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Two things I never see mentioned as being 'green,' even though they incontrovertibly are: * Use a good ad blocker, eg uBlock Origin. Consider enabling Medium o
by schiffern 3y ago
Two things I never see mentioned as being 'green,' even though they incontrovertibly are:
* Use a good ad blocker, eg uBlock Origin. Consider enabling Medium or Hard Mode.[0] Ad & analytics servers use electricity too, so the fewer connections the greener!
* Watch videos at (gasp) lower resolution. Even with CDNs, mostly your internet electricity footprint is just a function of the total data transferred. I find videos are perfectly watchable at 360-380p resolution, and I'll only occasionally switch to HD if there's very small text.
Of course both tips help make the most of older hardware, which extends device longevity.
[0] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode