Code kills planet earth
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Claims that data centers consume ~10% of global energy and could reach ~20% within six years, with Facebook alone matching the annual energy of 35 countries. Presents measurements like cronut flight = 4.7 tCO2 and email attachments costing ~50 g CO2 versus instant messaging ~0.01 g. Recommends concrete fixes: move on‑prem to cloud for up to 84% energy savings, upgrade PHP 5→7 (≈3,600 tCO2/yr saved at scale), profile CPU hot spots (often 50% cuts), and reduce needless CI/CD deployments; per‑item CO2 in cloud remains unmeasurable.
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- 0:00Start
- 6:44Avoid Email Alerts
- 12:16Why Is Your on-Premise Not As Efficient as Data Centers
- 14:54Flash
- 18:38Multistage
- 19:25Recurring Tasks
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