Re: Favorite Font

From	Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Favorite Font
Date	2025-09-20 18:48 +0100
Organization	terraraq NNTP server
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The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> writes:
> On 20/09/2025 16:13, Stéphane CARPENTIER wrote:
>> It's important because people always believe that printing paper is bad
>> for nature when using computer isn't. So, when you are reading an email,
>> your computer is using electricity. And very few people manage their
>> email by themselves, the emails are stored in Data Centers which rely
>> heavily on electricity.
>> So, to be short: reading something on your computer has the same
>> impact
>> on nature as printing it.
>
> A true ArtStudent™ statement.
>
> With no QUANTITATIVE analysis to back it up.
>
> First off, the email is stored in a data centre whether you read it on
> screen or print it out.  And storage does not consume watts. Accessing
> it does.

I’d expect online storage to consume at least some energy even when idle
- though probably negligible for this particular discussion.

I remember a colleague whose approach to email was to print it out and
then wander across the office to talk to me about it. The switch to
in-person conversation was fair enough but the printout was really just
a prop...

-- 
https://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/

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  Re: Favorite Font Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-20 00:33 +0000
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        Re: Favorite Font The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-20 16:10 +0100
        Re: Favorite Font Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-09-20 16:25 +0000
          Re: Favorite Font ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2025-09-20 17:19 +0000
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                Re: Favorite Font Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-23 00:07 +0000
                Re: Favorite Font "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-23 10:00 +0200
                Re: Favorite Font rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-23 18:45 +0000
                Re: Favorite Font "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-23 22:10 +0200
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            Re: Favorite Font The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-23 12:31 +0100
      Re: Favorite Font The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-20 16:08 +0100
  Re: Favorite Font Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-09-20 15:13 +0000
    Re: Favorite Font Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-09-20 15:51 +0000
      Re: Favorite Font Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-09-20 18:02 +0000
        Re: Favorite Font Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-09-20 18:42 +0000
          Re: Favorite Font Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2025-09-21 08:21 +0000
            Re: Favorite Font The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-21 10:34 +0100
              Re: Favorite Font Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-21 22:53 +0000
                Re: Favorite Font Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2025-09-22 07:42 +0000
                Re: Favorite Font Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-22 22:53 +0000
                Re: Favorite Font Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2025-09-23 07:35 +0000
            Re: Favorite Font Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-09-21 15:26 +0000
              Re: Favorite Font The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-21 18:57 +0100
                Re: Favorite Font Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-21 22:53 +0000
            Re: Favorite Font Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-21 22:52 +0000
              Re: Favorite Font Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2025-09-22 07:32 +0000
                Re: Favorite Font Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-22 17:22 +0000
                Re: Favorite Font Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2025-09-22 18:36 +0000
          Re: Favorite Font Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-09-21 14:59 +0000
            Re: Favorite Font The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-21 16:15 +0100
            Re: Favorite Font Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-09-21 20:19 +0000
              Re: Favorite Font pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2025-09-23 01:16 +0000
    Re: Favorite Font The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-20 16:59 +0100
      Re: Favorite Font Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-20 18:48 +0100
        Re: Favorite Font Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-09-20 18:39 +0000
        Re: Favorite Font not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-09-21 09:27 +1000
          Re: Favorite Font The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-21 09:45 +0100
      Re: Favorite Font Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-09-20 18:18 +0000
        Re: Favorite Font The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-21 09:34 +0100
          Re: Favorite Font Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-21 23:02 +0000
        Re: Favorite Font chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-09-21 09:02 -0500
      Re: Favorite Font Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-21 01:39 +0000
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        Re: Favorite Font The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-21 10:14 +0100
          Re: Favorite Font vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-09-21 22:31 +0000
            Re: Favorite Font The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-22 13:34 +0100

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