jared r r spiegel wrote: > OT, and please don't interpret me as naysaying using spare CPU to > contribute to distributed computing projects, but i was interested > to see how much more power my machine ate while running dnetc. > > http://www.ice-nine.org/jrrs/meter/ > > ( taken from a watts-up pro meter and awk/rrdtool frickery ) > > the plateau is me running dnetc, and the bookends are pretty much > idle usage (a little screen/w3m/ssh here and there). > > ~275 W at idle; ~335 W at full tilt. ( i have my monitor (22" CRT) on > that power outlet too, which increases my baseline by about ~80W, > iirc ) > > in passing i am curious about what the cumulative power consumption > of all the projects is. > > again, OT, but wanted to share. > That's a pretty nifty graph you made. I stuck the 335W dnetc and 275W baseline into my trusty TI-82 calculator (I've never trusted my own arithmetic since taking differential equations), and came up with a 60W difference. This is exactly the same wattage that the light bulb in my apartment hallway uses. I'm sure you can see where this is headed ;) Is finding ET, the cure for cancer, or proof of gravity waves worth leaving one extra lightbulb on? For me and many others, the answer is 'yes'.
