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Geek Culture / Canadians, go to google.ca and check it out

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Jeku
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Posted: 29th Mar 2008 10:39 Edited at: 29th Mar 2008 10:41
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I thought there was something wrong with my browser. After trying it in IE as well I noticed it's a promotion for Earth Hour energy saving.



Nifty--- I kinda like it


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Benjamin
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Posted: 29th Mar 2008 10:40
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Same on google.co.uk.

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Grandma
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Posted: 29th Mar 2008 10:43
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The lights are still on with the Norwegian version.

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Making yesterdays games, today!
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5867Dude
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Posted: 29th Mar 2008 10:50
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I like the new feel to google!
But The search still is white
Heres a permanant one
[href=http://black-google.blogspot.com/]
http://black-google.blogspot.com/[/href]


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Digital Awakening
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Posted: 29th Mar 2008 12:09 Edited at: 29th Mar 2008 12:10
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On over here too.

BTW, how to get that weather thingy in the browser?

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Anonymous User
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Posted: 29th Mar 2008 12:11
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It's for that earth hour event. I might try living with the lights off for one hour. Or how about the computer, but that would mean I have to go outside. * Shudders *

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5867Dude
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Posted: 29th Mar 2008 12:18
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Quote: "Or how about the computer, but that would mean I have to go outside. * Shudders *"

Remove that thought, remove it instantly


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Jeku
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Posted: 29th Mar 2008 19:13
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Quote: "BTW, how to get that weather thingy in the browser?"


It's an addon called Forecastfox. You can get it here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/398


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Veron
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Posted: 29th Mar 2008 20:47
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Bleh, Earth Hour was about... 10 hours ago here, our Google didn't have any change beforehand. I survived though.


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Posted: 29th Mar 2008 21:00
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Jeku:
Thanks, that's so useful

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Ed222
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Posted: 29th Mar 2008 21:15
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@Jeku

I think you should remove your e-mail from the picture and BTW is Jensen you name?

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Samoz83
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Posted: 29th Mar 2008 23:20 Edited at: 29th Mar 2008 23:25
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i wonder how many people participated i did, but i take its meant to raise awareness rather than to really be any sort of a solution

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Jeku
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Posted: 30th Mar 2008 07:59
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I don't care if my email is up there--- I don't use that address anymore anyways


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Xenocythe
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Posted: 30th Mar 2008 08:07
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I don't think spambots can parse e-mail addresses from images anyways

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Osiris
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Posted: 30th Mar 2008 09:10
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They can now!

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Posted: 30th Mar 2008 16:08 Edited at: 30th Mar 2008 16:12
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White backgrounds take up more power than black backgounds imagine how much power they could save multiplied by all the computers in the world if it stayed black.

Hell I still remember monocrome monitors they were black/green text or black/orange text

Making webpages on black background sux though.

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kaedroho
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Posted: 30th Mar 2008 16:24 Edited at: 30th Mar 2008 16:26
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we got that yesturday on .co.uk

Quote: "Making webpages on black background sux though."


No way!

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5867Dude
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Posted: 30th Mar 2008 16:33
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The problem was that on google the search results were white yet the homepage black!


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Posted: 30th Mar 2008 17:23
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Quote: "White backgrounds take up more power than black backgounds"


I wonder with LCDs, they use a single light source (current and previous generations) and use power to change the crystals. Do power make the crystals close or open?

Anyway, LCDs use less power then CRTs so switching is good for the environment

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bitJericho
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Posted: 30th Mar 2008 18:38
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Uh, Google themselves said they were not saving power by making the page black, as modern monitors use the same amount of power no matter what it's displaying.


Hurray for teh logd!
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