power consumption (was: xorg-devel Dig...)

Felix Miata mrmazda at earthlink.net
Mon Oct 7 09:54:04 PDT 2013


> Kristen Accardi wrote:

> You should always try to save power, even if you are using electricity
> instead of a battery.  Its the right thing to do.

Not always. Free electricity, e.g. from geothermal, wind or solar, may be 
generating welcome heat as a byproduct of the primary use. A screen that 
doesn't blank may be functioning as a night light in a location more 
desirable than a customary night light location on a wall.
-- 
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words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation)

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