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Are LED light bulbs worth it?

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 11:00:56 +0000

I’ve been buying modern forms of light bulbs for almost 15 years now. So when someone asks me, “Are LED light bulbs worth it?” or “Do LED lights really save you money?” I can answer the question. I was more

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Compact fluorescent life expectancy

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 11:00:17 +0000

There’s a lot of talk about compact fluorescent life expectancy. I actually tracked my CFL lifespan. Here’s what I found. I noticed this week that a compact fluorescent bulb in the kitchen had burned out, so this week I bought an

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Of CFLs, LEDs, and modern lighting in general

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:33:45 +0000

Compact Fluorescent and LED light bulbs just couldn’t stay out of the news this week, and boy, is there some bad information still out there. Let’s start with Velvet Underground drummer Moe Tucker, who recently discovered a form of libertarianism

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Shut up, McCain. Obama is right this time.

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:42:59 +0000

McCain's camp is mocking Barack Obama's suggestion that people need to inflate their tires to save fuel.

It's not like the senator from Illinois said let them eat cake. It's actually good advice.

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Stock up on compact fluorescent lighting

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 02:02:43 +0000

Compact fluorescent (CF) bulbs are on sale at Kmart this week. I bought a bunch.

I've been gradually replacing the light bulbs in my house with CFs as they burn out. CFs cost enough that I wasn't comfortable throwing out 30 perfectly good bulbs and buying all CFs in one hit, especially not at 2002 prices.

I'm glad I took that strategy, because today's CFs are better and they're cheaper.

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This is a so-you-know-I’m-alive post

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 12 Apr 2003 15:16:56 +0000

I don't expect my daily doings to be interesting to anyone. I mean, c'mon. Who wants to read ordinary? But since I haven't posted in forever, I'll post what I've got, which is this.

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