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It’s true, and definitely high priority right now. After all, we used to be able to see the Himilayas, but when everyone went into their homes and started strea
by t-writescode 7y ago
It’s true, and definitely high priority right now. After all, we used to be able to see the Himilayas, but when everyone went into their homes and started streaming Netflix, the internet smog overwhelmed them!
Sending or not sending an email will not meaningfully increase power usage and thereby pollution of those large data centers. More efficient code will help; but, there are so much bigger fish to fry, I think I will happily tolerate a huge increase in internet usage for a dramatic reduction of cars.
- perl4ever 7y agoIt seems like the optimization of resource usage that is done with software ought to outweigh anyone's idea of frivolous usage, but then again, maybe Jevon's paradox. But if everything good is bad, you know, maybe nothing is bad?