[SGVLUG] help save the world, pwr off game consoles

[DYN: Jim Workman]

Not to belittle Dan's suggestion, but your extrapolation is terrific!

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From: sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net [mailto:sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net] On
Behalf Of Solomon K. Chang
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 11:42 AM
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Subject: Re: [SGVLUG] help save the world, pwr off game consoles

--- On Fri, 11/21/08, Dan Kegel <dank at kegel.com> wrote:
> Better: pass a bill requiring all consumer electronics
> to consume less than one milliwatt if left idle
> for more than half an hour...

Oh, this "Kegel's Law" could have some interesting ramifications...

"Nurse!  Why is this patient dead?!"
"Because Kegel's Law mandates that his life support equipment shut off
if unattended for more than an hour!  It couldn't use just one
milliwatt."

"Captain, why did all the engines cut out?!  We're still 30,000 feet
up!"
"Kegel's Law said the auto-pilot had to shut off everything since we
fell asleep for an hour!  It couldn't use just one milliwatt."

Traffic lights would stop working.  Headless rackmount servers at
co-location facilities that didn't get a visitor every hour would die.

Hmm, I'm beginning to see new employment opportunities for the
soon-to-be-justafiably-out-of-work Automobile Workers Union, who are
already used to doing inanely idle work for high hourly contract
rates...

Solomon