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Poll Results: Will you be "shutting down"? :)

 
  • 11% (20)
    Yes
  • 68% (118)
    No
  • 19% (34)
    Maybe
172 Total Votes  
post #1 of 144
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Can you survive for 24 hours without your computer?
Anybody here actually going to not use their computers for the entire day of March 24th (12AM to 12PM) ? I might try

http://shutdownday.com/

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Quote:
www.shutdownday.org "You dont have to turn your computer on to have fun with it".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8OMijrTVBU

LMAO
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post #2 of 144
i dnt think so. 24hours without folding... nae chance
post #3 of 144
i would

but i just dont want to
    
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post #4 of 144
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by mootin View Post
i would

but i just dont want to
Well a lot of people, like me, don't want to.. but I want to try it.. I havn't not used my computer for 24 hours in like 5 years.
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post #5 of 144
I went 5 days w/o computer, radio, MP3, or TV. None of my friends believed me knowing my computer using rep =P.
post #6 of 144
Haha, I HIGHLY doubt I would do that, Global Shutdown FTL!
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post #7 of 144
Yeah.
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post #8 of 144
you probably could easily go for 1day without a pc. just one day tho. and we would probably be sittin at our desks waiting for the clock to chime 12; fingers at the power button. lol
post #9 of 144
i went 24 minuets once
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post #10 of 144
What a great idea..lol
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