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Linux: How to use energy better in general by fine-tuning laptop battery? by Floopquist in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] Floopquist@lemmy.org 2 points 4 hours ago

Thank you, I like the idea. Will research in this way.

Linux: How to use energy better in general by fine-tuning laptop battery? by Floopquist in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] Floopquist@lemmy.org 1 points 4 hours ago

Unplugging by hand is a bad solution. I want to have this even when I am not at home, it has to be automated.

Linux: How to use energy better in general by fine-tuning laptop battery? by Floopquist in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] Floopquist@lemmy.org 2 points 4 hours ago

The converter says "Output: 65W" So it would be something, and a good place to start as the battery is there anyway and is plugged in all the time too, anyway.

Installing Linux Doesn't Need to Change. The Experience Does. by Floopquist in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] Floopquist@lemmy.org 1 points 16 hours ago

I can agree. Gaming, especially running some older games (early 2000s) is infuriating. I spent a whole evening tinkering around to get it to run, only to realize at midnight, oops it crashes occasionally for unknown reasons. Actually playing games > getting games to run properly

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Linux: How to use energy better in general by fine-tuning laptop battery? (lemmy.org)

submitted 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) by Floopquist@lemmy.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hello,

I just found out about TLP - a module to download with apt, which is a good utility for maintaining the laptop battery. You can set a minimum charge value, and a maximum charge value. But it is not sufficient for my use case. My question is - is there any utility I can use to discharge the battery WHILE connected to AC?

The reason behind this is: I want to use the solar power during the day to charge up the battery to 80 or 90% and then discharge the battery in the evening to 15-20%. Afterwards use AC power again. The solar energy during mid-day is cheaper and available in abundance.

On a big level with many computers this could make a good impact on the energy network, or am I wrong?

German poll: Majority for return to nuclear energy by Floopquist in c/world@lemmy.world

[-] Floopquist@lemmy.org 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I like that you mention the point, Merkel's coalition made a full 180 turnaround. Which was an error. They could have just made a plan for phasing out the reactors until maybe 2040 or 2050. No, they had to stop them right away and now the existing plants are so gutted that they are not feasible to be rebuilt again.

Anyway, building new power plants takes centuries in Germany. So we should just focus on renewables *and storage solutions now.

Germany is now deporting pro-Palestine EU citizens. This is a chilling new step by Floopquist in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

[-] Floopquist@lemmy.org -1 points 1 month ago

The only issue I have is that they get no proper court proceedings. Other than that, why is everyone coming to Germany, and then making "Krawall" for a country that is not even remotely close to this country, or even europe. I hate it.