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"30 minutes spent reordering your queue in a well-lit, climate-controlled room with the computer running"

They're assuming a lot to come to that conclusion. What about 15 minutes spent (because that's all it takes) on Netflix on my laptop in my CF light bulb lit room that isn't climate controlled?




Not only that, but you being in a climate-controlled room and the computer running is a sunk cost. You'd be doing something else anyway.

On the other hand, a typical blockbuster store, well-lit, climate-controlled is not.


The only real reason to sweat something like that is if it's really and truly your biggest impact.

My company is flying me most of the way across the continental US next week. While I shouldn't and don't interpret that as a carte blanche to stop caring about the environment, it does make fiddling around the edges rather a waste of my time. I've already plucked the low-hanging fruit (efficient computing with laptops, CFCs in my house, taking care of the insulation).




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