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That doesn't take into account the production footprint of a device capable to render today's web with all its transitions and glory, the environmental and geo-
by tannhaeuser 5y ago
That doesn't take into account the production footprint of a device capable to render today's web with all its transitions and glory, the environmental and geo-political toll on extracting lithium, rare earths, and other materials, plus the footprint of delivering devices into the hands of users, and disposal after typically only two years of usage.
Whereas had we been sticking to deliver just plain passive HTML markup users are after, we could've had solar-/light-powered devices with slow LCD displays and low-power RF transmission similar to old e-book readers by now (solar-powered pocket calculators were available in the 1970s already).
Would help with tracking, privacy, ad monopolies, and browser obsolescence as well.
- hoten 5y agoThe focus of this analysis is if creating tooling and researching better frontend practices could result in a meaningful reduction of emissions. Saying "don't use the web at all or the devices that access it" is not very useful in this context.
- btheshoe 5y agoYes, but having our modern devices isn't solely to allow css to exist - good hardware allows devices to be a replacement for maps and gps, cameras, messaging systems, mobile games, entertainment systems, and everything else you can write an app for. Low power e-book readers exist, but it's clear that most people would much rather have a smartphone.
- jamal-kumar 5y agoWant to see how far we can get messenger pigeons to fly? Jokes aside it sounds like the gemini protocol is trying to fulfill what you're mentioning here https://gemini.circumlunar.space/ https://gemini.circumlunar.space/
- unknownOrigin 5y ago> That doesn't take into account the production footprint That doesn't stop some people (and even some goverments) from calling EVs "carbon neutral".