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		srtjstjsj on Sept 28, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Minecraft's “Pack.png” Seed Reversal Methodology Idle GPUs use less energy than active GPUs.

chairmanwow1 on Sept 29, 2020 [–]

They certainly paid for this energy

tripzilch on Sept 30, 2020 | | [–]

If you pay for something, that doesn't make it okay to do.

gruez on Sept 29, 2020 | | [–]

"They"... the GPU operators, or their parents? Furthermore, in most jurisdictions electricity generation produces externalities that aren't fully priced in, eg. air pollution or co2 emissions.

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