# Just playing video games, or destroying the earth!?!? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 20, 2008, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-playing-video-games-or-destroying-the-earth/58492 "2008-11-20T10:45:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-playing-video-games-or-destroying-the-earth/58492/21 "2008-11-20T12:27:47Z")
They should do a study showing how much fuel an i4, v6 and a v8 uses at full throttle run over the course of a year 😛 ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-playing-video-games-or-destroying-the-earth/58492/22 "2008-11-20T12:42:40Z")
It’s a flawed study because it has statistics not based in reality. You don’t have to worry about people with 360’s leaving them on 24/7 for a year because they would RRoD after a week. I have my doubts that any 360 ever produced has been able to stay on for 365 days straight without some sort of hardware failure. ---
**Author:** ![Boomin99GT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boomin99gt/32/7306_2.png) [@Boomin99GT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boomin99GT)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-playing-video-games-or-destroying-the-earth/58492/23 "2008-11-20T13:00:07Z")
> [@Adictd2b00st](#): > > thats retarded, who leaves it on 24/7 lol My buddy does with the game loaded. I was told that means his Bluray drive is always working too. Probably not good. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-playing-video-games-or-destroying-the-earth/58492/24 "2008-11-20T13:02:38Z")
> [@Boomin99GT](#): > > My buddy does with the game loaded. I was told that means his Bluray drive is always working too. Probably not good. does he use it for some sort of media server? I can’t understand why anyone would want to do that. ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Omerta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Joe\_Omerta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe_Omerta)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-playing-video-games-or-destroying-the-earth/58492/25 "2008-11-20T13:23:48Z")
i’m not sure about the 360, but i do know people with mod’d regular xbox’s that run a linux server and are on 24/7 ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-playing-video-games-or-destroying-the-earth/58492/26 "2008-11-20T13:42:47Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > It’s a flawed study because it has statistics not based in reality. > > You don’t have to worry about people with 360’s leaving them on 24/7 for a year because they would RRoD after a week. > > I have my doubts that any 360 ever produced has been able to stay on for 365 days straight without some sort of hardware failure. :lol: ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-playing-video-games-or-destroying-the-earth/58492/27 "2008-11-20T13:46:14Z")
> [@Djs87](#): > > Its impossible for them to do a study on a certain number of people, and then make a generalization about the rest of the population. You’re being sarcastic, right? I’m not being rude, just making sure I am understanding you correctly. Unless a census is being done (poling the entire population), all statistics are based on a generalization to the population. The external validity (as well to an extent the internal validity) determines how well it generalizes, but the point still holds, you can absolutely make generalizations to the rest of the population based on small sample sizes. –mark ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-playing-video-games-or-destroying-the-earth/58492/28 "2008-11-20T14:06:00Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > It’s a flawed study because it has statistics not based in reality. > > You don’t have to worry about people with 360’s leaving them on 24/7 for a year because they would RRoD after a week. > > I have my doubts that any 360 ever produced has been able to stay on for 365 days straight without some sort of hardware failure. :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Djs87](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djs87/32/5132_2.png) [@Djs87](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Djs87)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-playing-video-games-or-destroying-the-earth/58492/29 "2008-11-20T19:18:02Z")
> [@neonglh](#): > > You’re being sarcastic, right? > > I’m not being rude, just making sure I am understanding you correctly. Unless a census is being done (poling the entire population), all statistics are based on a generalization to the population. The external validity (as well to an extent the internal validity) determines how well it generalizes, but the point still holds, you can absolutely make generalizations to the rest of the population based on small sample sizes. > > –mark That was 110% sarcasm. I understand that mostly everything statistically is based off a sample of the population. lol ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-playing-video-games-or-destroying-the-earth/58492/30 "2008-11-20T20:52:14Z")
> [@Djs87](#): > > That was 110% sarcasm. I understand that mostly everything statistically is based off a sample of the population. lol Good. I would have had to send Chris Farley over to hit you in the head with a ballpeen hammer :eekdance: ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-playing-video-games-or-destroying-the-earth/58492/31 "2008-11-20T21:04:46Z")
I turn my system off when I’m done with it, but countless time’s I’ve gone to sleep with a dvd in the player so its on all night ect. Honestly 160$ a year is like 13$ a month, 13$ a month is NOT big deal. ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-playing-video-games-or-destroying-the-earth/58492/32 "2008-11-20T21:08:32Z")
so wait, let me get this traight, you can make generalizations about the population by asking a small % of the population about something, and when polled correctly those generalizations are reasonably accurate? and the most effective way to test energu usage of an item isnt by looking at the electric bill ? they actualy make devices that can directly measure power consumption ? wow … strange world we live in [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-playing-video-games-or-destroying-the-earth/58492.md?page=1)