▲ 358 ▼ Not everything needs to be Art (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Roflmasterbigpimp@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 183 comments fedilink hide all child comments I just want to make funny Pictures.
[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) But usually you don't cool your PC with Freshwater. That's something a lot of datacenters do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago That's true. But in terms of power/emissions, data centers are far far better. The waste of potable water could be addressed if we make them, but the inefficiency of running locally cannot be. I still prefer to run locally anyways, because fuck the kind of people who are trying to sell AI, but it is absolutely more inherently wasteful permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago That's true. But in terms of power/emissions, data centers are far far better. The waste of potable water could be addressed if we make them, but the inefficiency of running locally cannot be. I still prefer to run locally anyways, because fuck the kind of people who are trying to sell AI, but it is absolutely more inherently wasteful permalink fedilink source parent
