Comments on: Song for Earth Hour: “Every Light in the House Is On” http://magicstatistics.com/2008/03/29/song-for-earth-hour-every-light-in-the-house-is-on/ "I accept no responsibility for statistics, which are a form of magic beyond my comprehension." -- Robertson Davies Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:05:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: StatGuy http://magicstatistics.com/2008/03/29/song-for-earth-hour-every-light-in-the-house-is-on/comment-page-1/#comment-22820 StatGuy Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:20:44 +0000 http://magicstatistics.com/2008/03/29/song-for-earth-hour-every-light-in-the-house-is-on/#comment-22820 I wish I could have been there, joseph, it sounds like a gas. I trust your neighbours appreciated the sounds. I wish I could have been there, joseph, it sounds like a gas. I trust your neighbours appreciated the sounds.

]]> By: joseph http://magicstatistics.com/2008/03/29/song-for-earth-hour-every-light-in-the-house-is-on/comment-page-1/#comment-22819 joseph Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:16:49 +0000 http://magicstatistics.com/2008/03/29/song-for-earth-hour-every-light-in-the-house-is-on/#comment-22819 A few friends and I celebrated Earth Hour by plugging into my new Berhinger system (1500 watts total output) and cranking out some great tunes. All the guitars were, of course, electric. A few friends and I celebrated Earth Hour by plugging into my new Berhinger system (1500 watts total output) and cranking out some great tunes. All the guitars were, of course, electric.

]]> By: StatGuy http://magicstatistics.com/2008/03/29/song-for-earth-hour-every-light-in-the-house-is-on/comment-page-1/#comment-22813 StatGuy Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:26:54 +0000 http://magicstatistics.com/2008/03/29/song-for-earth-hour-every-light-in-the-house-is-on/#comment-22813 Earth Hour appears to have had only a minimal impact on energy consumption. It had no discernible impact at all in Whitehorse, since the sun set at 8:40 pm last night. Earth Hour appears to have had only a minimal impact on energy consumption. It had no discernible impact at all in Whitehorse, since the sun set at 8:40 pm last night.

]]> By: Steynianism 95.0 « Free Mark Steyn! http://magicstatistics.com/2008/03/29/song-for-earth-hour-every-light-in-the-house-is-on/comment-page-1/#comment-22806 Steynianism 95.0 « Free Mark Steyn! Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:00:52 +0000 http://magicstatistics.com/2008/03/29/song-for-earth-hour-every-light-in-the-house-is-on/#comment-22806 [...] MAGISTATS– Song for Earth Hour: “Every Light in the House Is On” …. [...] [...] MAGISTATS– Song for Earth Hour: “Every Light in the House Is On” …. [...]

]]> By: Dr. Mabuse http://magicstatistics.com/2008/03/29/song-for-earth-hour-every-light-in-the-house-is-on/comment-page-1/#comment-22799 Dr. Mabuse Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:30:31 +0000 http://magicstatistics.com/2008/03/29/song-for-earth-hour-every-light-in-the-house-is-on/#comment-22799 I just remembered: about a month ago, Britain celebrated "E-Day", with a similar goal of reducing energy consumption for one day. <a HREF="http://sinclairsmusings.blogspot.com/2008/02/live-blogging-e-day.html" rel="nofollow">Sinclair's Musings</a> live-blogged it, and it was hilarious. As the day went on, the British managed to INCREASE energy consumption by 2% over the normal rate! I just remembered: about a month ago, Britain celebrated “E-Day”, with a similar goal of reducing energy consumption for one day. Sinclair’s Musings live-blogged it, and it was hilarious. As the day went on, the British managed to INCREASE energy consumption by 2% over the normal rate!

]]> By: Alan http://magicstatistics.com/2008/03/29/song-for-earth-hour-every-light-in-the-house-is-on/comment-page-1/#comment-22789 Alan Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:25:50 +0000 http://magicstatistics.com/2008/03/29/song-for-earth-hour-every-light-in-the-house-is-on/#comment-22789 Reminds me of a recent CBC radio interview with a student from Mount Allison University. A certain residence challenged the other residences, and most other buildings on campus to see who could save the most energy for a predetermined time period in the near future. So far so good. The student went on to give examples of what her residence was going to do. Still sounding good. Then the bomb dropped near the end of the interview in which she gave the "only reason" to radio land why her residence issued the challenge. Was it so the university could save money? Instill common sense habits in students such as turning off you lights when you leave your room for class? Unplugging some appliances after midnight, etc.? No. The one & only reason for this challenge was "To Save the Planet"! I kid you not! The phrases, Save the Planet & Climate Change have morphed into "mindless mantras" in our civil/not so civil public discourse. It is now used so much (e.g. the modifier, "like") that they have lost any original meaning they might have might have had (like) in the past. (Like) what we now have are cliches and jargon with/as proscribed folk lore such as: (Like) all Yukoners are _____. All conservatives/liberals are _____ and so on. Like you know... And why doesn't any one want to, like, save the "Earth" anymore? ;-) Reminds me of a recent CBC radio interview with a student from Mount Allison University. A certain residence challenged the other residences, and most other buildings on campus to see who could save the most energy for a predetermined time period in the near future. So far so good. The student went on to give examples of what her residence was going to do. Still sounding good. Then the bomb dropped near the end of the interview in which she gave the “only reason” to radio land why her residence issued the challenge. Was it so the university could save money? Instill common sense habits in students such as turning off you lights when you leave your room for class? Unplugging some appliances after midnight, etc.? No. The one & only reason for this challenge was “To Save the Planet”! I kid you not!

The phrases, Save the Planet & Climate Change have morphed into “mindless mantras” in our civil/not so civil public discourse. It is now used so much (e.g. the modifier, “like”) that they have lost any original meaning they might have might have had (like) in the past. (Like) what we now have are cliches and jargon with/as proscribed folk lore such as: (Like) all Yukoners are _____. All conservatives/liberals are _____ and so on. Like you know… And why doesn’t any one want to, like, save the “Earth” anymore? ;-)

]]> By: StatGuy http://magicstatistics.com/2008/03/29/song-for-earth-hour-every-light-in-the-house-is-on/comment-page-1/#comment-22788 StatGuy Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:46:52 +0000 http://magicstatistics.com/2008/03/29/song-for-earth-hour-every-light-in-the-house-is-on/#comment-22788 <a href="http://www.fivefeetoffury.com/:entry:fivefeet-2008-03-27-0007/" rel="nofollow">Here's a direct link</a> to the video. It's quite a hoot, isn't it? Here’s a direct link to the video. It’s quite a hoot, isn’t it?

]]> By: Blazingcatfur http://magicstatistics.com/2008/03/29/song-for-earth-hour-every-light-in-the-house-is-on/comment-page-1/#comment-22782 Blazingcatfur Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:42:14 +0000 http://magicstatistics.com/2008/03/29/song-for-earth-hour-every-light-in-the-house-is-on/#comment-22782 Now that is hurtin music. Don't know if you saw it by 5feetofFury has the most politically incorrect Loretta Lynn video ever. Now that is hurtin music. Don’t know if you saw it by 5feetofFury has the most politically incorrect Loretta Lynn video ever.

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