tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post6350418141737191019..comments2024-03-04T03:40:11.172-05:00Comments on No rules. Just write.: Shutdown Day: The biggest meme ever?Brenda Coulterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-32749398058496136322007-03-26T12:09:00.000-04:002007-03-26T12:09:00.000-04:00Hope work is going well on the newest novel! *grin...<I>Hope work is going well on the newest novel! *grin*</I><BR/><BR/>Hope, my editor said much the same thing the other day. Oh, the pressure!<BR/>;-)Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-39225971531487818102007-03-25T20:18:00.000-04:002007-03-25T20:18:00.000-04:00Glad to have been of service, Domino.;-)Glad to have been of service, Domino.<BR/>;-)Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-54032879590962062082007-03-25T17:11:00.000-04:002007-03-25T17:11:00.000-04:00It's Sunday after Shutdown day. Thanks for letting...It's Sunday after Shutdown day. Thanks for letting me know what I missed while I was supervising a pre-teen sleepover at my house. Without realizing it, I observed shutdown day in my own little way. On Saturday, no computers were necessary; however, an afternoon nap was!Dominohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05698502437170233088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-92232276397350101462007-03-24T23:34:00.000-04:002007-03-24T23:34:00.000-04:00Hi, Brenda! I hadn't heard about this until 10:31...Hi, Brenda! I hadn't heard about this until 10:31 PM CDT, and it's already Saturday. Where do I hang out on the Internet, anyway, that I missed the whole deal? Oh, well.<BR/>I can go without the Internet for long periods of time (whenever we're out of range of a computer), but I can't say I like it! *grin* <BR/><BR/>I never heard of the National Laptop Foundation, either. It sounds like an idea that, if it IS a scam, ought to be turned into something real by some good computer geeks who could wipe the original information off the hard drives and redo them. <BR/><BR/>Hope work is going well on the newest novel! *grin*<BR/><BR/>Hugs, HopeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-44991199439132153782007-03-24T14:53:00.000-04:002007-03-24T14:53:00.000-04:00Like you, Dave, I wondered why they were collectin...Like you, Dave, I wondered why they were collecting e-mail addresses.<BR/><BR/>I clicked over to the site just now and found it inaccessible except for a note on the home page that says, "Just popped out to the real world" and then this:<BR/><BR/><I>We've teamed up with the National Laptop Foundation, a new non-profit organisation launching on World Earth Day, to help underprivileged children, the elderly and schools and doctors in third world countries have access to the internet, by recycling & refurbishing old unwanted & broken computers. <BR/><BR/>We want to raise $100,000 to help this cause and to start work on the next Shutdown Day and organise events in cities around the world. Please help be a part of this.</I><BR/><BR/>That sounds very nice, but I wonder why they never mentioned that plan before today? And I wonder if they'll be donating their own ad revenue to the cause? They don't say. They just offer a button you can click to make a donation via PayPal. <BR/><BR/>My Google search for "National Laptop Foundation" returned zero results apart from the mention at the Shutdown Day site. I hope this isn't a scam.Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-3961389631039894322007-03-23T04:44:00.000-04:002007-03-23T04:44:00.000-04:00It's also an email harvesting scheme - why do they...It's also an email harvesting scheme - why do they need your email for you to 'register'? Oh yeah, to sell to spammers.Dave Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00758733101982619816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-44966458479334125952007-03-22T22:44:00.000-04:002007-03-22T22:44:00.000-04:00Fat chance...I have too much work to do!Fat chance...I have too much work to do!Bonnie S. Calhounhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769607640246518804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-37807201306112060272007-03-22T21:35:00.000-04:002007-03-22T21:35:00.000-04:00Now I do love my computer, but going without a who...Now I do love my computer, but going without a whole day is not a biggie. Especially a Saturday. <BR/><BR/>(I try to keep my computer time to just during the week anyway.) <BR/><BR/>But maybe I'll log on THIS Saturday just so people know I'm not participating in the experiment. LOL!Jennifer Shirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970585847385511795noreply@blogger.com