How do you think it would be to go 1 week with NO Google?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 11:08:43 -0400

Imagine:
Google.com
YouTube
Android Phones
VirusTotal.com

Response by 1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 30 at 2016 11:12 AM

1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 11:12:47 -0400

We survived with out it in the past, but who is to say that someone else would not have invented it.

Response by SFC Pete Kain made Apr 30 at 2016 11:16 AM

SFC Pete Kain — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 11:16:51 -0400

What is this google that you speak of? Seriously I rarely use it.

Response by Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen made Apr 30 at 2016 11:19 AM

Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 11:19:38 -0400

About as much impact as 40 years ago when admin section ran out of carbon paper (yes there was such a thing). Google and internet in general have become so ingrained in day-to-day operations that it's almost impossible to imagine not having it.

Response by William Chu made Apr 30 at 2016 11:23 AM

William Chu — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 11:23:11 -0400

I'll probably lose a lot more debates with people because I can't look up the answer.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 30 at 2016 11:29 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 11:29:00 -0400

Would be difficult in terms of not having immediate access to answers, it can be done. I will just live out of the library.

Response by MCPO Roger Collins made Apr 30 at 2016 11:29 AM

MCPO Roger Collins — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 11:29:32 -0400

Bing would like that. But, I am a major subscriber to Google, the grand daddy of search engines.

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Apr 30 at 2016 11:34 AM

Capt Richard I P. — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 11:34:09 -0400

Now there are enough fast followers to make a week surviveable. Duckduckgo, vimeo, apple phones etc. Also Brave for chrome!
https://brave.com/

Brave Software

Response by CPT Joseph K Murdock made Apr 30 at 2016 11:35 AM

CPT Joseph K Murdock — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 11:35:45 -0400

Horrible, just horrible.

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Apr 30 at 2016 11:50 AM

Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 11:50:29 -0400

My son has never lived in a world without:

Google, Wikipedia, Cellphones, .... the internet

I entered the Marine Corps before everyone had an email account, and there was usually only 1 computer per "office." Back in the days of Banyan Vines, Lotus, and Windows 3.1. I remember the old Yuks... (Big green ruggedized computers for those who aren't familiar with them). We used to use acetate overlays on our maps.... and save them for years.... The 2 shop had a laminating machine and there was "brother in law deals" across the shops to trade supplies so that you could get laminated maps.... It was the golden age before power point... back when you needed a SSgt to check out an overhead projector.. but any PFC could check out a HMMWV....

Having a mobile phone has given us all of mankinds knowledge at the tip of our figuretips.. it's awesome. But it's also changed the way we interact. some better some worse.

I remember the old timers talking about mimeograph machines though... and how easy we had it... so...

cc 1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Apr 30 at 2016 12:00 PM

Capt Seid Waddell — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 12:00:44 -0400

I recently did this while on a cruise. At first I thought the lack of internet would be a deal-breaker, but it turned out to be a non-issue. I had a lot of emails to catch up on later though.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 30 at 2016 1:35 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 13:35:31 -0400

Nobody plans anymore, because they can contact anyone at the drop of a hat. I remember when my dad got a bag phone for work sometime in the mid '90s. He used it a few times a week. By the early 2000s cell phone use was common up here but service was extremely spotty. The boss might have a cell phone, but no crew members were expected to. Today, if you don't have a cell phone, you can't function because no plans ever get set in stone. Everything is fluid, and it certainly hinders productivity. I would be very happy to go back to a world without Google, cell phones, or internet. They are useful, but way overused.

Response by SFC Andrew Dowell made May 1 at 2016 9:23 AM

SFC Andrew Dowell — Sun, 01 May 2016 09:23:00 -0400

Did that in Afghanistan, can't get good internet north of jalabad lol