Rain comments on Open Thread: May 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Rain 01 May 2010 11:02:00PM * 0 points [-]

Idle could also mean 'off', which would be significant power savings even (especially?) for older CPUs.

Comment author: cwillu 02 May 2010 01:18:40AM * 1 point [-]

One who refers to their powered-off computer as 'idle' might find themselves missing an arm.

Comment author: Rain 03 May 2010 02:15:36PM * 1 point [-]

Except I'm talking about opportunity cost rather than redefining the word. You can turn off a machine you aren't using, a machine that's idle.