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Woz Details His Plans for Energy-Efficient House

Posted by Zonk on from the bite-out-of-the-bulb dept.

An anonymous reader writes "ECN magazine has posted a long interview with the Woz on his new passion: energy-efficient housing. 'ECN: In PC World, you said, "It's like the way I used to make computers" -- how so? Woz: Simple design. Think about the right way to build something and take a lot of time to get it the best that can be done with the fewest resources used. No waste. Build it right and with few parts it does a lot. Don't cover things with more and more and more technology for features. Design them in from the start. It starts with the architect, of a home or a computer, working from a knowledge of the building materials and a desire to choose wisely.'"

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  1. Whoa by Philotic · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't think I can handle that much awesome in one headline. Careful there, submitters, some of us have conditions.

  2. Major savings! by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 2, Funny

    get it the best that can be done with the fewest resources...

    Like placing a reset button right next to the door bell?

  3. Great by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    But what if he builds a 40,000 square foot house? He'll still be an energy hog.

  4. Re:Here's A Few Already by camperdave · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hmm... Wozniak seems a lot more Polish of a name than Jobs.

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  5. Re:monolithic. by timmarhy · · Score: 1, Funny
    concrete cracks, and it leaks. fact of life, get over it.

    of course it's inventor would be loath to admit any failings.

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  6. Re:monolithic. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Heh, didn't you just describe a software company? :P

  7. Woz really knows how to sacrifice by Sean+Hermany · · Score: 2, Funny

    I am looking for sites but haven't had enough time to narrow one down yet. I'm mostly interested in areas of the California coast, like Half Moon Bay or San Luis Obispo. ... I have always had an interest in my own self-sacrifice to help the environment.

    Oh yeah, because living around the California coast is such a self sacrifice. I mean Half Moon Bay? Who could think of living there? Only savages.