Global Shutdown Day on Saturday (no, not a thread about newspapers)

Shutdown Day advocates say go offline, get outside

By Julie Mollins

TORONTO (Reuters Life!) - 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 who say using computers, televisions and electronic gadgets is having a negative impact on society.

"People are failing to socialize with each other and they are becoming outcasts, they are becoming more and more introverted," said Montreal-based Shutdown Day co-founder Ashutosh Rajekar in an interview.

Last year the group received 50,000 pledges worldwide on their website http://www.shutdownday.org/ from people who said they would not use electronic gadgets for a day. So far this year, almost 12,000 have committed to going 24 hours without using a computer.

 

I'd join you, but I have to live blog a Scrubs marathon here.

 

that'll teach those pesky laptops.

 

Does this mean I don't have to work Saturday?

 

I think the servers at the LADN got the celebration going early.

 

Good thing they have a website to get out the message about how bad websites are.

 

From my cold, dead hands fingers.

 

My air card works outside!