Hey people,
I'm sure most of the people reading this have some sort of electronic with a little light labeled "Standby". Some companies claim that the purpose of this light is to keep the device on to maintain the clock. (unlikely). Why would that light need to be on? It can be distracting on a bedroom appliance such as a radio, computer, clock, etc. and it's pointless. Plus, it's NON-GREEN! Think about it. The device needs power in order to keep that little light on, right? When the device is unplugged, that light stays off, because it needs energy. So not only is it an annoying little nuisance, it's also wastes electricity. Now, this light is good sometimes. For example, I'm writing this from my Macbook Pro. All macs have a little light on them. When the computer is operating, the light stays off. When the computer is off, the light stays off. When the computer is in "sleep mode", the light goes on and off, kind of like if the computer were breathing. On (breathe in) then Off (breathe out). So when I sit down at the computer and open it, I know that it's either off, in which case I have to turn it on, or if it's sleeping, in which case i just open it and wait. That light is useful, but my clock radio on my desk has a little red light on it. When it's on, the light is off. When it's off, the little red light is on. It's not distracting when I sleep, but it's just there. It's a power waster.
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You have finally come to your senses Connor. That is known as a vampire device. Because it keeps on sucking energy Even when it is off. I remember when you would leave alarm clocks on for months just because you didnt want to have to change it to the right time. Oh, and with all these little standby lights they are using a lot of coal which is putting dirty gasses into the air.
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