At 10 AM on Oct. 15th, you'll find Catherine Bouxin along with others from our team at Postgres Ibiza!

She'll be kicking off the conference with "Reduce energy usage: contributing towards a greener future while directly improving cost and performance".

You can also follow to keep an eye out for content from our team on how to do exactly that, in an entirely digital format! 😉

#sustainability #greentech #greencoding #database #energy #digitalpollution #pollution #environment #tech #technology

I love LLMs and use them almost every day. Every new version fills me with happiness and curiosity. But honestly, I can’t stand the endless photo and video generation. After #Sora2, I feel like the internet will be flooded with digital junk. It’s like we’re building a virtual Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and I feel sorry for all the energy wasted on generating and storing this garbage.
#AI #LLM #DigitalWaste #Sora2 #TechThoughts #VirtualPollution #AICommunity #OpenAI #GreatPacificGarbagePatch #DigitalPollution

New, by me: Digital Pollution: The Hidden Cost of Insecurity

What do smoke signals, toxic rivers, and data breaches have in common? More than you think.

The internet has a pollution problem...and it’s not the kind you can just scroll past.

Why are breaches so routine? Why do companies shrug and move on? Spoiler: it’s all about who pays the price.

Let's take a deep breath and dive into the digital smog in which we’re all living. And what it will take to fix it.

#digitalpollution #cybersecurity #infosec #moralhazard #securityeconomics

https://www.securityeconomist.com/digital-pollution-the-hidden-cost-of-insecurity/

Meet #FairTEC, a collective promoting #digitalsobriety and proposing responsible solutions. Our 5 members:

🌐 @telecoop - 🇫🇷 cooperative telecommunications operator
📱 @Fairphone - ethical and repairable smartphones
♻️ @commownfr responsible electronics cooperative
💬 @wetell - sustainable telecommunications operator 🇩🇪
🔒 @murena - privacy, alternative and ethical technology

💡 Let's transform #digital practices for a sustainable future!

#sustainability #ecology #digitalpollution

A human being is responsible for five tons of #CO2 per year, training a large neural language model costs 284 tons.

And, this amount will only get larger as #AI progresses.

#DigitalPollution #climatecrisis

A new post is up on my blog, it includes some of my thoughts on World Wide Waste by @gerrymcgovern (spoiler: I’m a huge fan!)

https://tyronlove.com/digital-pollution

#blogging #DigitalPollution #digitalwaste

Another final warning.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/20/ipcc-climate-crisis-report-delivers-final-warning-on-15c
#climatechange #DigitalPollution #globalwarming

Next time you or your business/company needs to upgrade your desktop/laptop, buy refurbished; doing so will save money and the Earth.

https://www.circularonline.co.uk/insight/how-the-tech-industry-can-tackle-the-e-waste-crisis-head-on/

#ewaste #ewasterecycling #DigitalPollution

Formation pour les ambassadeurs du #climat chez Climactions bretagne animée par moi même. Il est temps de se former à la #sobrietenumerique !
#climateaction #climatechange #fridayforfuture #climateactionnow #climactions #ActOnClimate #greennewdeal #DigitalPollution #digitalsustainability #greenit https://www.climactions-bretagne.bzh/

🌱 5 facts about the environmental impact of smartphones

A nice little video 📽️ animation that explains everything!
It is in French 🇫🇷 but now also on PeerTube :peertube: with English 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 subtitles!

⇒ https://videos.domainepublic.net/w/aHHie9CyJnNU1fF8QKKppK

#Smartphones #EnvironmentalImpact #DigitalPollution #VideoAnimation #PeerTube

@Ammienoot @mackiwg That might be the reason. It first loaded, then disappeared with the error. I just reloaded and it reappeared.
(And I'm adding the link to a comment on our piece about #DigitalPollution. Thanks for writing yours. And thanks to Selwyn for inspiring many of us.)

In the #OER world, it's a common thing to discuss #Sustainability, especially #UNSDGs and other #SustainableDevelopment goals (decided by international instances). In the interest of #glocal work, it might become relevant to measure our #DigitalPollution. How much of an improvement is #OpenEducation making in these terms? Different from (though not unrelated to) the frequent discussion of #TextbookCosts. https://eductive.ca/en/resource/the-environmental-impact-of-digital-activity/

Please consider deleting your unnecessary files, documents and videos from the cloud or consider saving them offline
Reduce #DigitalPollution
Reduce CO2 emissions
Save the planet
#climatecrisis
#climatechange​

If yes, consider deleting them or saving them offline.
Reduce #DigitalPollution
Reduce CO2 emissions
Save the planet
#climatecrisis
#climatechange

3. Are you having unnecessary files or videos on your cloud or YouTube channel?
#DigitalPollution #climatechange

2. Do you use any cloud storage service?
#DigitalPollution #climatechange

1. Do you have a YouTube channel?
#DigitalPollution #climatechange