tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post7015101943577086802..comments2024-03-19T07:10:27.303-07:00Comments on Quark Soup by David Appell: Information's Carbon FootprintDavid Appellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-19380604694580820882010-09-10T12:41:23.046-07:002010-09-10T12:41:23.046-07:00About Internet energy use: I think that article ov...About Internet energy use: I think that article overstates it.<br /><br />Here's a good source:<br /><br />http://climateprogress.org/2010/06/21/internet-energy-use-myth/Chris_Winterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14664395947020918727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-25236803446390777412010-09-10T12:39:11.391-07:002010-09-10T12:39:11.391-07:00Anonymous,
Can I assume your distrust extends to ...Anonymous,<br /><br />Can I assume your distrust extends to Fox News? Probably not for someone who thinks Al Gore's middle name is "the criminal."Chris_Winterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14664395947020918727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-74803020119898845352010-09-08T19:22:25.603-07:002010-09-08T19:22:25.603-07:00David... you are a FOOL! This 'Globe Editorial...David... you are a FOOL! This 'Globe Editorial' is FAKE! The original source is a poor quality interview from the BBC using information from various "green" sources including the Energy Savings Trust of the UK .. which is a puppet of AL 'the criminal' GORE!-- PLEASE do parrot idea that you fail to understand and NEVER take a "news" editorial at face value!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-19988927017477869872010-09-07T15:55:15.932-07:002010-09-07T15:55:15.932-07:00Hmmm
US IP traffic = ~1e20 bytes/year
if 5mb = 1k...Hmmm<br /><br />US IP traffic = ~1e20 bytes/year<br />if 5mb = 1kwh<br />1e20 bytes/year = 2e14 kwh/year<br /><br />an order of magnitude larger than US electric consumption =4e13 kwh/year<br /><br />the marginal cost of a 5mb e-mail must be several orders of magnitude less than they suggestandrewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585528907970103334noreply@blogger.com