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"Don't do things that harm the biosphere" and "maximize the lifespans of hardware components" seem to be in conflict with each other.<p>Post 2008, CPU typical use efficiency per Watt has doubled every 1.5 years [1].  This means that your decade old machine is probably burning a lot of coal and dumping heavy metals into the atmosphere.  Doesn't sound too green to me.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.koomey.com/post/153838038643" rel="nofollow">https://www.koomey.com/post/153838038643</a>