BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org
on 21 Aug 2023 00:24
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Honestly, that’s not that bad? If we were to turn off every data center if would barely impact world energy use and electricity is getting cleaner every day. Of course we should push to get better faster, but this doesn’t seem like a big source of low hanging fruit.
BobKerman3999@feddit.it
on 21 Aug 2023 08:08
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I don’t believe that for a second.
That’s suspisiously not bad at all
It’s also only electricity. We use a lot of energy from other sources too.
Does that include NSAs data centers?
Honestly, that’s not that bad? If we were to turn off every data center if would barely impact world energy use and electricity is getting cleaner every day. Of course we should push to get better faster, but this doesn’t seem like a big source of low hanging fruit.
Still less than bitcoin
Yeah, it’s not even close, BT uses stunning amounts of energy nytimes.com/…/bitcoin-carbon-footprint-electricit…