You warm the cockles of my heart, Chuck.
No, energy use is not the sole consideration, but it's an important one of the
whole. And if I can walk or cycle instead of driving, I do so :-)
Chris
On 3 Oct 2013, at 15:52, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> And, of course, we have much different views on what's considered
> "waste" that's significant enough to worry about. Certainly energy use
> isn't your only criterion in selecting a car. Otherwise you'd be
> driving something like a Honda Fit rather than a Bimmer. But you did
> cause me to think about this a bit. Plugging and unplugging the
> laptop's power brick is a pain since it's under the desk. An extension
> cord with switch could solve that but likely rarely be remembered.
> Maybe a simple timer could reduce the power draw. But only if the timer
> drew less power than the idle brick and I have no way of knowing that.
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