Re:Principles of Green Software Engineering
by hinkley on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @01:00PM
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The power budget on big screen TVs has snuck up on people and doesn't get enough air time.
In many houses the TV is using more power than the fridge, and in some cases more than your old fridge did.
My partner also complains about lights or leaving the fridge door open while I fetch food or drink from several containers, but then leaves the TV on counting on it to turn itself off (in an hour).
I think I'm going to have to explain conductivity and heat capacity, and remind everyone that I replaced all of the lights in the house with LEDs (some of which were goddamned expensive).
In many houses the TV is using more power than the fridge, and in some cases more than your old fridge did.
My partner also complains about lights or leaving the fridge door open while I fetch food or drink from several containers, but then leaves the TV on counting on it to turn itself off (in an hour).
I think I'm going to have to explain conductivity and heat capacity, and remind everyone that I replaced all of the lights in the house with LEDs (some of which were goddamned expensive).