Re:Functional Programming – How and Why
by funcDropShadow on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @09:04AM
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Really? Only one application of computers --- Bitcoin --- wastes countries' energy usage and yet it doesn't make sense to optimize software for ecologic reasons?
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No, but there are plenty much higher targets before going after computers, especially compared to the insane value they produce. Like, is that single server running all the logistics of a country’s train network “inefficiently” really significant compared to.. the inefficiency of even a single train?
Re:Functional Programming – How and Why
by funcDropShadow on Friday January 06, 2023 @08:30AM
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What about those billions of devices running software in gadgets, phones, TVs, routers, dishwashers, etc ?
Re:Functional Programming – How and Why
by burnished on Friday January 06, 2023 @12:54PM
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Crypto uses vast energy as a feature, a side effect of maintaining a competitive environment as part of proof of work (other staking mechanisms are different). You could not optimize this to use less energy.