We concluded that without proving it. My vote at this point is going to go with "leave the drink machine off except for special events". We can put drinks in the fridge. Until we prove that the machine isn't costing us $100s/month in power, at least.
Ron On 2013-06-11 11:54, Roswyne wrote: > Please no timer on the drink machine. We've discussed this before and > concluded it would take more energy to keep recooling them after letting > them warm up than just to leave it on all the time. If we haven't yet > measured its power consumption, let's do that first. > On Jun 11, 2013 11:38 AM, "Justin Lacko" <jus...@takaji.ca> wrote: > > > Quick suggestions: Somebody bring in/buy an electronic timer. They're like > > $30 at Ukrainian Tire. Put the drink machine on there, and set the power > > cycle to be off during the weekdays from 1AM to noon. Put 2-3 cans of each > > type of drink in the fridge to offset the chance of someone complaining of > > being there during the off times and not being able to enjoy a cold drink. > > > > Long ago I took out 1/2 the fluorescent bulbs over the lounge; we could > > consider doing that for the back part of the classroom. > > > > I don't know the current state of the server area but we could see if we > > could move any extra machines onto the VM server or whatever. > > > > Other than that, we already turn off everything when we leave so I'm not > > sure where else we may find power savings. > > > > > > On 11 June 2013 11:02, Ron <r...@skullsecurity.net> wrote: > > > >> Hey everybody, > >> > >> Today's meeting is 6pm at SkullSpace (374 Donald), as usual. The summary > >> of today's meeting is: we just got two large bills (insurance and > >> electrical) and, while we can afford them, big bills while running at a > >> deficit = bad. So we need to come up with ways to get more money and > >> members! We also need to find a way to use less power. > >> > >> Here are some topics: > >> - Electrical usage/bills > >> - Fundraising plans > >> - SkullCamp > >> - Anti-social > >> - Magic the Gathering > >> - Anything else? > >> - Thoughts on how we can raise some extra money/members > >> - Referral deal if somebody brings in a new member? > >> - Anybody have other ideas? > >> - BSides Winnipeg call for presentations > >> > >> And I think that's it! If you have other topics, please bring them to > >> the meeting and we'll definitely make time! > >> > >> Ron > >> _______________________________________________ > >> SkullSpace Announce Mailing List > >> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Announce > >> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-announce-archive/ > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ _______________________________________________ SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/
