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Re:Moore's Law for Everything by sudosysgen on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @07:45PM (#26484735)
Does that take into account the energy needed to produce what Americans consume?
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Re:Moore's Law for Everything by ravi-delia on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @01:15PM (#26494114)
Yes, that's almost all of per-capita energy consumption. It would be a really dumb metric otherwise.
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Re:Moore's Law for Everything by sudosysgen on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @10:04PM (#26499049)
It is a pretty dumb metric actually, and IIRC it doesn't actually include the energy needed to produce goods that are imported.
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