Cutting the Digital Environmental Footprint by 4
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Argues that instead of relying on continued hardware improvements from Moore’s Law, software should be radically optimized to reduce e‑waste and the digital sector’s carbon footprint. Presents the “erooM” approach—systematic, large‑scale software optimization (examples include extreme Python speedups)—proposing regular 2× improvements every two years to free CPU/memory resources, extend device lifetimes, and cut the three quarters of digital environmental impact caused by manufacturing.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:34Moore's Law limits
- 16:06Digital environmental impact
- 28:45Software optimization
- 34:24Conclusion
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