[Kerrigan]

We spend so much of our lives staring at some sort of screen. Between television, the internet, crackberry, and mobile phones, it doesn't surprise me that some people are now diagnosed as being addicted to media and in China they have rehabilitation centres for this.

How long can you go without looking at a screen? I usually get antsy when I haven't seen any TV or internet after 3-4 days, and then after 2 weeks I adjust and have no need to look at blogs or ads or tv shows.

[Chuckit]

Do you mean how long would I be comfortable not having a glowing LCD screen shoved in my face, or how long would it be practical?

[FulcrumPilot]

I blink often.

[italiano]

I get up @ 4:00 am every morning and hit the computer... The last thing at night I check it - I'm an addict!

[RAILhead]

I like looking at women.

Women are all over TV.

Women are all over the internet.

I look at screens often.

[FulcrumPilot]

Originally Posted by italiano

I get up @ 4:00 am every morning and hit the computer...

[rickey939]

Originally Posted by RAILhead

I like looking at women.

Women are all over TV.

Women are all over the internet.

I look at screens often.

Whodathunkit.®

[BlueSky]

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

[,,,]and in China they have rehabilitation centres for this.

In China they have rehabilitation centers for one stray thought.

[andreas_g4]

Originally Posted by RAILhead

I like looking at women.

Women are all over TV.

Women are all over the internet.

I look at screens often.

Women in RL are pretty nice to look at, too.

But unfortunately, you can't press command+w to make them disappear if they're ugly...

[Kerrigan]

Originally Posted by andreas_g4

Women in RL are pretty nice to look at, too.

But unfortunately, you can't press command+w to make them disappear if they're ugly...

And for most MacNNers, in RL you go to jail if you try to touch one.

[RAILhead]

I get to come home to a hot little wife, so it's all good. =)


(old pic and she'd kill me if she I posted this one since it's not one of her favs -- but I like it)

[Doofy]

Back to the original question... How long can I go without staring at a screen? Forever, basically, if I set my mind to it. Iron will power and all that.
But like Maury, I like looking at pics of chicks. Oh, and annoying you lot.

[Lava Lamp Freak]

Originally Posted by RAILhead

I get to come home to a hot little wife, so it's all good. =)


(old pic and she'd kill me if she I posted this one since it's not one of her favs -- but I like it)

Was that taken at Enchanted Rock?

On topic... I spent a week in Montana in July without access to a television, and access only once, for 15 minutes, to the internet in a library. It honestly took longer for me to adjust back to watching TV, then it did to adjust to not having it. I missed being online every second I was away from my computer, though.

[RAILhead]

Yup, that's enchanted rock circa 2003. We go to Fredericksburg every year as a "getaway". =)

Maury

[Buckaroo]

[Buckaroo]

Originally Posted by RAILhead

I get to come home to a hot little wife, so it's all good. =)


(old pic and she'd kill me if she I posted this one since it's not one of her favs -- but I like it)

She's very cute. Make sure you treat her very well.

[air]

if she had better foot placement, she would have had a more complete stance. imho.

[Cubeoid]

hehehhehehehhe..man this place is sad.

[wdlove]

I'm looking at my LCD everyday. I take time fro breaks to look out he window.

[Randman]

Only on holidays. I use my computer screens for work so not seeing a screen means not seeing $$$.

[scaught]

i look at either a thinkpad or a viewsonic monitor all day at work interspersed with a palm tungsten or sony ericcson t637 phone. on the way to work or home from work or at lunch i look at a 40GB ipod. once i get home, i look at the phone or a 12" powerbook or sometimes the television.
so.
i look at screens almost constantly.

[Randman]

Besides, no one has asked about cell phones.

[tracemhunter]

i look at a screen almost constantly. first thing i do in the morning is check forums for pm's and my referral status on freebie sites. then i get ready and go to class and pull out my powerbook for notes. i come home and watch tv and get on the computer. i go to work and do data entry. i come home and get on the computer again and watch adult swim. then i go to bed.

[Link]

I could go as long as I want without looking at a computer screen, it just makes things inconvenient for us because things take longer to get status on..

TVs are a good excuse for being awake when you'd otherwise be sleeping too much.

[DeathMan]

Originally Posted by wdlove

I'm looking at my LCD everyday. I take time fro breaks to look out he window.

But does you window have a screen on it?



I look at a computer/phone screen a lot less than I used to. I don't watch much TV at all, except on wednesday nights I go watch Alias/CSI at a friend's house.

I've been training for triathlons this year, so I've been outside a lot more than in past years. And I've tried to spend more time with my kids.

[chris v]

Originally Posted by RAILhead

I get to come home to a hot little wife, so it's all good. =)


(old pic and she'd kill me if she I posted this one since it's not one of her favs -- but I like it)

Enchanted rock!

Love the place!