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(08-23-2019, 06:28 AM)MS link Wrote: [member=6733]TheDead[/member] I mean, together we could make a difference
Yes, that's the only way progress on the environment will happen - us all collectively working together. The environment (pollution, habitat loss, climate change & energy consumption) has to be the biggest issue for the planet - well done Greta Thunberg for raising global awareness!

Quote:but ultimately, I think there are bigger concerns than one PC eating up this extra bit of power
... but it's a question of scale, is it not? By that I mean if everyone on the planet, who has a "PC eating up this extra bit of power", that means a lot of extra power when scaled-up, planet-wise. It's a sobering thought that computing alone makes up 10% of the total energy consumption on the planet - that's enormous and that % will grow, as more and more societies on the globe become increasingly digital. To work together, we need to think globally - you & me. Also, inbuilt obsolesence by Microsoft of hardware running Windows OS should be made illegal - it generates environmental pollution, plastic & electronics waste. Most of the population don't know that the slow PCs they chuck out can be resurrected with Linux ...  You and I do but we only represent 3% of the PC user population. 

I'll get off my soapbox now  :-[ 
I just feel very strongly about the throw-away society we live in and the issues that are raised as a consequence of that, but its also linked to choices about buying shiny new or reusing old when it comes to computers ...
64bit OS (32-bit on Samsung[i] netbook) installed in [i]Legacy mode on MBR-formatted SSDs (except pi which uses a micro SDHC card):
2017 - Raspberry pi 3B (4cores) ~ [email protected] - LibreElec, used for upgrading our Samsung TV (excellent for the task)  
2012 - Lenovo G580 2689 (2cores; 4threads] ~ [email protected] - LL3.8/Win8.1 dual-boot (LL working smoothly)
2011 - Samsung NP-N145 Plus (1core; 2threads) ~ Intel Atom [email protected] - LL 3.8 32-bit (64-bit too 'laggy')
2008 - Asus X71Q (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6/Win8.1 dual-boot, LL works fine with kernel 4.15
2007 - Dell Latitude D630 (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6, works well with kernel 4.4; 4.15 doesn't work
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Tips for buying hardware? - by MS - 08-21-2019, 05:28 AM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by m654321 - 08-21-2019, 09:45 AM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by TheDead - 08-21-2019, 12:24 PM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by MS - 08-21-2019, 06:24 PM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by m654321 - 08-21-2019, 07:35 PM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by MS - 08-22-2019, 05:36 AM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by TheDead - 08-22-2019, 12:16 PM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by The Repairman - 08-22-2019, 03:21 PM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by Sprintrdriver - 08-22-2019, 10:24 PM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by The Repairman - 08-23-2019, 02:05 AM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by MS - 08-23-2019, 06:28 AM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by TheDead - 08-23-2019, 11:54 AM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by MS - 08-23-2019, 04:55 PM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by The Repairman - 08-24-2019, 11:41 PM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by MS - 08-25-2019, 12:53 AM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by m654321 - 08-25-2019, 10:52 AM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by MS - 08-26-2019, 04:42 AM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by MS - 08-27-2019, 01:30 PM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by TheDead - 08-28-2019, 12:58 PM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by MS - 08-28-2019, 01:44 PM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by MS - 09-29-2019, 06:02 AM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by TheDead - 09-29-2019, 03:20 PM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by MS - 09-29-2019, 08:23 PM
Re: Tips for buying hardware? - by MS - 10-05-2019, 12:11 PM

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