From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1GBfZX-0008Qb-JB for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 22:33:44 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with SMTP id k7BMVGgg025250; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 22:31:16 GMT Received: from neuromancer.home.net ([129.253.1.90]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k7BMSpr3006828 for ; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 22:28:52 GMT Received: from neuromancer.home.net (neuromancer.home.net [127.0.0.1]) by neuromancer.home.net (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k7BMReaJ003008 for ; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 15:27:40 -0700 Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [Very OT] - Kill-A-Watt (240V Version) to measure my Gentoo Server Power Usage From: Ow Mun Heng To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <7573e9640608111507k58231dabobd3da2460a58c733@mail.gmail.com> References: <1154625941.27366.17.camel@neuromancer.home.net> <200608031951.51929.mike@gaima.co.uk> <44D26EB0.1010400@vista-express.com> <44DC4C39.5040608@travellingkiwi.com> <44DC5974.6060208@vista-express.com> <7573e9640608111507k58231dabobd3da2460a58c733@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 15:27:39 -0700 Message-Id: <1155335259.24148.5.camel@neuromancer.home.net> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: d7e48404-bb9f-449c-a93f-39c185bbea0f X-Archives-Hash: 9d14b3e51e41f2014d58553c364f6d58 On Fri, 2006-08-11 at 15:07 -0700, Richard Fish wrote: > On 8/11/06, Dale wrote: > > We here would likely be better off if we did use 220v like other > > countries but it would take us years to convert things over. > > Yep, and we would have to start by converting to plugs that didn't > encourage us to electrocute ourselves every time we plug in our > laptops! coming from a country where you have to explicitly switch on the plugs just so that electricity _will_ flow, seeing the US styled plugs really frigthens me. I wonder how this passed through OHSA inspections. -- Ow Mun Heng -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list