@alcinnz @vladh I think "embodied energy swamps everything else" is probably true, but how can we be sure?
I'm sure this is answered in the literature, so, follow-up: Is this necessarily true, or are our current manufacturing processes unnecessarily wasteful?
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@wizzwizz4 Its pretty much the only point I see everyone agreeing on regarding energy-efficient computing!
I particularly like https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2009/06/the-monster-footprint-of-digital-technology/ , & I'll ask @gerrymcgovern for more.
As for whether its necessarily true... My best guess is that it'd take a massive reengineering of our entire hardware & software stacks. Probably including new datastorage technologies. Afterall they're doing a lot to be not quite as energy-intensive!
@vladh
@wizzwizz4 Its pretty much the only point I see everyone agreeing on regarding energy-efficient computing!
I particularly like https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2009/06/the-monster-footprint-of-digital-technology/ , & I'll ask @gerrymcgovern for more.
As for whether its necessarily true... My best guess is that it'd take a massive reengineering of our entire hardware & software stacks. Probably including new datastorage technologies. Afterall they're doing a lot to be not quite as energy-intensive!