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Subject: Re: Pearls Before Swine: Rat The Luddite
Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2024 09:00:35 -0700
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On Sun, 7 Jul 2024 12:58:24 +1200, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
wrote:

>On 2024-07-06 21:53:05 +0000, Lynn McGuire said:
>>=20
>> Pearls Before Swine: Rat The Luddite
>>     https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2024/07/06
>>=20
>> You just gotta wonder how many people are like Rat.
>>=20
>> Lynn
>
>"It's supposed to last 100,000 hours" ... SUPPOSED being the important=20
>word. Nobody actually knows because nobody has been able to test them=20
>for that long.
>
>LED bulbs are largely a scam for bulb makers to stuff more money into=20
>their pockets. They are not really any "greener" than normal old bulbs=20
>and they do not last anywhere near that predicted lifetime (especially=20
>in houses around here with silly in-ceiling light fittings), unless of=20
>course you rarely switch them on. The problem is that shops also=20
>wanting to make themselves look greener and make more money have been=20
>'phasing out' regular light bulbs forcing people to buy the more=20
>expensive ones.   :-(

My actual experience with CFLs is that they do last longer -- a lot
longer -- than incandescents did in the same sockets. The last time I
bought light bulbs, they were LEDs at about $2/ea. So far, they appear
to also be lasting longer than incandescents did, but it is really too
soon to be sure and longevity compared to CFLs is unknown.

Which is, of course, the basic problem with these claims: they cannot
be verified. That the bulbs last longer and so don't have to be
replaced as often, OTOH, becomes apparent after a few months.

The high-level savings in electricity consumption would be impressive
if the power weren't being used for other things, like bitcoin mining.
Getting everyone to save electricity in their homes so someone else
can use it is /not/ conservation.
--=20
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"