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Re:The same AI request emits 8.5 times more CO2 in Texas tha... by jimbob45 on Friday October 23, 2026 @04:32AM (#50206010)
I think it’s along the lines of “premature optimization is the root of all evil”. These little micro optimizations take your attention and energy away from places that might be less visible and less enjoyable but more consequential.
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Re:The same AI request emits 8.5 times more CO2 in Texas tha... by ant6n on Friday October 23, 2026 @05:02AM (#50206231)
Whoever responds "we need to stay within our CO2 budgets, otherwise we'll be in real trouble in 20 years" with "being a hippie and organizing your life around recycling" is really building up some sort of weird straw man and not really usefully engaging in solving the problem.
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