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Author Topic: Shutdown Day!  (Read 14348 times)

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Shutdown Day!
« on: May 01, 2008, 12:50 PM »
http://www.shutdownday.org/

Can you survive 1 day?

It's tomorrow!
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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2008, 01:33 PM »
What a perverted thought.

But since I, at the moment, generally sleep until two hours before I have to leave for work, and don't get home after until midnight... I guess it's doable.
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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2008, 04:30 PM »
http://www.shutdownday.org/

Can you survive 1 day?

It's tomorrow!

Oh dear!  I missed  it.

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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2008, 06:50 PM »
I totally can, and have gone for long periods without my computer even being on.

...but may 3 is Wednesday.
I have to work Wednesday.
I use a computer at work... :wallbash:

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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2008, 07:41 PM »
I have been without my computer for 4 days! And I didn't go crazy!!! *twitches*
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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2008, 07:42 PM »
...but may 3 is Wednesday.
I have to work Wednesday.
I use a computer at work... :wallbash:

Um... isn't May 3 Saturday?


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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2008, 10:36 PM »
I always sit at the computer for several hours on Saturday, so I am not going to attempt to do it.
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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2008, 11:22 PM »
Shutdown what? Our computers?  Why?  What's the point?

Please don't tell me it's a "green" thing, save the planet and all that.  I'll gag.

Tell Al Gore about it!

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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2008, 11:36 PM »
http://www.shutdownday.org/

Can you survive 1 day?

It's tomorrow!

Oh dear!  I missed  it.
-cranioscopical (May 01, 2008, 04:30 PM)

Huh?

Have you been time travelling again? ;)
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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2008, 01:12 AM »
Is it "Shutdown Day"? or "Kill Your Spouse Day"? (they would be the same thing if I shut down my pc for 24 hours)

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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2008, 01:27 AM »
How can I get my photos done if I shut down? or my writing? or my CV?

Although if the weather permits I will shut down for most of the day.

But the concept is not just green, i think it is "look up from online communities and go spend time with real people" and I can relate to that, too easy to get stuck online.

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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2008, 02:25 AM »
How can I get my photos done if I shut down? or my writing? or my CV?

Easy!  Lie!   ;)

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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2008, 05:40 AM »
Shouldn't they have announced a cut-off point for shutting down? As in, if I realise it's shutdown day at 11:40 PM and restart 20 minutes later, am I perhaps using up more power restarting everything? Some people have NO concern for the planet!

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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #13 on: May 02, 2008, 06:39 AM »
Can you survive for 24 hours without your computer ?
Which one?  My notebook? Yeah, absolutely. It's at HP service and certainly shut down as they don't work Sat/Sun. :P

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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2008, 07:22 AM »
Shouldn't they have announced a cut-off point for shutting down? As in, if I realise it's shutdown day at 11:40 PM and restart 20 minutes later, am I perhaps using up more power restarting everything? Some people have NO concern for the planet!
Not really necessary to define explicit period with timezones and all that... just spend _your_ entire may3 without turning on your computer. Like, 24 hours straight.
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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #15 on: May 02, 2008, 08:37 AM »
http://www.shutdownday.org/

Can you survive 1 day?

It's tomorrow!

Oh dear!  I missed  it.
-cranioscopical (May 01, 2008, 04:30 PM)

Huh?

Have you been time travelling again? ;)

Whoops, I might miss it tomorrow, too  ;)


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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #16 on: May 02, 2008, 10:46 AM »
...but may 3 is Wednesday.
I have to work Wednesday.
I use a computer at work... :wallbash:

Um... isn't May 3 Saturday?
...

 :huh:
oh.

edvard rule#234985: Never make a time-sensitive post on a Thursday so stressful you think it's Monday.
:wallbash:

http://www.shutdownday.org/

Can you survive 1 day?

It's tomorrow!

Oh dear!  I missed  it.
-cranioscopical (May 01, 2008, 04:30 PM)

Huh?

Have you been time travelling again? ;)

...or maybe that was it.

Besides, I've planned a 20-mile bike with my son on Saturday, so I think it'll be no problem.
« Last Edit: May 02, 2008, 10:49 AM by Edvard »

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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #17 on: May 02, 2008, 06:16 PM »
No problem.  I'm leaving at 6:00AM tomorrow to go to a Sheep & Wool festival.  I won't be back until Sunday afternoon.  At least 32 hours !!!!
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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #18 on: May 02, 2008, 08:25 PM »
No problem.  I'm leaving at 6:00AM tomorrow to go to a Sheep & Wool festival.
I think it's cheating if you take the RAM with you!   :o


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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #19 on: May 02, 2008, 08:32 PM »
I think it's cheating if you take the RAM with you!   ohmy

I SHEEP ishly agree.
Lew

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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #20 on: May 03, 2008, 12:40 AM »
Shouldn't they have announced a cut-off point for shutting down? As in, if I realise it's shutdown day at 11:40 PM and restart 20 minutes later, am I perhaps using up more power restarting everything? Some people have NO concern for the planet!
Not really necessary to define explicit period with timezones and all that... just spend _your_ entire may3 without turning on your computer. Like, 24 hours straight.

You took me a bit too literally there, f0dder! :)

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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #21 on: May 03, 2008, 11:12 PM »
I'm one of those typical addicts in denial: I could do it if I wanted to. But I don't want to, so I'm not going to.  :P

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Re: Shutdown Day!
« Reply #22 on: May 04, 2008, 12:53 AM »
I could, but I didn't do it for Earth day, and I didn't do that "lights out" hour thing...

Besides, whats 700W for 24 hours? Global warming? Ha! ;D