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Google Chrome pushes ahead with targeted ads based on your browser history
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this post was submitted on 06 Sep 2023
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That would be an ecological disaster (figuratively, but still), since all those requests and processor cycles have a cost
What's the watts-per-search of google?
Here's a lead
https://fullfact.org/environment/google-search/
Any more than regular multiplayer games? No?
it would not replace multiplayer games. it would add to the load. strawman moot point.
What I mean is that the relative resources use is insignificant
Are you proposing to replace multiplayer games with random web requests ?
No. How hard can it be to understand it's a comparison of total load?
How hard can it be to converse nonviolently ?