tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345596341645117481.comments2008-11-18T12:40:14.102-08:00Ford E. Pedersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06696657075948878655noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345596341645117481.post-41946465356828828152008-11-18T12:40:00.000-08:002008-11-18T12:40:00.000-08:00<A HREF="http://www.blackle.com/" REL="nofollow">Blackle</A> uses the Google search engine and states how many watt hours are saved using black background versus a white background.Ford E. Pedersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06696657075948878655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345596341645117481.post-90819509295155685032008-08-26T00:15:00.000-07:002008-08-26T00:15:00.000-07:00OK - so France has 'officially' adopted 24 hour time - on all public timetables such as transport and Public Meetings. Great idea in French because it sounds so sexy to say 'Il est dix-huit heures' instead of its Eighteen hundred hours what ever that is supposed to mean? <BR/>Even in French it's still okay to say 'Il est six heures du soir' - just in case mental math is still a challenge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com