I'm a known critic of global warming, but I fullheartedly approve of any event that can convince the Las Vegas Strip to turn off its non-essential lights for any length of time. The cost must be huge...
That said, Earth Hour starts 8:30 Saturday your time. You turn off non-essential electronics - computers, lights, whatever - for an hour to help the environment, get your jollies, whatever. Last year, most cities partaking saw a substantial drop...
My home cities of Edmonton and Calgary, however, saw a substantial increase. A hockey game between the two teams was in progress, and we were excited. What can I say? Do you plan on partaking this year? What will you do?
I turn on all my lights, television sets, guitar amps, game systems, turn my handhelds on and charge them, turn on all my computers.
I don't like the Earth.
Quote from: Custom on March 26, 2010, 12:14:26 AM
I turn on all my lights, television sets, guitar amps, game systems, turn my handhelds on and charge them, turn on all my computers.
I don't like the Earth.
It clearly doesn't like us either. I can't imagine why.
I don't pay for my electricity, so there's no benefit in participating for me.
Doesn't that cause more harm than good? Like how it messes up power grids because of so many people turning their lights off at once?
I dunno. We usually cut everything non-essential anyway because we do pay the bills.
I'll do my part by shutting off NSF's server for an hour. :B
...Fuck that...
...Be a nonconformist and confront the pansies with raw electrical power...
Quote from: Tsumaru on March 26, 2010, 04:19:23 AM
Doesn't that cause more harm than good? Like how it messes up power grids because of so many people turning their lights off at once?
Considering something like 30 states are doing it this year, and only ten or so did last year, I can't see that number being all that reputable. Or maybe that's the politicians.
And Bored, they mean no computer. No TV. Etc too. Those aren't essential. Hospital power is.
looks like I'm one of the few here doing it, although I don't use a lot of electricity anyway
why are some people so against it?
Quote from: Silverhawk79 on March 26, 2010, 06:26:13 AM
I'll do my part by shutting off NSF's server for an hour. :B
But then it actually becomes 8 hours :B
I may participate myself but I've been saving electricity as is. Guess Dubai does have some more perks than I thought.
Quote from: Gwen Khan on March 26, 2010, 09:59:54 AM
looks like I'm one of the few here doing it, although I don't use a lot of electricity anyway
why are some people so against it?
It's inconvenient. My school turns off most of the hall lights on Fridays and it's terrible. Everything is more depressing than usual.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAno.
Maybe if it was at a more awesome time like 4:00 PM my time, so I could go out in the woods for an hour or something. But 8:30? Fuck that.
Quote from: Cornwad on March 26, 2010, 12:17:07 PM
It's inconvenient. My school turns off most of the hall lights on Fridays and it's terrible. Everything is more depressing than usual.
you can't go one hour with out electricity?
Sure, I'll do it.
I'll spend that hour outside with rolls of paper towels and a match. Should be fun.
Quote from: Tsumaru on March 26, 2010, 04:19:23 AM
Doesn't that cause more harm than good? Like how it messes up power grids because of so many people turning their lights off at once?
Not really. The grids are set up to ensure that as demand drops, the power supplied goes with it. You really only run into issues when demand is higher than the grid can supply (see California). The one issue with the grid is that sometimes if the system poops itself somewhere, you knock out the entire grid, like what happened in the North East about a decade or so ago.
Quote from: Gwen Khan on March 26, 2010, 12:45:15 PM
you can't go one hour with out electricity?
I'm sure I could, but I could go an hour without a lot of things. Doesn't mean I should.
Quote from: King Richard on March 26, 2010, 09:10:36 AM
Considering something like 30 states are doing it this year, and only ten or so did last year, I can't see that number being all that reputable. Or maybe that's the politicians.
And Bored, they mean no computer. No TV. Etc too. Those aren't essential. Hospital power is.
Thank you, Mack, for illuminating the idea of "essential" energy. You see, I am obviously a half-wit, barely able to eek these simple posts out before collapsing from the strain. I also need help feeding myself, and was hoping while I was here that someone could explain what those large, metal objects that run across the the big black path in front of my house are. It seems there are people inside. I hope they are okay, and have not been eaten by those metal monsters with round thingys instead of legs and feet. I call them "Reeeeaaaaararararrrrrs," after the noises they make.
Anywho, we're actually quite conservative with electricity, and make a habit of turning off non-essentials whenever possible. We also don't leave appliances (like toasters), chargers, or anything that is not currently in use plugged in. So I don't really feel the need to join in solidarity with people for one hour tomorrow when conservation is such a large part of our daily lives.
Quote from: Silverhawk79 on March 26, 2010, 06:26:13 AM
I'll do my part by shutting off NSF's server for an hour. :B
But won't it end up taking you like a day to get it back up? :(
Quote from: SilverHunter35 on March 26, 2010, 09:29:59 PM
But won't it end up taking you like a day to get it back up? :(
Probably.
Quote from: BOREDFANBOY on March 26, 2010, 09:24:18 PM
Thank you, Mack, for illuminating the idea of "essential" energy. You see, I am obviously a half-wit, barely able to eek these simple posts out before collapsing from the strain. I also need help feeding myself, and was hoping while I was here that someone could explain what those large, metal objects that run across the the big black path in front of my house are. It seems there are people inside. I hope they are okay, and have not been eaten by those metal monsters with round thingys instead of legs and feet. I call them "Reeeeaaaaararararrrrrs," after the noises they make.
Anywho, we're actually quite conservative with electricity, and make a habit of turning off non-essentials whenever possible. We also don't leave appliances (like toasters), chargers, or anything that is not currently in use plugged in. So I don't really feel the need to join in solidarity with people for one hour tomorrow when conservation is such a large part of our daily lives.
They're called automobiles. They help people get to wherever they want to go, but they need this liquid called fuel to work, or else they don't rerar.
Quote from: Custom on March 27, 2010, 12:02:36 AM
More like 2 days.
:D
Try a week. Don't do it silver D;