April 19-25 is TV-Turnoff Week

April 19-25 is TV-Turnoff Week. (CNN has an article.)

When I first moved out to Seattle in the summer of 2002, I spent a month in Microsoft-provided temp housing. I'd come home from work and spend 2 hours vegging in front of the TV. When I got my apartment downtown I spent a lot of time thinking about which cable service to get. My final conclusion: none. After a month, you don't miss it. Not having TV has substantially increased the amount of sleeping, reading, and coding I've done in the past 20 months, not to mention the money I’ve saved. How much does extended cable cost for a year?

Check out the official web site: TV Turnoff Network.

Comments

• Anonymous
  April 03, 2004
  I watch less than 1 hour of broadcast t.v. a month. I watch about 1 movie every 2 weeks. I don't miss it, although sometimes I feel a bit "out of the loop" when a certain advertisment or popular show is discussed.

• Anonymous
  April 04, 2004
  Take Outs for 4 April 2004

• Anonymous
  April 14, 2004
  excellent idea.... just tough to pull off :P

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