LEDs work fine in motion detector systems. It might be the case that they won’t work in some systems designed for incandescents (not something that I’ve ever heard about). If so, replace the system. Same for advertising signs. You’ll soon recover the cost via electricity savings.

A light bulb in a guitar amp/air filter? What sort of protective role might it play? You protect from a short with a light bulb and not a fuse? How can adding an extra load protect against a short?

Both CFLs and LEDs are available in a wide range of “colors”.

Feels to me that you’re stretching reality….

And making a gig band replace its expensive lighting system because the light bulbs for it are no longer available is wrong.

(And all of this because Al Gore did bad science???)

I use LED and CFL where I can. I like them for many uses. But what about where I can’t?

Motion detector security lights: The CFL burns out fast, and the LED won’t shut off. But the LED works if you leave one of the bulbs an incandescent.

Dimmers: Most of them don’t work, and those that do flicker or are not smooth.

Guitar amp: I have an old guitar amp that has a 100W bulb in it to protect the transistors from overload. If that bulb ever burns out….

Electrostatic air filter: Mine has two 100W bulbs in it to protect the power supply if something shorts the grid. Again, if either of those ever burns out….

Expensive light show devices for bands: Won’t work with other technologies.

Advertising signs: The CFL burns out fast, the LED won’t turn off.

After using hate of blacks, Republicans turned to hate of women who were seeking their rights, gays, Hispanics, and Muslims. By seeking out groups who hate and playing up to their hate, Republicans have cobbled together enough votes to win elections and pass legislation favorable to the corporations which fund them.

As our society matures we have largely outgrown our hate of racial minorities and women have emerged as economic and political powerfully people. On the whole we have come to accept gays. Now Republicans are left looking for a new group to hate in order to form a new power base.

It’s now environmentalists’ turn.

Hating on environmentalists has a double use for Republicans. It gives them a group toward which they can focus the attention of the dumb bunnies which they attract to their party. Those working folks who can be made so mad over what someone else is doing, and has no impact on their lives, that they will vote against their personal best interests. Working folks voting to cut the security nets that keep them off the street if they stumble and and voting to cut taxes on the extremely wealthy so that they can buy a few more houses and bigger yachts.

It also helps their fossil fuel supporters, the people pouring mega bucks into Republican coffers in hopes that environmental regulations can be defeated, or at least slowed.

So, let’s greet the efficient light bulb, the new target of Republican hate. On that hate they will attempt to gather a few more votes and keep the smoke stacks smokin’….