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by amelius 1651 days ago
Wouldn't it be way more efficient to run it on some (virtualized) node in a datacenter that is optimized for it?
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Yes but it only matters if you ignore all the constant factors and sunk costs that exist. For example, I already have an rpi and a solar panel. My crappy google home mini wastes more power than this doing absolutely nothing. It's kind of pointless to hyper-optimize efficiency of a little server like this given all the waste around it.