searched but haven't found any posts about this yet

anybody participate

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/29/lights.out.ap/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

For the lazy ones, it was basically a worldwide initiative to disconnect your inessential electronic devices for an hour starting at 8pm local time last nite.

I'm Slow.

[Edited on March 30, 2008 at 11:09 AM. Reason : past-tense.]

3/30/2008 11:06:21 AM

it was last night

3/30/2008 11:08:01 AM

I thought it was yesterday.

And what I've heard is:
When done for just an hour, the electric companies still have to keep the spinning reserve running, and being that we're not even talking about peak demand hour, it's debatable weather this does anything at all.

[Edited on March 30, 2008 at 11:08 AM. Reason : 1-uped by the 'leg]

3/30/2008 11:08:32 AM

yeah, last night. you didnt participate and now the Earth is doomed.

3/30/2008 11:09:21 AM

the game was on, sorry

3/30/2008 11:09:32 AM

its ok mrfrog i dont get upset when people have the same ideas as me.

3/30/2008 11:10:07 AM

my participation was opening a browser to google.com and made it fullscreen.

3/30/2008 2:16:14 PM

i did

3/30/2008 2:25:25 PM

did you hear that if everyone didn't buy gas for 1 day prices would drop like 2 dollars too!

3/30/2008 4:09:09 PM

no.

3/30/2008 4:09:54 PM

i didn't.

3/30/2008 4:11:17 PM

Quote :

"When done for just an hour, the electric companies still have to keep the spinning reserve running, and being that we're not even talking about peak demand hour, it's debatable weather this does anything at all."

I don't think the idea was that it would actually have some sort of impact; just an awareness thing to get people talking and get press and whatnot.

3/30/2008 4:12:37 PM

awareness seems to have a habit of trumping action in some circles.

3/30/2008 4:37:50 PM

^ ha ha ha yes

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/18-awareness/

3/30/2008 5:36:42 PM

i participated from 6-8pm in my time zone instead of 8-9pm. i took a nap and contributed twice as much, thats my kind of contribution

3/30/2008 5:50:57 PM

I'd take a nap w/ you, wolfie

3/30/2008 6:08:55 PM