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 Sm=C3=B8rgrav 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=20 electricity which is most likely produced out of the same fuel=20 but all the losses during generation and transport reduce its=20 effectiveness dramatically. Erich
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