Wim🧮* Make software that works on older devices, the older the better.
* Make software that will keep on working for a very long time.
* Make software that uses the least amount of total energy to achieve its results.
* Make software that also uses the least amount of network data transfer, memory and storage.
* Make software that encourages the user to use it in a frugal way.
Mark Stosberg@wim_v12e An example:
In a chat, don’t default to storing messages forever.
We don’t tap our own phones to record our calls. A lot of content has a useful expiration date!
My #Mastodon posts self-destruct after a year if they get no likes or boosts. Perhaps I should be more aggressive. Hosting an ever-growing amount of content is not sustainable.
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