Does Showing Seconds in the System Tray Use More Power?

https://www.lttlabs.com/blog/2025/07/11/does-showing-seconds-in-the-system-tray-actually-use-more-power

#HackerNews #DoesShowingSeconds #PowerUsage #SystemTray #TechInsights #EnergyEfficiency

Adding ("passing thru") the #Bluetooth radio to my #HomeAssistant VM in #Proxmox caused #powerUsage to increase by 1.0 Watts... 😱

Most likely will disable it again, as I have no use for it anyway...

#BMAX #MiniPC #B5Apro

https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/

#ai #powerusage

Testing the Vivaldi browser on iOS. Is it my imagination or does it really consume more power than safari?
Also: I read Qwant is supported. Is that currently only for the desktop version?
#Vivaldi #iOS #Qwant #powerusage

WattWise: Monitor Your Computer's Power Usage in Real-Time #WattWise #MonitoringTools #CLI #Electricity #Opensource #Linux #Python #PowerUsage
https://ostechnix.com/wattwise-monitor-computer-power-usage/

Got word from my landlord that the #PowerUsage is a bit high, so I just bought a #WattMeter to place here in my office to see what the usage of the #server and such is, and if it's high then I'm going to look into making a new #homelab with lower wattage computers.

Coming from #Iceland where the electricity is so cheap it messes a bit with a person's mind and behaviour.

Global News BC: B.C. putting 18-month freeze on new cryptocurrency mining hookups to BC Hydro https://globalnews.ca/news/9365670/b-c-freeze-new-cryptocurrency-mining-hookups/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #cryptocurrencymining #CryptoCurrency #cryptocurrency #bchydrocrypto #Cryptomining #Environment #Powerusage #bchydro #crypto

Sharing a tip that i find useful.

I've DM'ed myself a list of #hashtags that i frequently search for. I've then bookmarked the DM for easy access. Planning to update as i go along.

Anybody else with #protip advice for #mastodon #PowerUsage?