Rachel Mosteller: Take Me To Your Leader
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
What do the writer Ariel Meadow Stallings, Shutdown Day 2008 and the term "Internet Sabbath" have in common? They all want you to turn off...
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Shutdown Day @ Singapore's Largest Primary Rainforest
Cooler Insights (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
As a botanist by training specialising in tropical ecology, I have always harboured a deep interest in nature. One of my favourite haunts was the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve - a small 410 acre area of lush primary rainforest, and probably the only place in Singapore where you can see tall towering dipterocarps in all their glory. Housing over 840 species of flowering plants and 500 species of fauna...
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We Have Guided Blogs And Misguided Bloggers
Dohiyi Mir (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
Menander commenting on sundials: When I was a boy, my stomach told me when to eat; but nowadays our lives are regimented by these infernal time-keepers. When thinking about what to write about Shutdown Day, a post came to mind...
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Well, already messed up National Shutdown Day...
MSDN Blogs (Free subscription) | 03/05/2008
I had heard on the radio a short blurb about "National Shutdown Day" being Saturday May 3rd (today). Only problem is I didn't hear about what we were shutting down. I had initially thought it was something like "National Lights Out day" (which I also missed). So, today, I light up my computer and do a Live search on what it's all about. Well, I blew it. It's about turning off your computer for 1 day...
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When Is International 'Shut Up Day'?
Internet News (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
Saturday is International Computer Shutdown Day. But I don't accept the thought that the Internet is some kind of addiction, a dark mental prison that keeps us from living our lives.
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Shutdown for computer shut-ins
neo-neocon (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
Yesterday was Mayday. But, moving right along, tomorrow is Shutdown Day, the holiday during which we’re advised to take a holiday from our computers, televisions, and other electronic communication gadgetry. Don't know if I will. I was about to say “Don't know if I can“—but of course I can. Most definitely I can. [...]
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Turn Off, Tune Out, Drop In
Dohiyi Mir (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
I wonder if Timothy Leary would dig it: Tune out, turn off and get away from addictive electronics for 24 hours on May 3 and enjoy the outdoors. That's the message from organizers of the second annual global Shutdown Day...
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Shutdown Day advocates say go offline, get outside
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
TORONTO (Reuters Life!) - Tune out, turn off and get away from addictive electronics for 24 hours on May 3 and enjoy the outdoors.
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ENVIRONMENT: shutdown day
tek.no.lo.gic (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
Tomorrow, Saturday the 3rd of May is Shutdown Day. Can you handle that? I know it will be extremely hard, if not impossible for me. I guess I’m just too connected to the Matrix to cope…
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Shutdown Day: 24 Hours Without Computers
Quick Online Tips (Free subscription) | 29/04/2008
Shutdown day is back this year on 3rd May 2008 and encourages you to shutdown your computer for 24 hours. Last year the Shutdown Day was on 24 March 2008, and emerged as a popular experiment to find out how many people can go without a computer for one whole day. Last year , on Shutdown Day 2007 more than 65,000 people participated in the campaign by actually shutting down their computers...
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iWeb, proud sponsor of Shutdown Day
InfTek Hosting (Free subscription) | 29/04/2008
Shutdown Day was created to raise awareness of the dangers of extended computer use, and this year iWeb will be providing the infrastructure that will ensure that the event runs smoothly
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Shutdown Day : Sanggupkah Tak Memakai Teknologi Sehari Saja?
Jangan pernah berhenti belajar (Free subscription) | 29/04/2008
Detikinet, 29 April 2008 Kanada - Sanggupkah Anda untuk tidak bersentuhan dengan teknologi selama sehari penuh? Mungkin sulit. Terkait dengan hari tanpa teknologi atau yang dikenal dengan ‘Shutdown Day', sekelompok orang Kanada yang menyebut dirinya Geek meminta warga untuk mematikan peralatan teknologi, seperti televisi, komputer dan sebagainya. Shutdown Day diperingati pada 3 Mei mendatang. Shutdown...
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Shutdown Day Returns. Will You Pull the Plug?
The Blog Herald (Free subscription) | 28/04/2008
Last March the Internet went dark as Shutdown Day arrived. OK, not really. But about 50,000 people opted to leave technology behind to pursue other endeavors. This year, the event is back, this time on Saturday, May 3. It is obvious that without computers we would find our life extremely difficult, maybe even impossible. If [...]
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Shutdown Day: Please Participate
Forever Geek (Free subscription) | 28/04/2008
While at the post office recently, I saw what had to be a twelve year old girl purchasing a stamp for a letter she wanted to send, and after receiving the stamp, she looked at her mother, and pointed at the wrong corner of the envelope. The mother corrected her and the girl placed the [...]
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Shut It Down Day [The Republic of T.]
The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 26/04/2008
I tried to do it last year, and just couldn't. Now Shutdown Day is upon us again. Shutdown Day is a Global Internet Experiment whose purpose is to get people to think about how their lives have changed with the increasing use of the home computer, and whether or not any good things are being lost [...]
