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UK government suggests deleting files to save water (www.theverge.com)
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[–] 13 points 1 year ago (9 children)

How is deleting locally-stored files on your home PC going to save water, when your hardware sips resources vs. any AI datacenter in existence?

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Most people save these thing in some sort of cloud storage solution.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    No, most people do not store their files in a cloud storage solution.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Cloud is just my own Nextcloud, hosted from my own garage. And trust me, it's using zero water.

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