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Stepping Off of the Grid?

Posted by Cliff on from the going-nowhere-fast-and-loving-it dept.

torpor asks: "Has anyone on Slashdot ever stepped off of the grid? I don't just mean long yuppy vacations to pacified islands, but seriously gone from 'tech-dedicated' to 'doing my own thing in the middle of nowhere for a while'. It's that time of year again. I've killed my TV, and I'm finding myself looking for adventure and mayhem in distant quarters. Have any of you ever done this, and returned with interesting stories to tell?"

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  1. The Tech Jerk... by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 5, Funny
    Actually, I'm going to be doing this in just a couple of hours...my fiancee and I will be undertaking the arduous journey up to my parents' cabin in the North (eight miles south of the Mackinac Bridge).

    Yup, I'll be completely cut off from all my life-sustaining tech...

    Except for my Sidekick, that is...that's all.

    ...and my digital camera...you know...to take pictures of Nature and all...and that's it.

    ...and my work phone...gotta have my work phone in case a server crashes or something...and that's it.

    ...and my work laptop...in case I have to VPN in to work...and that's ALL.

    ...and my personal laptop...after all, they're both in the same case...and nothing ELSE.

    ...except for my USB thumb drives...

    ...and my USB hub...

    ...and my wireless hub...

    ...and my external HDD...

    ...and my external DVD-RW...

    *sigh*

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  2. Wrong Audience by Anm · · Score: 5, Funny

    Slashdot does not seem like the place to connect with people who have already escaped technology.

    I'd suggest finding a local adventure (backpacking, etc.) store.

    Anm

  3. Have you considered...? by Otter · · Score: 4, Funny
    I'd recommend auditioning for a reality show. Just try to stay out of situations where people have to choose between voting for you or for the hot chick. And learn how to filet a fish _before_ you go, not while you're starving.

    Actually, after watching that commercial for The Real Gilligan's Island where Mary Ann and Ginger smear coconut cream pie over each other and then wrestle in the shower -- maybe that's the way to go! Can you make an MP3 player out of bamboo, coconuts and a bicycle?

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    What I'm listening to now on Pandora...
  4. Yet still I can see your post by acklenx · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dude you posted this on slashdot. Next time try sending this kind of question aloft tied to a helium balloon.

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    Never let a mediocre career stand in the way of a good time
  5. I wanted to get off the grid once... by azuroff · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...but alas, I had already taken the blue pill.