Context switching costs more than we give it credit for

Re:Context switching costs more than we give it credit for by colonwqbang on Monday January 18, 2021 @06:24AM (#25820621)

Ok, that makes sense! I guess I just assumed that US wiring would typically be rated for higher currents to compensate for the less efficient transmission.

It didn't occur to me that Americans would settle for having less power than the rest of the world, it seems uncharacteristic somehow :)

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Re:Context switching costs more than we give it credit for by marcosdumay on Monday January 18, 2021 @08:16AM (#25821473)

We choose wiring gauge mostly by the "how large can it be while still moving well inside a wall?" factor. So, it's not surprising different places use the same one.

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Re:Context switching costs more than we give it credit for by colonwqbang on Monday January 18, 2021 @03:00PM (#25825905)

On the face of it, it would be equally unsurprising if wiring was dimensioned to fit the needed power output. But you are right of course.

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Re:Context switching costs more than we give it credit for by bregma on Monday January 18, 2021 @07:42AM (#25821212)

I'm sure 1% of Americans have 30 amp circuits in their kitchen and the help can boil water at twice the rate. Most Americans support this because they consider themselves just temporarily embarrassed by low-powered kettles.

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Re:Context switching costs more than we give it credit for by mulmen on Monday January 18, 2021 @06:56PM (#25828232)

Americans have 240v to the house. My dryer and oven are 240v. Just the general utility outlets are half that.

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