Interesting Links for 27-04-2022

[andrewducker]

1. Edinburgh strip club dancer speaks about what it's really like to work as an exotic dancer

(tags:sexwork edinburgh )

2. Brexit has devastated UK exports to smaller EU countries, study says

(tags:UK Europe trade Doom )

3. Moviedle is a Wordle-like that condenses a movie down to a single second

(tags:games movies timelapse )

4. People naturally gravitate to the food which provides the vitamins and minerals they need

(tags:food psychology vitamins health )

5. Brexit has caused UK food prices to rise 6%

(tags:economics trade UK Europe )

6. 75% of US children have now had COVID, up from 44% due to omicron

(tags:Pandemic children USA )

7. Multiple sclerosis 'breakthrough' as scientists 'reverse symptoms' with cells transplant

(tags:ms immune_system disease )

8. Would you like to see a comparison of objects in the solar system spinning?

(tags:space solarsystem video planets )

9. No, you can't save £30 per year by switching off your "standby" devices

(tags:electricity fraud )

10. This is the sequel The Batman deserves!

(tags:batman )

11. Film productions in Edinburgh, including Good Omens and Outlander, generated £13.9 million for local economy

(tags:TV movies economy Edinburgh Scotland )

12. Turns out most dads like being involved with their young kids

(tags:children fatherhood parenting )

13. Background music can make us less cautious

(tags:music psychology )

Comments

[armiphlage]

I have several power monitors that are useful for measuring actual standby and operating power consumption. A few of my older devices did have high standby costs (a phone charger used $70 a year!), but everything else is reasonable.

Rule of thumb I use (with average $0.13 per kWh cost): if a device isn't warm, it's not using enough power to worry about the cost.

[mtbc]

Good tip about the warmth, thank you.