My entire region runs on hydro, so even if I had a home lab x10 the size of this it wouldn't have the same environmental impact as someone who ran a laptop with

My entire region runs on hydro, so even if I had a home lab x10 the size of this it wouldn't have the same environmental impact as someone who ran a laptop with power from a coal plant. You can't tell from a blog post if what he's doing is good or bad for the environment. And further more, its unfair to tell people that they shouldn't improve their niche skills when those same skills are what they use for employment.