Posted on 03/06/2016 1:37:49 PM PST by nickcarraway
From sundown to sundown, turn off all your technological devices
Well, this weekend you can take part in a makeshift holiday as thousands will be joining in to the National Day of Unplugging to take a 24-hour break from technology.
Participants are asked to log off beginning Friday, March 4 at sundown and stay offline through Sat., March 5 at sundown.
At nationaldayofunplugging.com, you can sign the "Unplug pledge" and promise to unplug from tech devices including phones, tablets and laptops.
This project was started by Reboot, an group that "affirms the values of Jewish traditions and creates new ways for people to make them their own," according to their website.
According to Reboot, this day of unplugging was modeled after their "Sabbath Manifesto," which features ten principles like avoiding technology, getting outside and giving back.
Reboot is encouraging people to share their pictures and updates before and after the holiday on Facebook and Twitter using the hashtag #unplug.
What?
I went to The International Date Line to see if I could find a girl to go to the movie on Saturday night.
Turns out I was a day late.
One day our electricity will be rationed, just like in Venezuela.
Should of gone East :-)
Cool - today is March 7th, though - I think Saturday was yesterday
Match 6th, I mean - still -it’s over
Still have one clock I haven’t adjusted for the last time change.
I hate DST.
It’s 1700 hrs 6Mar16. Maybe I’ll be on time next year.
Just wait a few more months then it’ll all be ok
I’ll bet the unplugees spend all day tweeting about it.
Dad always told me to follow the compass.
Unfortunately, my compass was actually a meat thermometer.
Well, at least it wasn’t an anal thermometer.....er, was it? :-)
Looks like I missed this memo. Oh well, there’s always next year.
Do I have to turn off my CPAP and pacemaker?
NBC Bay Area? Aren’t they worried that “national day of unplugging” might be misinterpreted out there?
There might be one or two wives across the land unhappy about the unplugging. But the rest...hear the enormous sigh of relief?
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