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tonyarklestoday at 4:38 AM1 replyview on HN

As I look up and see three lightbulbs side-by-side over my desk and another one in the lamp on the desk… which is dramatically more light than the old 100W bulb used but also lower energy consumption.


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omgwtfbyobbqtoday at 5:53 AM

That's the rebound effect, and is fairly common. Jevons is a relatively uncommon edge case.