We need to talk more about how much energy is being wasted globally by poorly written or optimized programs burning trillions of cpu cycles doing nothing
Your code has consequences. Each instruction has a discrete energy cost. Do better.
bonifartius 𒂼𒄄
@rolenthedeep funnily enough all the mainstream green politicians can't get enough of technocratic overengineered solutions possibly written in nodejs while shitting on my fuel saving diesel 💁
@bonifartius
Years ago, 2008?, there was a (semi-serious) proposal in the Apache Software Foundation to change the default 404 (and others) page to have black background for the Apache WebServer, which at the time drove 60% or so of all websites.
It was when CRT monitors were still prevalent and they drew slightly less current the less "white" there was on the screen. Can't recall how much energy estimated to be saved, but it was low enough to "never mind", and LCD/OLEDs coming.
@niclas
haha, nice anecdote :) it at least would've been almost no work to implement these savings!
.. contrary to what the greens now want to do usually. i always wonder if all the badly implemented overly complex technology they want to throw at problems in the end eats up more energy than is saved. 5W here and there for every smart device sums up fast.
also ignoring the rampant privacy issues with most of these things like "smart meters". things like "remote controlled heating" etc. exists since decades. just guarantee x hours/interval power for energy consuming applications and things are fine. time tested concept. power companies don't need to know when i use energy.
who am i kidding, it's not about technological merit or individual freedom, it's about looks :)
