On 6/1/2008 3:27 PM Rod Speed spake thus:

David Nebenzahl wrote

and when added together constitute a significant fraction of energy usage.

And the clock he stupidly disconnected doesnt.

The point is that if the clock isn't serving any useful purpose, then
disconnecting it to save electricity (an admittedly small amount,

Too small an amount to bother about for anyone by a mindless anal obsessive.

You're missing the point, my friend. You're thinking "how much money
will someone save on their electric bill by disconnecting a clock?" (the
answer to which is, of course, practically nothing). I'm talking about
the *collective* energy usage of all those millions of clocks, wall
warts, etc., plugged in out there.


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