First a zap, then dependency

Friday, August 25, 2006

A news story recently focused my attention on how dependent American society has become on electricity. There are ways to save on electricity consumption, the story said, by making sure that anything plugged in is really turned off. Most modern gizmos use power whether or not they are on.

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