[FoRK] Frozen custard will destroy the planet

[Eugen Leitl]

On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 10:29:23AM -0800, Sat N wrote:

> An occasional frozen custard will not destroy the world, but too many
> emails will increase the need for additional email servers, network

I question the need of more than 5-7 W of always-on machinery per
household -- that is, using current technology. That hardware (e.g. ALIX)
can do router, firewall, switch, email/web, and whatever else
you need, without breaking a sweat. The same applies to networking.

Future technology can only make things better.

> equipment, increased energy costs, increased carbon emissions,
> greenhouse gases - leading to people rushing to buy carbon credits
> online, which leads to additional demand for servers, network
> equipment, increased energy costs, increased carbon emissions, green
> house gases - causing Al Gore to produce a film to screen, which leads
> to additional demand for energy, increased carbon emissions, green
> house gases - causing Noble committee to award Al Gore a Nobel peace
> prize, which leads to increased press coverage, requiring additional
> server, network equipment, increased energy costs, increased carbon
> emissions, greenhouse gases - leading people rushing to buy carbon
> credits online, which leads to .........
> 
> Oh well, the world is getting destroyed, whether we eat frozen custard
> or not....

Oh, noes! I can't has molecular nanotechnology?