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The idea of Shutdown Day, May 3rd 2008, is to turn off your computer for the entire 24 hours. Will you be taking part?
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The idea of Shutdown Day, May 3rd 2008, is to turn off your computer for the entire 24 hours. Will you be taking part?
Will I be taking part? Will I hell.
i'll ask my 300-machine datacenter...
no
What a stupid idea this is :rolleyes:
Rather than bother with this, I'd rather go plant a tree or something related like this as I expect that will do more to assist in reducing carbon than shutting down for 24 hours.
I'll even go and block a volcano or 2 to stop them pumping out millions of tons of Carbon Dioxide as well.
Turn off all computers in the western world and create instant anarchy! :D
You sure they aren't a terrorist organisation ;)
TiG
Erm, nope?
@ home, yes but at work no, that's beyond my control.
It's a saturday... and it's a hexus meet... and I'm away.
So yes, none of my Pc's will be on, but only because I'm not at home.
Yep we will turn off all the HEXUS Servers for the 24 hours - that okay chaps? :)
You mean to say you won't be leaving your PCs on for folding? :surprised:;)Quote:
Originally Posted by tiggerai
Can't imagine I'll ever leave the computers off for a full 24 hours unless I'm away from home. Checking emails and the usual daily surf is so much a routine I sure it's ingrained into my DNA by now. Even if I didn't have internet access, the server would at least be on for a bit of streaming audio. Besides, all the here stuff gets turned off at night anyway so I've accumulated enough to cover Shutdown Day.
As for the .lifestyle question, "Can you survive for 24 hours without your computer?", well yes if I have to I'm not Borg yet.
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Originally Posted by DR
NNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOO!!!
PS just spotted the new avatar - very nice :)
When i have rather important coursework in soon, not a chance
Seems like a mightily sensible measure to me - I might actually get some work done.Quote:
Originally Posted by DR
Never ceases to amaze me how quickly one can go off people 'round here :mrgreen:Quote:
Originally Posted by dave87
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Originally Posted by DR
And shockingly the meet attendance will rocket through the roof! :D
That's perfectly fine... I'll just go over to the dark-side then :devilish:.. bi..bi..bi.. no I can't say the name :PQuote:
Originally Posted by DR
How about if I turn one pc off and keep the other on for folding. I think that sounds like a fair compromise. :mrgreen:
I'll be away (fingers crossed) so most of my PCs will be off. Leaving my media pc on, don't want to miss my scheduled recordings :D
I'm sorry Timmy, its shutdown day, so we're going to have to turn your mothers life support system off.
Bad day for flying then (although passengers departing from T5 won't notice any difference)
*Pffffffftttt* D'oh!, now I have to clean cola off my monitor :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by TheAnimus
Both the server and PC will be off during the 3rd. And possible 2 & 4th as well. Seeing as its May and its a good fishing month, so i'll be out in the fresh air with the wildlife and fish to keep me company.
Sod the computers, they aren't that important.