Earth Hour

[mdlbear]

It seems that "Earth Hour" is 8-9pm local time. That's about two and a half hours away, here on the left coast of the US. Google has turned its front page a very striking white-on-black for the occasion; I rather wish they'd leave it that way. It would match the editor window I'm currently typing into.

I'll turn off a couple of lights and computers for the occasion; I don't mind typing in the dark, and our power bills are pretty astronomical these days. For that matter, I've been wanting to swap some UPSs around, and it would make a good excuse. I'll plan on using my XO during that hour; it has by far the best power management of any machine in the house.

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[hvideo.livejournal.com]

I went dark on most stuff. No lights, computer off, even some stuff normally on Standby turned to Off. I also did not light candles, flashlights or otherwise compensate in non-electrical ways for non-use of most power. It's not bad to slow down and just take an hour to think about things every now and then. But I did allow the DVR to record a show, and I didn't unplug the clocks or refrigerator or otherwise go to extremes. This is more symbolic than anything.