Comment on Triton: DirectX 11 Driver for QEMUparentComments−SXX1moThat CO2 will be emitted either way. We can choose though what % goes to funny cat videos and porn or useful open source code.−croes1moThey build new data centers -> extra CO2They build new power plants -> extra CO2They built non-climate neutral power plants to power the data centers -> extra CO2https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49223845It’s not like we had some already produced spare energy lying around. Consumption went up, production went up, often it’s conventional production with CO2There is a reason Google and MS scrapped their CO2 goals
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That CO2 will be emitted either way. We can choose though what % goes to funny cat videos and porn or useful open source code.
They build new data centers -> extra CO2
They build new power plants -> extra CO2
They built non-climate neutral power plants to power the data centers -> extra CO2
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49223845
It’s not like we had some already produced spare energy lying around. Consumption went up, production went up, often it’s conventional production with CO2
There is a reason Google and MS scrapped their CO2 goals