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[...]the authors of the report determined that the energy used for a single query to the open-source Llama 3.1 8B engine used around 57 joules of energy to generate a response.[...]

A larger model, like Llama 3.1 405B, needs around 6,706 joules per response – eight seconds of microwave usage.

In other words, the size of a particular model plays a huge role in how much energy it uses.
Although its true size is a mystery, OpenAI's GPT-4 is estimated to have well over a trillion parameters, meaning its per-query energy footprint is likely far higher than the Llama queries tested.[...]

AI video generation, on the other hand, is an energy sinkhole.

In order to generate a five-second long video at 16 frames per second, the CogVideoX AI video generation model consumes a whopping 3.4 million joules of energy – equivalent to running a microwave for an hour or riding 38 miles on an e-bike, Hugging Face researchers told the Tech Review.

Hint; Check out the inflation and interest rates in Türkiye

I imagine the following communities can be helpful:
!privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
!privacy@programming.dev

But any guide would essentially be:

• Identify what kind of services and products from Google that you use (ex: Android, Google Maps)
• Identify replacements for those services and products (ex: GrapheneOS or LineageOS instead of Android and OrganicMaps, OSMAnd or Magic Earth instead of Google Maps)
• Verify that the replacements work for you
• Make a plan on how to move to the replacements you have identified. (ex: Backup all important data on the phone before changing OS)

I only run it on propane, so when I get the BBQ grill out in spring and burn that one I do the generator too. The "clean" parts of the schedule are a lot simpler if you don't run it on petrol.

Luckily my tiny 2000W require annual and not monthly maintenance. :)

If you browse Backblaze statistics you will find that all brands are reliable nowadays. At least if you go for the datacentre brands (such as Seagate Exos).

Regarding NAS I historically enjoyed Synology but they're currently aiming to start forcing you to pay 2x the normal amount to use their own branded drives.
Personally I built a Debian m-itx server for my fileserver (and other server) needs.

edit: 2024 stats

Thanks for the review of it!

Ah, good catch.

Mor says Wi-Charge’s wireless power transfer efficiency is about 15 percent compared to a direct wired connection.
That’s not counting the energy used to power the transmitter’s Wi-Fi connection, status LEDs, and so forth.

Last time I read about this about 2/3 of the energy of the laser disappeared during the conversion to electricity. Has that improved?

Keeping an eye on the 20TB+ pool. The 24TB Seagate (model ST24000NM002H) no longer has a perfect record, with eight failures for the quarter. Still, the drives put up a respectable 1.11% AFR. Meanwhile, the 20TB+ drives as a pool are averaging a 0.72% AFR, coming in lower than the overall failure rates—always a promising sign.

• https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-drive-stats-for-q1-2025/

I have no trouble buying Seagate Exos, their stats look good so far.

Will I finally have more than one kind of maple syrup to choose from at the store? :-D
On a serious note, I'd say it makes sense. The article mentions a trade agreement from 2016 making 99% of all goods tariff free both ways. Makes for ideal growth targets both ways.

known as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, which was signed in 2016. [...]
The European deals eliminate virtually all tariffs on goods and services, and include measures designed to break down non-tariff regulations.
“Ninety-nine per cent of exports between Canada and the U.K. and EU are tariff-free,” Mr. Dunlop said.