Building sustainable computing systems is not only the conscientious thing to do, but curbing carbon emissions may result in a seismic shift in how we develop the hardware of the future.
https://www.techspot.com/article/2474-sustainable-computing/
Building sustainable computing systems is not only the conscientious thing to do, but curbing carbon emissions may result in a seismic shift in how we develop the hardware of the future.
https://www.techspot.com/article/2474-sustainable-computing/
Good article! It amazes me that we still insist on every effort being "profitable" when common sense tells us that simply retrieving and reusing precious materials needs to happen just to insure we don't run out at a critical time.
At this point, I'm surprised that it hasn't already killed us. This obsession with ever unending growth is simply unsustainable.ultra-capitalism will kill us all
A profound observation indeed. There really is no need for exponential growth. It only results in more consumption of finite resources, more waste, and more debt. How rich do the rich really need to be?At this point, I'm surprised that it hasn't already killed us. This obsession with ever unending growth is simply unsustainable.
Say what? Have you seen what China is doing? Capitalism will be the cure to this problem. If there is money to be made, the problem will be solved. With Socialism and Communism there is no motivation for creativity, unless the government deems it so.ultra-capitalism will kill us all
I told you that capitalism will kill us and you instantly suggested that I was a commie... no communism is the same sh!t, either of them don't work in the long run or are destructive... iam for a 3rd way... royalty was useful in bringing civilization out of the ground,capitalism to sustain it, but it has had its day , It's time to change...Say what? Have you seen what China is doing? Capitalism will be the cure to this problem. If there is money to be made, the problem will be solved. With Socialism and Communism there is no motivation for creativity, unless the government deems it so.
Look at most people who live off of gov't handouts. They don't contribute to society at all. Don't want to work, no motivation, no creativity. Except how to get the next entitlement that those of us who work, pay for.
Common sense -- as well as mounds of past experience -- also tells us that retrieving those "precious" materials often requires more energy and resources than simply producing new ones, making so-called "green" recycling efforts counterproductive.Good article! It amazes me that we still insist on every effort being "profitable" when common sense tells us that simply retrieving and reusing precious materials needs to happen
It's ironic that those ignorantly espousing these trite little aphorisms are those clamoring the loudest for social structures which require continual growth. Our modern welfare-state social safety net, for instance, collapses entirely without continued population growth. It demands a pyramidal demographic structure.There really is no need for exponential growth. It only results in more consumption...
As Winston Churchill said, "capitalism is the worst system ... except for everything else we've ever tried."I told you that capitalism will kill us and you instantly suggested that I was a commie... no communism is the same sh!t, either of them don't work in the long run
Which raw materials do you believe we're irreparably depleting?raw material will eventually depleted before we even goes to space ages
Can't argue with some of those very good points. Thanks for the reply and well done with your business and life.I told you that capitalism will kill us and you instantly suggested that I was a commie... no communism is the same sh!t, either of them don't work in the long run or are destructive... iam for a 3rd way... royalty was useful in bringing civilization out of the ground,capitalism to sustain it, but it has had its day , It's time to change...
and for "" Look at most people who live off of gov't handouts. They don't contribute to society at all. Don't want to work, no motivation, no creativity. Except how to get the next entitlement that those of us who work, pay for. """
iam disabled, didn't moved from my house for nearly 12 yrs , at the end of this year, I launch my own business, and I'll pay my taxes happily because, even with all it's flaws, my "socialist" govt made me survive this long, to get my head out of the water and iam gratefull for this, if I was in the USA, I would be dead long ago...
thx, I'll use this 2nd chance fullyCan't argue with some of those very good points. Thanks for the reply and well done with your business and life.
Which raw materials do you believe we're irreparably depleting?
All three of which we have exactly as much as we did ten years ago, or ten million years. And in the US at least, our air and water is enormously cleaner than it was in the 1970s.Land / water & air
Don't blame him so much as the sources he reads. So many people stick to certain sources, which are probably biased one way or another. Gotta stand up and look at the bigger picture and other sources. High level view does wonders. And, you are so right about the air and water quality today verses the 70's. Jesus. It's like night and day. No acid rain spots on my cars either.All three of which we have exactly as much as we did ten years ago, or ten million years. And in the US at least, our air and water is enormously cleaner than it was in the 1970s.
And not just the US. Air pollution was once so bad in Britain, for instance, that during 1950s, there were periods you could literally not see your hand held at arm's length at high noon. In ONE SNGLE DAY in 1952, 4,000 people died in London alone from smog-induced respiratory problems, tens of thousands of others were hospitalized, and cars and buses needed to be directed by people on foot, walking just in front.
Today, the air in London is more than 100 million times cleaner, by particulate count.
So much for the fearmongering. The sky isn't falling, Chicken Little.
Thank you for correcting meDon't blame him so much as the sources he reads. So many people stick to certain sources, which are probably biased one way or another. Gotta stand up and look at the bigger picture and other sources. High level view does wonders. And, you are so right about the air and water quality today verses the 70's. Jesus. It's like night and day. No acid rain spots on my cars either.
Really nice article!
As a normal end user, I prefer to keep it simple. I try to build a computer with components that can stay with me at least in 3 to 5 years. I choose components that do not burn a hole in my wallet and burn my electric bills every month. When something new is released, I try to read all the news and reviews without being caught up in the hype.
You know, simple things and that's all I can do. I do believe that if the majority of normal end users can raise their consciousness, things can be changed cause in the end, companies run after the needs of people, although they always try to manipulate it.