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Re:Rob Pike Goes Nuclear over GenAI by tarsinge on Friday December 26, 2025 @05:28PM (#46397030)
This is off topic, I’m talking about the environmental footprint of data centers. In the 2010s I remember when responding to RFPs I had to specify the carbon footprint of our servers. ESG was all the rage and every big tech company was trying to appear green. Fast forward to today where companies, investors, and obviously the administration are more than fine with data centers burning all the oil/gas/coal power that can be found.
Re:Rob Pike Goes Nuclear over GenAI by SecretDreams on Friday December 26, 2025 @06:27PM (#46397498)
Is it off topic?

What're the long term consequences of climate change? Do we even care anymore to your original point?

Don't get me wrong, this field is doing damage on a couple of fronts - but climate change is certainly one of them.