• Cure Maple@meow.lgbt
    72·
    6 months ago

    @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social I’m legitimately getting annoyed by the widespread obsession with AI as it’s not being used for the betterment of society. The original purpose of ChromeOS was to breath life into old laptops. That pledge comes from us all; slashing greenhouse gasses is done by using open-source OS’s on older computers. Not new computers, but ones we already have.

    • BaŝtoEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      Old vs. new hardware is difficult. New hardware can also do the same with lower energy consumption.

      It’s impossible to calculate, but the tipping point would be where the saved energy surpasses the energy needed for producing and transporting the hardware.

      I’m quite sure that my raspi4 is more powerful, smaller, less noisy and requires less energy than my oldest computer.

      The thing is just that they rarely only improve the efficiency.

      • Cure Maple@meow.lgbt
        1·
        6 months ago

        @basxto You have a really good point. I’m also thinking of the fact that you can’t buy a laptop without buying a proprietary OS, or at least as most people think. Yeah, Framework and System76, but you can’t walk to your local market and get one of those.

        It’s true that newer hardware is more energy efficient, but I think it’s better to use whatever hardware you have through it’s full lifetime before getting a newer one. It’s best to get new only when you really need it.