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  • In my room, my desktop PC has a 1000w power supply. Granted it rarely, if ever, uses 100% of that, but lets say 500w to be safe. Most space heaters run 800-1500w. So My PC is like a small space heater thats always on. Add two large monitors, lamps, an air filter, etc, and I end up leaving my window open in the winter to compsensate. Its 57 degrees (F) outside right now and my AC is on…








  • One thing that deserves special note is the US, aside from being more spread out in general, has a lot more sprawling suburbs with downtown areas…if you live near the downtown, then everything is walkable, but maybe 20% of a towns population in any given suburb will be that close, and thats a generous estimate.

    As an American who has lived in the EU, walking / biking like you can do there just plain is not possible for MOST of the US. As other have mentioned, if you live in a major city, or in the center of a suburb, then it may not be so bad.

    On a similar note, this sprawl is the same reason that public transport on the EUs level isnt viable in the US…there would need to be too many stops and too many routes to get decent coverage, and when you math it out, having cars is the most economical decision for most of the country.