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May 28, 2023 9 min

Environmental Answers for Data Centres and Cool Ray-Bans

from The Sniffer Hosted by Nora Young and Cathi Bond

Hi there! On this episode, Nora rediscovers Modern Farmer, and this article on using the waste heat produced from server farms to provide needed heat for greenhouse farming. Researchers Jannah Frenzel and Sarah-Louise Ruder point out the potential benefits, but also note that this is not a magic bullet: there remain potential issues with agricultural labour practices and the environmental impact of greenhouses. Cathi points out that iconic sunglasses company Ray-Ban is experimenting with a new line of concave glasses frames. Gimmick or cool new aesthetic? Cathi also has an update on her ongoing hands-on experiments with text generators. This time, it's the Chrome extension Monica.

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Using waste heat in greenhouses; Ray-Bans' concave lenses; update on Cathi's generative AI experiments

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