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How Are You Conserving Energy?
ThosLives asks: "With oil again pushing historic nominal prices and all sorts of articles on alternative power, what are people doing practically to reduce their energy consumption? It's fairly clear that conservation is an overlooked solution to the 'energy crisis'. Has anyone come up with really nifty ways to cut their energy consumption without sacrificing their technical lifestyle? What methods work best for you? At what point (price of gasoline, electricity, etc) will you start to change your behavior?"
"Take me, for example. I'm looking to cut much of my consumption, including moving closer to work to cut my commute, possibly putting a throttle restrictor plate in my car, buying fluorescent lights, and even trying to build a small wind/solar generator. I love technology, and I'd love to see how it can be used to reduce demands for power rather than just being able to make more power more cheaply (conservation arguably being the better side of the energy coin). I'm even interested in how folks conserve other things too - I'm always amazed at how many plastic (or paper) bags the grocer insists on giving me every week and how much waste society generates in the form of packaging."
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Sure people will be annoyed, but bigger and more the blackouts are, the more power everyone will save. Right?
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"High-tech," uncommon, a smart decision = geeky.
Lets face it. A large chunk of the gas used in this country is used in ever increasing commutes to work. More and more people are spending increasing amounts of time on the road, often at low or single digit speeds. Fear not though, for there is a solution. A solution that not only will help you save money on fuel expenditures, but reduce congestion on the freeways of America, and increase the amount of liesure time for all participants. This solution is so elegant, that it can be summed up in three measly little words.
GET LAID OFF!
Getting laid off could be the best thing that ever happened to you and the environment. You will reduce that amount of pollution you produce. You will have a steady income. Your job stress will disappear. You will have no commute. And best of all, you will have the free time to complete all those F/OSS projects you've been meaning to complete.
That's right folks! Get laid off today and you can reap all these benefits, save energy, and get your money back from the government. So what are you waiting for, go get laid off today!
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Energy is always conserved, without a bit of help from anyone.
Now if we could only find a way to conserve entrophy.
Cue the cartoon where people are taking the elevator down from the office, driving to the gym, taking the elevator up there, only to get on the Stairmaster.
Simple, trade in your heating-oil furnace for a P4.
I want to heat my home not burn it down!
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