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To: BenLurkin
“I really started a couple of years ago, it was about trying to understand the negative environmental impact that digital data might have,” he said. “And at the top of it might be quite an easy question to answer, but it turns out actually, it’s a whole lot more complex. But absolutely, data does have a negative environmental impact.”

This is clearly a job for Winston Smith.
5 posted on 08/13/2024 6:34:28 PM PDT by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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To: clearcarbon

What a treasure trove for future historians; a comprehensive record of what civilization was like in the final decades before the time of the Long Darkness.


11 posted on 08/13/2024 6:40:37 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: clearcarbon

What about bitcoin mining?


22 posted on 08/13/2024 7:02:05 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: clearcarbon

I noted the absence of mentioning bloggers as harmful for the “environment”.


29 posted on 08/13/2024 7:17:55 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: clearcarbon
"I really started a couple of years ago, it was about trying to understand the negative environmental impact that digital data might have."

Maybe we should all switch to analog data storage! It's better for the environment!

Regards,

43 posted on 08/13/2024 11:06:42 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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