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Date: March 8th, 2008

A Very Gravia Situation

8 March, 2008 (15:50) | Journalism, Physics | 2 comments

While poking around looking into the DST-doesn’t-save-energy story, looking for something that didn’t just link back to the WSJ story, I ran across this: a new lamp being hyped by some sites with a “green” tint, called Gravia. (a second story is here at treehugger)
The lamp took second place in the Greener Gadgets [...]

Forward, Sproing!

8 March, 2008 (14:58) | Misc, Time | No comments

Spring forward tomorrow (or tonight just before bed). Daylight Saving Time begins in the US.
Three things:
- It’s saving, not savings.
- “Don’t blame me, blame the dee-oh-tee.” DST is the purview of the Department of Transportation. Universal time is unchanged — from a timekeeping standpoint this is a non-event. Displays get [...]

 

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