[NCLUG] flame war

[Stephen Warren]

John,

I don't wish to perpetuate this thread, but I honestly think your post
below entirely misses the point of Ben's post that you're responding to.

On Mon, September 15, 2008 9:32 am, John L. Bass wrote:
> I hope that my posts were informative, and that other readers will
> consider the Green and personal costs of using a PC.
>
> A 140W high end desktop, busy with F at H 24X7, will cost about
> (140W*24Hr*365Days/1000*$0.085) = $104.21/yr to operate. A 40W Green
> Desktop operated 5hrs per day will cost about (40*5*365/1000*0.085) =
> $6.21/yr to operate, and save the environment 94% of the carbon
> emissions and coal by product toxic wastes that endanger real people and
> our planet. Most people actively use their PC's less than 35 hrs per
> week, so the savings can be higher.
>
> I do support the research that F at H is doing is important to humanity, I
> just believe their are MUCH better ways to do that same research that
> protect both humanity and our planet better - like taking the same
> $100/yr and using it to build and operate public super computers for
> this and other important tasks.
>
> Thanks,
> John
>
> Ben West wrote:
>> I'm somewhat new to usenet, mailing lists, especially social ones, but
>> My
>> observation is that a little question about 64-bit vs 32it had somehow
>> become an arguement about green energy.. While initially the information
>> people were sending back was useful and informative, I'm getting a lot
>> of
>> mail that just seems to come accross as mean-spirited and angry? or
>> atleast,
>> empassioned. I don't relaly want ot set a filter to delete this thread
>> from
>> my inbox, I think what's been proven here is that some people disagree
>> about
>> what eeficientcy looks like, and that agrreing to disagree for the time
>> being seems like a good idea for now; especially since (even though
>> this/these repla(y/ies) (is/are) all different subjects/topics...  (
>> e.g.
>> not off-topic per se) ) they don't really assist the original poster.
>>
>>
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