Re: Power Supplies, Saving Money, and switching vs. Linear?

["E. Lee Dickinson" <lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> And I'm irked by nitwits who demonstrate time and time again their need
> for
> a intensive course in reading and comprehension - but that appears to be
> rather typical of your generation.

Agreed.


> And I really, really resent repeated personal attacks
(snip)

Dave, I didn't attack you. I said I was irked by the attitude. I didn't
insult you, call you names, flame you, or any of the other things you did in
response. You, I rather like and admire for your knowlege and willingness to
contribute "to the record" as you've put it. My response, I had hoped, would
be comparable to this: My fiancée blowdries her hair at 6 in the morning. I
find that annoying, but I don't find *her* annoying.

I suppose you can argue that my parsing of your post into "Screw that, lets
get drunk instead" falsely characterized both you and your intended message.
I see that I misstook your comments (see below) and appologize for that.

Also, so that I can properly apologize for my 'repeatted attacks,' could you
post them? I just did a google search on all posts of mine that included
references to you, and I haven't come up with anything. I'd like to clear
that up because, as I said, I value your input.. especially as my own home
control projects grow in scope.

> from someone who
> clearly is incapable of understanding anything more complex than 2+2.

22, right? Or is it something with Pi in it? Man. Where's my calculator?

[Dave clarifies his argument for adleminded youngers like myself]

Again, referencing my fiancée: There have been times we've argued for an
hour, only to discover we actually agreed, and one of us had simply
misunderstood the other.

I agree wholeheartedly with you in saying, if I may paraphrase, that people
(and governments) take small meaningless steps, just to make themselves feel
warm and fuzzy, and to put on an air of environmental responsability.  While
every littlebit may count, what we're really in need of is an overhaul in
both energy production and usage effeciency.

To that, I'd be glad to raise a glass of cheap whiskey. Except maybe I
should stick to milk.

ELD

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> "E. Lee Dickinson" <lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>I'm not making a statement one way or another about switchmode supplies.
>>Small potatoes. But ending the argument with, "Screw that, lets get drunk
>>instead"... I'm just a little irked by that attitude.
>>
>