Now I was just saying that adding DRM to stuff means more CPU cycles, which means DRM is killing the planet!!!!!111oneone ;)
On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:40:39 +0000, "Spiros Denaxas" <spi...@lokku.com> wrote: > Brian, it is a well known fact that UTF8 characters produce more > carbon dioxide :) > > Spiros > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Brian Butterworth > <briant...@freeview.tv> wrote: >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7823387.stm >> >> Does anyone have the working for this? I would LOVE to see it, given >> that >> (for a start): >> "a typical Google search on a desktop computer produces about 7g (0.25oz) >> of >> carbon dioxide" >> >> 1) Google searches are not done on a desktop computer, they are done in a >> server centre; >> 2) There is no such thing as a "a typical Google search" and how does a >> complex search differ in carbon dioxide output compared to a simple one, >> for >> example? >> 3) Desktop computers do not produce "carbon dioxide", they use >> electricity >> that causes it to be generated in a power station. >> And so forth... >> Is this the worst bit of maths on BBC News so far this year? >> Brian >> >> > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
