Sleep Mode

A friend who lives too far away (and btw, one of the best dads I’ve seen in action) sent me the link to this poll inviting readers of Slashdot to respond to the following question:

poll

Of course I voted.

You can vote, too, and join the more than 21,000 people who have already put in their preference. Or just view the results (so far).

Personally I went for the sleep mode. Not that it’s so hard to get the girls to bed these days, if anything the nightly routine is pretty greased. But oh, if I could just chop the chatter, once in a while, ‘round about dinner time. It’d be just the same way I fold down the top of my laptop. Very gently. And it’s only temporary. With a brief sense of relief.