Perhaps your heart cockles will be warmer if you read this. You'll no
longer feel as guilty for using a Bimmer's worth of energy. :-)
<http://climateaudit.org/2013/09/30/ipcc-disappears-the-discrepancy/#more-18425>
Chuck Norcutt
On 10/3/2013 1:51 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
> 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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