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Re:Tauri: An Electron alternative written in Rust by magnio on Saturday February 20, 2021 @01:23AM (#26202105)
> it's inefficient computation to energy ratio

Probably true.

> affects the global climate in a negative way

If electricity consumption of all computers in the world doubled because of Electron apps, the total annual electricity consumption would increase by 0.01%. So probably false.

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Re:Tauri: An Electron alternative written in Rust by jcelerier on Saturday February 20, 2021 @04:05AM (#26202812)
In 2012 PCs (only PCs, not network appliances, not data centers, not phones...) were estimated at 1.5% of global electricity use, so you're off by a good margin. And that is deeefinitely not negligible, nor is the need (and eco impact) to buy newer computers because a 2016 MacBook Pro is unusable when your work requires 4/5 electron apps side by side.
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Re:Tauri: An Electron alternative written in Rust by magnio on Saturday February 20, 2021 @05:42AM (#26203189)
I stand corrected. Turns out I forgot to multiply by 365 days/year. The real figure is indeed in the ballpark of 2%.
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