Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:39:20 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky <erich@ovitrap.com> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Cc: Dag-Erling =?utf-8?q?Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@des.no> Subject: Re: I Love FreeBSD! Message-ID: <201001272039.23424.erich@ovitrap.com> In-Reply-To: <86aavzkaka.fsf@ds4.des.no> References: <4B5BB3F3.1070205@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> <20100127104652.GJ12145@comcast.net> <86aavzkaka.fsf@ds4.des.no>
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Hi, On 27 January 2010 pm 20:16:05 Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote: > Charlie Kester <corky1951@comcast.net> writes: > > Not the cheapest way to heat a room, but it's probably the > > most fun! > > Elementary thermodynamics: a computer and an electric heater > produce the exact same amount of heat per unit of electrical > power consumed (modulo energy transmitted outside the room over > wireless or wired network, but that's a vanishingly small > amount) burning wood, oil or gas is in most regions cheaper than electricity which is most likely produced out of the same fuel but all the losses during generation and transport reduce its effectiveness dramatically. Erich
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