Shut Down Day - Can CF Do It?

[Kornowski]

I found this before, You have to try and go a whole day without going on your computer...

http://www.shutdownday.org/

Thinks you could do it? Even better, think Computer Forum could do it?

 

[Geoff]

I could easily do it, i'd just spend the day outside on my car

 

[Kornowski]

Yeah, It would be easy, but It'd be cool to get the whole of Computer Forum to do it.

 

[Shane]

i dunno lol....i would probably have withdrawal Symptoms

 

[bldgengineer]

is it based on going on the internet or starting a computer itself? Its a saturday so I wouldn't be at work so, my home computer yeah, my work computer no.

 

[The_Other_One]

Ugh... A Saturday? Well, I'm sure I could as long as I had other plans. But if I were just stuck at home, there's really no way.

Besides, what all does this include? Just your PC? What about cell phones? DVD Players, Tivo... There are so many other things that are "computers" in our life. Man get into my grandparents MDX, it's GPS/Trip computer is more powerful than some computers here

 

[Ben]

Hmm....I'm not so sure I could do that. I'd probably die if I didn't get on, Just fall down and die. That's all. Especially since it's a Saturday, This is gonna suck.

 

[Kornowski]

C'mon guys, It won't be that hard... It means you can't turn it on, you can use a cell phone or DVD player, just not your PC.

You won't die, We'll do it together, it'll be easier that way, lol

I'll do it, see if you can!

 

[Geoff]

Tell ian to bring down the forum for a day

 

[QuestionCat]

lol This subject amuses me. It came up on another board I go to. The ones saying, yeah, I can do it....... will probably be the ones lurking.

I don't know if I could do it. Maybe. Gotta think some more about it.

 

[Kornowski]

I think it'd be really easy! Just go out and do something outdoorsy

I don't think Ian would shut it down, lol, Worth a try though

 

[Ben]

I do things outdoorsy on Saturdays, like ride on the scooter swing, but I usually get on the computer once or twice for a while on Saturdays, it would be hard for me not to! Computer forum is my life....And you're trying to take it away!

 

[QuestionCat]

lol Is this you?

 

[Ben]

Hey!! How'd you get my picture?

 

[dragon2309]

Not possible, im never at home for a full day to begin with, im either at school or at work. At school a good 6-70% of lessons are computer based courses. At work our epos system runs on a very small version of red hat linux so all tills are just PC's...

At home, well, i didnt spend £800 on my PC just to leave it there, but as i said, im not at home for a full day, ever.

dragon

 

[Emperor_nero]

Yes I could stay off it for 24 hours but I would leave my PC on for folding.

 

[g4m3rof1337]

I prolly wont do it.
Cause...saturdays are always dull and stuff.

Ill see what i can do.

 

[Kornowski]

Well, I'm going to do it, I don't know about anybody else

 

[Grey410]

I do it all the time. Depends on where and when though. There been entire weekends I haven't touched my pc.

 

[g4m3rof1337]

So planning a LAN on that day is bad?

or is it just internet.