Taking into account all known factors, the planet warmed 0.2 °C more last year than climate scientists expected. More and better data are urgently needed.
    • hydroptic@sopuli.xyzdeleted by creatorEnglish
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      2 years ago

      If a system’s purpose isn’t to produce heat, any heat it produces is waste heat.

        • hydroptic@sopuli.xyzdeleted by creatorEnglish
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          2 years ago

          Yes, and it’s not infrared.

          Do you think the purpose of telecom systems is to produce heat? What the hell do you think waste heat even is?

          Waste heat is heat that is produced by a machine, or other process that uses energy, as a byproduct of doing work.

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_heat

            • hydroptic@sopuli.xyzdeleted by creatorEnglish
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              2 years ago

              Ahh right I see, I got very confused by the way you worded the comment but that may well have been a problem here on the receiving end