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[james michael]

KAYVEN RIESE wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Jan 2010, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote:
>
>> Charlie Kester <corky1951 at 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)
>
> "per unit consumed," but I guess you need a server farm to consume 
> enough power to get the same effect?  Maybe a server garden.
Well I have one room with 3 i386 machines. ranging from p2-p4 with only 
single cores. I have trapped my room off of my houses heat and have been 
happy with the combination of: heat that drifts in from the hallway to 
my room, body heat and electronic heat given off of these computers, a 
TV, a printer and a router. Rarely I use my laptop in my room as well 
but its never used for heat. My room is usually about 65-70 degrees and 
ignoring the fact that the house has a natural gas heater, if it had 
electric I would be saving money by keeping my heat off and my computers 
on, as my computers are always on, when ever I feel cold i either deal 
with it, put more clothes on or cuddle up with the wife. It's not a bad 
way to live at all. With the fact that the house has natural gas, it 
does save heat because my computers would be on anyways. This way I 
benefit from them more.
>
>>
>> DES
>> -- 
>> Dag-Erling Smørgrav - des at des.no
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