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From: Wolf K on 25 Mar 2010 10:44
FromTheRafters wrote:
> "Char Jackson" <none(a)none.invalid> wrote in message
[...]
>> If you assume a power savings of 50 watts (low power state versus off
>> state) and a KWh cost of $.10, my back of the napkin calculation is
>> just under $15 a year in savings. Obviously, the actual numbers will
>> vary depending on the specific system and the local cost of power,
>> causing the result to vary.
>
> I was thinking about this while watching my mother (83) walking around
> unplugging the vampires. The phone, the intercom, the radio - then over
> to the TV and the cable box... I was trying to calculate the yearly
> energy expenditure versus the savings but couldn't find the conversion
> table for kilowatt hours to oatmeal bowls.
>
> ...and I thought this scientific calculator had everything...
>
>

Ah well, it's exercise for her. Good, that.

wolf k.
From: ToolPackinMama on 25 Mar 2010 22:59
On 3/25/2010 9:48 PM, Leythos wrote:
> In article<Xns9D46D2860D081HHI2948AJD832(a)69.16.185.247>,
> bughunter.dustin(a)gmail.com says...
>> Actually, I didn't say chip creep was an issue on soldered chips; If you
>> understood the principles behind chip creep in the first place that
>> wouldn't even be a question you'd consider... Chip creep only applies to
>> socketed chips.
>>
>
> While chip creep may only apply to socketed chips, I've seen chips,
> actually the pins, come unsoldered by hot/cold cycles. We had a real
> issue with that in the military in at one point.
>

So what happened? Did the military decide to never turn anything off,
ever again?
From: ToolPackinMama on 26 Mar 2010 00:26
FromTheRafters wrote:

> You need AV to guard against the off chance that you encounter a virus.

In Windows, yes, AV is absolutely necessary. Some people seem to be
asserting that it is not necessary with Linux. Is that true?
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