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LED light bulbs have gotten bad reviews in the past, which is why they aren't some magic alternative to CFLs. The author kind of glosses over that part.

For instance: http://a.wholelottanothing.org/led-bulbs/

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Your link specifically calls out LED bulbs as being too dim, and not listing their incandescent equivalent wattage (ie, a 10 watt LED == a 60 watt incandescent).

The article specifically lists a 60 watt replacement, and a 100 watt one soon.

My point was more that the author seems to have just discovered that LED bulbs existed, and that it is a new alternative to CFLs.

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