I love the internet

[der_kluge]

I just ordered all the venetian blinds for my house. Lowe's down the street quoted us a price of $1350, and that didn't include the sliding glass door vertical blind, and another blind from our (unfinished) attic.

I just ordered them all online after comparing prices from 4 different sites, for probably 60% less than what Lowe's was going to sell me. Basically the same blind.

And they'll be here faster than if I got them from Lowe's.

God, I love the internet.


Why do you love the internet?

 

[Elephant]

Enworld.
http://www.d20srd.com/
Gmail.
IRC.

 

[Viking Bastard]

Google.

 

[Jdvn1]

Google
Wikipedia
File storage
EN World
Music instruments

 

[Dark Jezter]

Google
GMail
Wikipedia
Fark
ImageShack
I Am Bored
EBaums World
RottenTomatoes
Gamespot
Amazon.com
World of Warcraft

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

World of Warcraft. EN World. IMDb. Online pizza ordering. Music lyric searches. Email.

And - the thing I love most about the internet is MSN/AIM as it gave The Universe and I the opportunity to - despite being very shy - get to know each other well enough that he found the courage to ask me out.

 

[CarlZog]

The worldwide market for ANYTHING.

Worldwide communities of like-minded souls -- no matter WHAT you're interested in.

The storehouse of information on EVERYTHING at your fingers.

It is stunning to stop for a minute and think about how far-reaching the impacts of this has been in the last 10 years.

Carl

 

[Krieg]

 

[ph34r]

What's the internet?

 

[Del]

ENWorld and Google News.

And of course the e-Sprawl.