Eric

Teacher, CS M. Sc at @mcgill, @SSofCS

[Eric @emaj9b5]

@4sWeb dealt with, thanks!

[Eric @emaj9b5]

@4sWeb hey I registered with a typo in my email >< and the panel I'm presenting at is starting >< >< can you give me any help to resolve this asap? thanks!

[Eric @emaj9b5]

@SashaMTL I agree, the focus on operation emissions > embodied emissions appears to be the crux of the issue -- both in ML and in CS generally!

Gl on your research and thanks for pushing this important topic forward!!!

[Eric @emaj9b5]

@SashaMTL i guess i wonder why? what new information do we need? (genuinely asking!)

from my POV, the answer is already apparent: ML is extremely hardware intensive and the waste/pollution of hardware is documented.

[Eric @emaj9b5]

@SashaMTL My pleasure! :D its really quite upsetting... for those of us seeking to reduce the env damage of computing, we certainly have our work cut out for us ><

[Eric @emaj9b5]

@SashaMTL one more quote from Gabrys:
"To produce a two-gram memory microchip, 1.3 kilograms of fossil fuels and materials are required."

[Eric @emaj9b5]

@SashaMTL this paper: Jennifer Gabrys. Digital rubbish: A natural history of electronics.
has some horrifying details such as:
“As much as 99 percent of materials used are discarded during the production process [of ICs].”
much of the discarded materials are extremely toxic

[Eric @emaj9b5]

@SashaMTL this one too just like 😵

[Eric @emaj9b5]

@SashaMTL Love this one -- the first graph is the weight of each component of a computer and the second is the embodied GHGe. Look at how ICs barely have a place in the weight of the devices but they take up SO much space in terms of GHGe! very troubling ><''

[Eric @emaj9b5]

@SashaMTL also just wanna draw attention to the ppl who defend the pollution of hardware in this thread lol... when asking to quantify the carbon footprint already gets ppl to rush to the "defence" of ML is very... telling

[Eric @emaj9b5]

@SashaMTL other cool paper:
neat comparison of major appliances (ex fridge) versus electronics https://t.co/ffDRn6D4bx

[Eric @emaj9b5]

@SashaMTL no connections to those companies but here is some research i have looked at while trying to answer the same thing
papers with nice graphs: https://t.co/OQmUn2wPUq

https://t.co/BslYfbW90b

https://t.co/ebtd4uXsPW

[Eric @emaj9b5]

@TheBourneImmuno Hi, I'd be interested in learning more details about this :D Feel free to DM me when you have a chance!

[Eric @emaj9b5]

In my experience, every interview and article I've read in the @mtlgazette has been residents loathing or neutral about the Terrebonne bike path, and all from a very particular demographic (I'll let you guess which one)

[CBC Montreal @CBCMontreal]

Valérie Plante senses 'big gap' between media coverage and how residents actually feel about bike paths https://t.co/cFIKa5K3d7

[Talia Ringer 🕊🪬 @TaliaRinger]

Snarky answers to gender and ethnicity like "giraffe" and "turquoise" are not cute frankly should be considered a violation of the SIGPLAN Code of Conduct. Also who is this man speaking for queer women? Cut it out.

[Eric @emaj9b5]

@patitsel I think that would be the "free" spot in the center of the board lol

[Sy Brand @TartanLlama]

Inspiring! This Woman In Tech Printed All the Unsolicited Advice She's Got From People She's Smarter Than and Burned It All

[Montreal Weather Records🌤 @YUL_Weather]

#Montréal's mean maximum during July 2020 was 29.480°C, above the normal range of 24.930➞28.030°C.