A new fallacy?

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Dave

A long time ago, laptop computers were black and white. I had read a paper about the principle of making them color. It worked the same as black and white, but each pixel was divided up into three pieces, with a red, green, or blue filter on each third of a pixel. There were a lot of troubles manufacturing such a beast though. It was reported that a 256 by 256 color LCD screen had been developed, but making larger ones was not possible. The author theorized that future screens would need to tile several of these together.

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How wasteful is bad code?

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Dave

I’ve been using computers for a long time. I see a lot of inefficiencies, and have wondered how much energy is wasted by poor code. This thought was triggered in an internet “Fact” I read which stated:

Sending a 1-Megabyte email uses the same energy as 3 lbs of coal.

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You Recycling A&&hole!

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Dave

One day, it could be very Earth-friendly to toss your plastics. In fact, the more plastic you toss into the landfill, the more environmentally friendly you will be!
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Introduction

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Dave

This will be where I will discuss my thoughts about environmental issues with a skeptical eye.  For example, recycling metals is good for the environment, but recycling plastics is not.

We all want to live in a healthy world, but many of our choices to clean up our own neck of the woods have consequences that may not be too obvious.  I hope to point out these issues, and maybe point out some potential solutions that we can all live with.

I also hope to not be so negative, and illustrate some of the things we actually can do to help.  I hope to save you money, and maybe make you feel less guilty about the things we all do.  I will eagerly await your comments.

–Dave

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