Shutdown Day

Could you live without your computer for one day? The guys at shutdownday.org are asking. They've suggested a Shutdown Day of March 24. Why?

It is obvious that people would find life extremely difficult without computers, maybe even impossible. If they disappeared for just one day, would we be able to cope?

Be a part of one of the biggest global experiments ever to take place on the internet. The idea behind the experiment is to find out how many people can go without a computer for one whole day, and what will happen if we all participate!

Not sure if I can do it, but at least they're having fun with the idea. Check out this Shutdown Day-related YouTube vid of alternative uses for that overworked computer of yours.

Reminds me of the folks who push the TV Turnoff Week. And both groups have a point. Anything we can't live without for a day (or a week) probably owns us. So will your unplug for a day?