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Wireless Internet In An Off-Grid House

Posted by timothy on from the just-sippin' dept.

matt20 writes "This is an interesting article of a family living off-grid using solar panels. In such a setting, every watt adds up. The typical home computer and monitor use almost 150 watts. What is the best computer arrangement in such a setting? Here is what worked best for them. Anyone know what percent of our national power is used on computers? Should we be thinking wireless on laptops?" Even on-grid, this article raises some good points about power consumption and convenience.

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  1. That was quick by Clue4All · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone know what percent of our national power is used on computers?

    Judging by the unavailability of this site, I'd say not nearly enough.

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  2. Re:Home DC power by flacco · · Score: 5, Funny
    AC is much better for distributing power, thats why Edison lost.

    I thought it was because that sadistic cunt electrocuted a circus elephant with AC power in order to scare the public into believing it was more dangerous than AC.

    Rot in hell, Edison.

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  3. Re:Paradox of the Slashdot Effect? by boa13 · · Score: 5, Funny
    There are two kind of people on Slashdot:
    • those who read the stories and follow the links;
    • those who don't read the stories and comment on them.
    The two population are of course completely disjoint. I remember CmdrTaco saying sometime around when Slashdot began offering a subscription that the first one accounts for 80% to 90% of the users of the site.