@HardwareGeek said in 📧 The Official Spam Emails Thread™:
@Zerosquare My first thought was more along the lines of "do I look like someone willing to work with SAP," but that, too.
Yeah, I'm not enough of a SAP to work with Accenture either
In quora I asked:
Is Search / Googling destroying the planet? INDEXING uses too much energy
poe responded...
The process of indexing and searching the vast amount of information on the internet does require energy, but it is important to consider the broader context and impact of this technology on the environment.
While indexing and maintaining search engines do consume energy, the energy usage associated with these processes is relatively small compared to other sectors such as transportation or manufacturing. Companies like Google have made significant efforts to improve the energy efficiency of their data centers and infrastructure. They have invested in renewable energy sources and implemented various strategies to reduce their carbon footprint.
It's also worth noting that search engines and online information retrieval systems have enabled significant advancements in various fields, including education, research, and innovation. They have facilitated access to knowledge and allowed people to connect and collaborate across the globe. These benefits have to be weighed against the environmental impact.
That being said, as technology continues to advance, it is crucial to prioritize sustainability and explore ways to minimize the environmental footprint of digital services. This includes adopting renewable energy sources, optimizing data center efficiency, and promoting responsible use of resources. It is a collective effort that involves both technology companies and individuals to mitigate the environmental impact of digital technologies.
Give us a better answer....
I did find a little info...
Every time a person runs a Google search, watches a YouTube video or sends a message through Gmail, the company's data centers full of computers use electricity. Those data centers around the world continuously draw almost 260 million watts — about a quarter of the output of a nuclear power plant.
@Zecc said in The Wibble:
According to them, it was as simple as hooking two mainframe Cray-2 supercomputers, a dozen PlayStation 5’s, several hamster wheels, and the overworked coffee machine in the office to a weird-looking helmet a la Doc Brown from the Back To The Future and voila! The Julia set at maximum zoom.
the image bing created for this is cool
I think dall-e 3 got much better than sdxl, I'll probably test the wibble with dall-e when the warthog let me
@Zenith said in Recommend a website hosting service.:
my blood pressure tripling when I read "Kindly hello I am being Rajesh and you are being helping today what is your IP and SSN"
I wobbled my head reading this.
@Tsaukpaetra said in Targeted advertising fail:
Youtube doing A/B again. Suddenly #shorts don't deserve channel names anymore!
that infuriates me.... with all the fake channels and reposters of other peoples content i sure as fuck want to know the channel name before i click on a short.....
@BernieTheBernie said in Craters on the Moon:
The next crater is about to be created by Astrobotic. The Peregrine lander will surely not make a smooth landing (if it reaches the moon at all, that is):
Jan 9 / Science
Peregrine 1 has ‘no chance’ of landing on moon due to fuel leak
Astrobotic company says goal is now to get US spacecraft as far as possible before it loses power
We're all going to rue the day when the Moon People develop their own IPBBMs and retaliate against us.
Found a Colin fan (tho they never mention him)
Jan 2
Virginia officials inspect TikTok tunnel girl's viral project
A Virginia woman is gaining notoriety online after documenting a home project of digging a tunnel underneath her suburban home.
Video footage reveals the adorable culprit responsible for stealing over $125,000 in Koi from an English spa 🦦
Over the past few months, the Grosvenor Pulford Hotel near Chester, England, has been mysteriously losing Koi from its Asian Sensory Garden.
@pcooper said in Getting kids jokes past the adult censors:
But someone actually typing the URL on the packaging to test it?
I believe it was a QR code.
@BernieTheBernie
CockroachDB Founder Reveals the Weird Story Behind Its Name
The Wibble brings you an in-depth look at the peculiar origin story of CockroachDB's unusual name.
@hungrier fair enough. Though it's so insanely fast that I'm not sure they have time to look at anything. Then again, blind-folded records are significantly slower, so... I guess they do?
@TheCPUWizard said in The American Dream:
Ancient, but still funny (though some elements could use a refresh for those under 50)
Someone under 50 to whom something similar happened would have to write it.
It was discussed in the WTDWTF Discord like a week ago, and the whole collective nouns for animals angle gives some interesting opportunities.
Lion and Prejudice
The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Pig
The Rat Dog
Risky Weasel
Dolphin Person
Brother Rabbit
@ixvedeusi said in Unicode keep their eyes open :
@Kamil-Podlesak said in Unicode keep their eyes open ꙮ:
I would say that that eyes are ears are more common, or at least more pronunciated.
The serꙮph also stares back, you know …
@Applied-Mediocrity said in If "real" water isn't for you, try some hydrogen water:
@Placeholder said in If "real" water isn't for you, try some hydrogen water:
I hope they choose a particularly beneficial bond angle for all that extra hydrogen they added to the water...
Hydrogen water. Shaken, not stirred.
Don't overshake! Heaven only knows what potency might be inadvertently achieved! One must be quite careful with homeopathic treatments.