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Can we start talking in terms of "Environmental Impact"? Work out the energy use per hour of the old vs the new system * number of installs. See how much extra
by TriStateFarmer 5y ago
Can we start talking in terms of "Environmental Impact"?
Work out the energy use per hour of the old vs the new system * number of installs. See how much extra millions of tons of carbon 1password is spewing into the air because of their technology change!
Reminder: when a company chooses a technology stack that suits them (the developers of the software) and NOT the end users, then things tend to go badly.
- cyberge99 5y agoTextbook case (culprit): Evernote
- TriStateFarmer 5y agoHow can a password manager require 80 threads to run on a Mac?Old version required 12.
- 0x0nyandesu 5y agoTypical tech company will use 90% of it's energy running the HVAC unit so that Susan in accounting stops complaining about being cold but people will freak out cause the app uses slightly more energy.
- TriStateFarmer 5y ago"people freak out cause the app uses slightly more energy" Multiply the "slightly" by 100 million installs!
- johnatwork 5y agoMan, this is like when someone was arguing with me that Right on Reds is not that impactful to the environment, they said something like "Oh on average it only cuts off 30 seconds off of someone's commute." ...Ooookay, now times that by everyone commuting.
- 0x0nyandesu 5y agoMost people do not work on apps that scale to that level.
- tuananh 5y agoenergy saved by rust backend to compensate for energy wasted by electron :D