How to build a low-tech internet

by Kris De Decker, Otsuka, Maria, Roscam Abbing, Roel

We were told that the internet would dematerialize society and decrease energy use. Contrary to this projection, it has become a massive infrastructure and a rapidly growing energy consumer. In this series of articles, Low-tech Magazine examines the reasons behind the ever-expanding resource use of digital communication and what we can do about it. The internet isn't an autonomous being. Its growing energy use results from decisions made by software developers, web designers, marketeers, publishers, and internet users. By placing communications in a historical context and with the development of its lightweight, off-the-grid, and solar powered website, Low-tech Magazine challenges our high-tech approach to sustainability and highlights the possibilities of alternative solutions.

Genres: Technology

166 pages, Paperback

Published June 5, 2023

Reviews

[Elliot Pearson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend

[Frank van Puffelen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great collection of articles from [Low-tech Magazine][https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/] on how to make modern (internet-age) tech use less energy, or replace it by lower-energy (often older) alternatives.

The articles about the solar-powered web-server were the bulk, but learning about optical telegraphs and compressed air energy storage were (at least) equally fascinating to me,

All the articles can also be read for free on the website, but I enjoyed reading the bundle on my Kindle.

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