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Re:Night Shift Mode in macOS Sierra 10.12.4 by scrapcode on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @07:39AM (#13480892)
Do you have any reasons other than having a somewhat decent idea of how much time you have left? Battery power doesn't work on a time basis as power expenditure isn't consistent.
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Re:Night Shift Mode in macOS Sierra 10.12.4 by hueving on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @09:23AM (#13481529)
>Battery power doesn't work on a time basis as power expenditure isn't consistent

It can be quite consistent if you do very simple things (CPU-wise). SSH-ing into servers and working on them all day is pretty consistent in battery life on my MBP.

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Re:Night Shift Mode in macOS Sierra 10.12.4 by Filligree on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @08:12AM (#13481104)
My power expenditure is consistent: Most of the time when I'm on battery I'm typing in Scrivener, which leaves CPU use a flat 0%. (Presuming I've remembered to SIGSTOP Chrome.)

The battery life indicator was reliably accurate. I miss it.

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Re:Night Shift Mode in macOS Sierra 10.12.4 by throwanem on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @08:34AM (#13481224)
> Do you have any reasons other than having a somewhat decent idea of how much time you have left?

Why do you find this reason insufficient?

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