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I always wondered, but not enough to do calculations, that if instead of increasing one's electricity bill by $10, one could donate $15 (tax deductible) to an o
by x43b 11y ago
I always wondered, but not enough to do calculations, that if instead of increasing one's electricity bill by $10, one could donate $15 (tax deductible) to an organization to run the computation themselves. Which is more efficient?
- robzyb 11y agoBack of the envelope thoughts: Donating money is unlikely to be more efficient. They have to be electron-juice too, and while it might be cheaper for them to buy it, they also have to pay for hardware on top of it. Option A) You spend $10 on electricity and give them X MIPS. Option B) You give them $15, they spend $5 on electricity, and then they have $10 to spend on hardware. I bet that they'd get far less than X MIPS!
- zornthewise 11y agoThey might be able to save up money and get more efficient hardware that eventually beats the science/electricity cost of distributed computing.