@Spartan117458 An important detail to take note of: The Ti Nspire comes with an extra keypad that essentially transforms it into a Ti-84 Plus, with exactly the same OS. I own one myself, and after researching it thoroughly this fact was one of the deciding reasons I bought it. Highly recommend the Nspire, it'll last you for a long time.
If you think of it that way, you're right, we won't save the Earth in an hour, and we save more energy by simply turning off lights before we sleep.
But, if you think about the impact a powered off Empire State Building or Big Ben will have on city-goers, the purpose of an event like this becomes more clear. Those people will see their figurehead buildings suddenly turn off, wake up the next morning, and learn that it was part of a program like this.
Spurring curiosity is what this event is about, not just saving power. By increasing awareness via creative means, hopefully more people will begin to recycle or watch their energy consumption in their everyday lives.
That's the real point of something like this, and I think it's a great way to spread awareness and hopefully change the way people live.
@cristian "but nobody really gets it" The entire point of events like these are to get peoples' attention. Sure, one hour out of the year with the lights off won't make a huge environmental difference, but everyone walking around New York CIty will notice when the empire state building is turned off. Those thousands and thousands of people will then go home, wake up the next morning, and learn the next day that it was because of a program like this.
So instead of thinking about the environmental impact, think of the number of people whose habits may change after seeing their cities take part. That's the important part of this.
@jonyah I know exactly what you mean jonyah, I couldn't agree more. At night, I can just open my eyes and glance at the time on my ceiling without turning my head to look at the display, it's just there. During the day you can't see the projection, but why would you need to when you have the display there.
I think the writer may have overlooked the usefulness of a clock like this. When you wake up in a hotel and glance at the ceiling instinctively to see what time it is, you realize the value of something like this.
To anyone thinking about it, try it out for a few months and then try taking it away. For me at least I know it wouldn't be easy.
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Jul 9th 2010 1:29AM (Engadget)An important detail to take note of:
The Ti Nspire comes with an extra keypad that essentially transforms it into a Ti-84 Plus, with exactly the same OS. I own one myself, and after researching it thoroughly this fact was one of the deciding reasons I bought it. Highly recommend the Nspire, it'll last you for a long time.
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Mar 27th 2010 2:58PM (Engadget)If you think of it that way, you're right, we won't save the Earth in an hour, and we save more energy by simply turning off lights before we sleep.
But, if you think about the impact a powered off Empire State Building or Big Ben will have on city-goers, the purpose of an event like this becomes more clear. Those people will see their figurehead buildings suddenly turn off, wake up the next morning, and learn that it was part of a program like this.
Spurring curiosity is what this event is about, not just saving power. By increasing awareness via creative means, hopefully more people will begin to recycle or watch their energy consumption in their everyday lives.
That's the real point of something like this, and I think it's a great way to spread awareness and hopefully change the way people live.
Earth Hour starts at 8.30PM tonight, asks for sixty minutes of natural living
Mar 27th 2010 2:45PM (Engadget)The entire point of events like these are to get peoples' attention. Sure, one hour out of the year with the lights off won't make a huge environmental difference, but everyone walking around New York CIty will notice when the empire state building is turned off. Those thousands and thousands of people will then go home, wake up the next morning, and learn the next day that it was because of a program like this.
So instead of thinking about the environmental impact, think of the number of people whose habits may change after seeing their cities take part. That's the important part of this.
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Mar 23rd 2010 7:51PM (Engadget)I know exactly what you mean jonyah, I couldn't agree more. At night, I can just open my eyes and glance at the time on my ceiling without turning my head to look at the display, it's just there. During the day you can't see the projection, but why would you need to when you have the display there.
I think the writer may have overlooked the usefulness of a clock like this. When you wake up in a hotel and glance at the ceiling instinctively to see what time it is, you realize the value of something like this.
To anyone thinking about it, try it out for a few months and then try taking it away. For me at least I know it wouldn't be easy.
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