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ruskie · 05-15-2009, 08:12 AM

I don't consider global warming part in this. Infact I doubt it is man-caused.

And yeah I get tons of second hand kit which I reuse. Either free or for a nominal fee. I purchased 5 computers in the last 15 years. They all still work and I haven't trashed any of it. Infact one I've sold on one I've used for a while but now will probably stop as it's not the best in energy efficiency. I also have no qualms about giving this to others who might need them mostly I keep them around as backup machines. Though I do run 3 machines 24/7.

Firewall(an old ibm desktop), server(my previous desktop) and media box(and old laptop with a broken screen hooked to the 10 yrs old TV) but shutdown everything else.

Some might say this isn't the best use of energy and so on but overall my energy use has been more or less the same no matter what hardware I've put in or took out for the last 5 years or so.

I prefer to walk or bike anywhere I go or if I need to drive I'll generally be atleast me and another passenger with stuff to do so it's not two trips but one.

The one thing I would love to see fail are biofuels from crop directly.

I have no problem with refining used cooking oils and so on but to grow crops just to then burn them up.

The same is with always faster, bigger, better crap... Why can't chip makers and similar instead of trying to squeeze more oomph from the chips instead make them more energy efficient.

I every so often look at some laptops though I don't like them. And I see options for cpus...

Basic cpu 35W
one step higher 25W
one more 35W
and then it's just 35W or higher...

Frankly am not impressed.

I've got an eeepc701 it uses cpu and all 20W of power. Why can't a full blown laptop do it. Why do I need a 1TB drive in my laptop when a 20GB ssd would suffice for OS and a LOT of basic storage and use other flash storage to supplement it.

Another thing is gas consumption. A lot could be done with improving the gas available but most rather sell the same old same old...

I pump at gas stations that sell 98 and 100 marked fuels The 100 one is bit more expensive but I assume it means I burn less to travel the same distance.

Or why not make more efficient engines that would overall burn less.

As for green consumerism... **** it responsible consumerism is the way forward. And not only that. More regulation of corporations and companies to make them behave in such a way as to work toward sustainability.

sorry if I'm incoherent it's friday and nearly end of the work day...

05-15-2009, 08:12 AM	#7
ruskie Shade Posts: 100 Karma: 546 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: U.LC.MW.Sol.Earth.EE.SI.LJ Device: Hanlin Jinke V3ext running OpenInkPot	I don't consider global warming part in this. Infact I doubt it is man-caused. And yeah I get tons of second hand kit which I reuse. Either free or for a nominal fee. I purchased 5 computers in the last 15 years. They all still work and I haven't trashed any of it. Infact one I've sold on one I've used for a while but now will probably stop as it's not the best in energy efficiency. I also have no qualms about giving this to others who might need them mostly I keep them around as backup machines. Though I do run 3 machines 24/7. Firewall(an old ibm desktop), server(my previous desktop) and media box(and old laptop with a broken screen hooked to the 10 yrs old TV) but shutdown everything else. Some might say this isn't the best use of energy and so on but overall my energy use has been more or less the same no matter what hardware I've put in or took out for the last 5 years or so. I prefer to walk or bike anywhere I go or if I need to drive I'll generally be atleast me and another passenger with stuff to do so it's not two trips but one. The one thing I would love to see fail are biofuels from crop directly. I have no problem with refining used cooking oils and so on but to grow crops just to then burn them up. The same is with always faster, bigger, better crap... Why can't chip makers and similar instead of trying to squeeze more oomph from the chips instead make them more energy efficient. I every so often look at some laptops though I don't like them. And I see options for cpus... Basic cpu 35W one step higher 25W one more 35W and then it's just 35W or higher... Frankly am not impressed. I've got an eeepc701 it uses cpu and all 20W of power. Why can't a full blown laptop do it. Why do I need a 1TB drive in my laptop when a 20GB ssd would suffice for OS and a LOT of basic storage and use other flash storage to supplement it. Another thing is gas consumption. A lot could be done with improving the gas available but most rather sell the same old same old... I pump at gas stations that sell 98 and 100 marked fuels The 100 one is bit more expensive but I assume it means I burn less to travel the same distance. Or why not make more efficient engines that would overall burn less. As for green consumerism... **** it responsible consumerism is the way forward. And not only that. More regulation of corporations and companies to make them behave in such a way as to work toward sustainability. sorry if I'm incoherent it's friday and nearly end of the work day...