Why aren't you using Plan 9?


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The only thing it's missing is drivers for modern hardware, but it will run great on a VM or a free computer found on the side of the road.

The GUI is simple and beautiful, and once you get over the fact that it's NOT UNIX it's really nice to use.

>>56
Become a productive citizen and give up the internet. You will be surprised how infrequent the internet is actually needed.
but I need to look up stuff for information's sake
You can download a tarball of the Wikipedia database (about 20GB last I checked) and plug it into Mediawiki/MySQL/PHP a local server. The MSDN library is about 3GB. You can also write scrapers for sites like EnterpriseOverflow and sync your collections whenever you find a connection.
but I need email
Just check it at work/school only, where there is a connection. If it's really urgent, people can call you (btw all you need is a non-smart cell phone, better yet a prepaid one for max privacy).
but I need social networking
No you don't.
but I need to read and post on chans
No you don't.
but where will I get my music?
Just horde once a month or some such interval where you dedicate one day to synchronizing your local copies of various informative websites.

Congratulations, you just saved the cost of a home internet connection!