tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post2510306936800989538..comments2023-03-28T08:38:59.295-05:00Comments on [LAPSE... brain dead]: Energy-safe or sorry?Tony Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238794123908966604noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-77116063729217910902008-01-04T16:55:00.000-06:002008-01-04T16:55:00.000-06:00I suppose we have a few years to learn whether: - ...I suppose we have a few years to learn whether:<BR/><BR/> - this will fall by the wayside (be repealed or something)<BR/> - they'll invent something other than CFLs that are at least 30% efficient, don't use Mercury, and won't catch fire<BR/> - we'll need to stock up on incandescents before they're pulled from the shelves (or learn to like colored lights in our houses)<BR/><BR/>How about LED-based lights? Seems like AC-DC converters in the screw-in base, powering LED lights, would be a possibility. Might have to work on dimming lights, as I'm not familiar w/ the LEDs, whether they can be run at a lower voltage to produce a lower light output (but I'd assume that to be the case). Just need to get this idea out there to the marketers... now <I>those</I> would truly be long-lasting lights!Tony Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238794123908966604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-69129578890178665842008-01-04T16:40:00.000-06:002008-01-04T16:40:00.000-06:00These are the bulbs that I've sworn never to use a...These are the bulbs that I've sworn never to use again. I had one of these curly things spontaneously decide to combust. Had we not been home, I assume the house would have eventually combusted with it.<BR/><BR/>In 38 years, I've not had one of Edison's bulbs do anything like this.<BR/><BR/>What a pain. I thought that Republicans were all about letting the free market police itself. But I suppose this is exactly in line with the government requiring cars to get X miles per gallon.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully this will turn out like the plan way back in the 70's (?) that would have had me saying "X kilometers per hour." That scheme didn't pan out well because no one accepted it, whether out of laziness or rebellion.<BR/><BR/>May this follow suit. Otherwise my family and I will have to get used to kerosene lamps.Laudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513558742663701140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-91104456615696802982008-01-03T08:06:00.000-06:002008-01-03T08:06:00.000-06:00Brackets... hmm... it's sort of like parentheses, ...Brackets... hmm... it's sort of like parentheses, but not quite. I just thought it looked kind of cool. A way to add parenthetical comment without using parentheses... sort of a "my own thoughts" without it being mere parenthetical comment. Or something. :)Tony Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238794123908966604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-77968923640296371602008-01-03T07:36:00.000-06:002008-01-03T07:36:00.000-06:00Thanks for the link (again, even), though since yo...Thanks for the link (again, even), though since yours is much more accurate I'm not sure they should read mine first. I guess I could make some corrections.<BR/><BR/>Thanks also for adding me to the roll...wondering, tho', why [interesting] is in brackets...? rather alarming, that ;) ....hmm, can't remember the proper way to use brackets...guess I need to look it up...Hencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437371944324567203noreply@blogger.com