge, ran back, installed the cartridge, printed, and sprinted to class. I made it -- a few minutes late -- but I made it. With online learning, this problem doesn't happen in the same way. At work, my entire job would not exist if the internet did not exist. At the moment, I am working with SQL and creating statistical reports to enable managers to click a button online and see relevant data. I have no idea what managers did before SQL, the internet, and tools such as MYSQL. Likely, the reports I help produce now did not exist. For the reports that did exist, the data would not have been in real-time.

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Review the worksheet you created in Activity - My Online Day.  How many activities did you list as things you could not do, even manually, if you were not connected to the global Internet?  How many of these activities are essentially new to everyone, ones that were never done in the past?