[gone-ot]

Intelligence ain't electrically cheap...takes power, just like a light bulb.

One way to reduce the "Watts-per-thoughts" is to revert to burst-mode computation (think of it as "pulse-n-glide" for computer processing) where all the devices do something (think, measure, store, correct, etc.) and then go into brief hibernation (sleep mode) to reduce power consumption. Then, after a preset time, they all come back awake...and repeat the process. Sorta like the difference between a power-wasting LINEAR ANALOG power supply versus a DIGITAL SWITCHING power supply.