Topic started by blitzhawk (@ 61.1.232.137) on Fri Sep 19 04:41:05 .
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the internet is amounting to pollution in gr8 xtent....u wud surely laugh @ first on seeing this...but mark my words...it is the truth....just think....the cafes around..ppl flock 2 these...and if these cafes r near roadside...parking diff arises..which leads to traffic jam...ppl blow horns..leading to noise pollution...not 2 speak of air pollution.....and think of all those long ques of ppl waiting 2 browse....they sweat and give a foul smell....pollution...pollution...everywhere....so what do u think????

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• From: Hari M. (@ 203.195.215.1) on: Fri Sep 19 05:12:48 EDT 2003
  
  whah!!!!
  
  
• From: Hari M. (@ 203.195.215.1) on: Fri Sep 19 05:14:01 EDT 2003
  
  good
  
  
• From: Hari M. (@ 203.195.215.1) on: Fri Sep 19 05:16:44 EDT 2003
  
  ninte ekanthamam orma thanveethiyil enne ennengilum kaanum orikkal nee ente kalpadukal kanum
  
  
• From: R (@ dclient80-218-20-30.hispeed.ch) on: Fri Sep 19 13:56:24 EDT 2003
  
  Hari,
  thanks for reminding that old melancholic song!
  
  
• From: Rivas K. Hameed (@ 61.1.255.70) on: Sat Sep 20 09:21:23 EDT 2003
  
  A very thought provoking subject, if you ask me. Actually these otherwise disjoint phenomenon are not that disjoint. It would be interesting to know the rise of percentage of people that now use Internet in their daily life. Lets say, for shopping, for booking tickets, for watching movies, for entertainment, for communication. I would say the consumer to business interaction has indeed grown as can be noted from the various sales margin in E-commerce Industries. Again communication has increases several times over via internet. I dont just mean chatting, but also teleconfencering etc. In a nutshell, more people either sit at home than they used to. Maybe this set was already a clan who sat at home watching T.V. But it is known for a fact that more children sit at home due to the influence of Internet. In India, we have cafe's providing internet. I may not entirely agree with the host about his opinions on the adverse effects. But there have been cases of prostitution in cyber cafe in Tamil Nadu. I dont know how far we can attribute those to Internet. But pornography is certainly not a factor to be discounted in these cases.
  My conclusion is that it has had an impact on people and since people are very much related with pollution on this planet, it is indirectly causing an impact on the pollution.
  
  
• From: Rivas K. Hameed (@ 61.1.255.70) on: Sat Sep 20 09:22:47 EDT 2003
  
  Now one impact of internet would be virtual companies that does not have a physical existence but exists only online. The construction of say, book stores like Amazon and which traditionally requires a showroom of books and which may have practically contributed substantially to the pollution has been avoided because of internet. Here, we talk about water pollution, air pollution, soil pollution and noise pollution. Construction areas are a popular area for noise pollution. They are known to release wastes into the soil, some of which percolates into the ground water and cause water pollution. Even use of generators and thermal fuels may cause air pollution.
  Then the actual buildings after being built completely, again contribute to congestion in urban areas (maybe) and further to pollution. Virtual shopping areas are more eco-friendly as noxious fumes emitted by vehicles can be avoided. We dont have to go there to select and all that. Everything can be done online. Friends and businessmen dont have to travel a long distance to have conferences or friendly chats. Cyber sex (as it is popularly called) at least doesnt transmit STD (thereby reducing fumes from ambulance or other vehicles)
  
  
• From: Big Head (@ ) on: Wed Oct 8 16:51:20
  
  You all need some serious f*cking help. Especially you, Blitzhawk.
  
  
• From: BlitzHawk (@ 61.11.56.46) on: Thu Oct 9 04:33:44 EDT 2003
  
  ah.....big head...such harsh words...u speak as though u hv been spanked naked in front of ur gf.tsk tsk....too bad...hey wats that in ur head "BIG HEAD"...unh....i smell rotten fish....go and have some help....hurry.....
  
  

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