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Western Digital's "Green" Hard Drives
MojoKid writes "Eco-friendly or 'green' products are becoming much more fashionable these
days, especially in things like high-end electronics, where the impact on the
environment and the disposal of these products is being regulated now by such
things as the RoHS compliance standard. In addition, power consumption is also
being looked at more closely for all the obvious reasons. Hard Drive
manufacturer Western Digital recently took the initiative by being the first
drive manufacture to produce and market
a lower power version of their Caviar line of hard drives. The
numbers here show that a green hard drive will probably only save an average
end user about 10 watts in total system power consumption. However, from a
data center perspective, where demand for storage is growing by the petabyte at
an alarming rate, 10 watts per drive can certainly add up quickly."
...then it's time to hold onto your "green." I certainly think it's beneficial to reduce power where the benefit outweighs the cost, and to reduce our oil purchases from the sand niggers, but nothing is more anti-human than the hoax that is global warming. What a great cover for a massive global tax. The UN has has been wracking their collective brains for years to try to figure out how to tap into the wealth of Americans, thereby spreading the misery of poverty around more "fairly," and it appears that they've struck gold! They've allied themselves with the kind of folks who burn down ski resorts as a form of environmental protest, and no one sems to have noticed. But hell, as long as American Idol is still getting good ratings...
Excellent news, my friend. Your advertisement of the power of summation are awe-inspiring! If I may be so bold as to continue your brazen line of reasoning, were you to find an additional 20W of power savings on top of your claimed 40W savings, you will have saved a grand total of 60W. Furthermore, though this is a difficult concept for the layman, if you introduce an additional 10W of savings, your total will now have reached 70W.
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...then you should hold onto your "green." I'm all about increasing the efficiency of electronics, or turning out the lights when I'm not in the room, but I'm alarmed that so many people seem to be overlooking the anti-human sentiments of the radical environmental crowd. These are the same people that burn down ski resorts to protest development. These are the same people that want to slap restrictions or taxes on childbearing. These are the same people who rail against crops that have been genetically modified to resist certain environmental stresses like drought and disease. Damn the cost in human lives - as long as Gaia is appeased! To the radical environmentalist, humans are a cancer rather than precious lives worth preserving.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised, though. The UN has been looking for a way to blunt the power of the US for years, and it appears that they've finally struck gold. They, along with Al Gore and countless other celebrity sheep, have convinced enough people to trade in their wealth and sovereignty for the purchase of environmental indulgences. Al Gore's wallet will get even fatter as you fools struggle under your increased tax burden and are forced to purchase carbon offsets from him and his friends. What a nice racket it must be!