🔥🌍 Welcome to the World of Unsustainable Cloud Computing! 🌩️💻

Are you tired of the endless chatter about sustainability and green initiatives? Do you yearn for a simpler time when the only clouds we cared about were the fluffy ones in the sky? Well, you're in luck! Keep your eyes peeled and see if you can decipher the underlying message hidden beneath the absurdity.

Let's dive into the top eight reasons why we should do the exact opposite of what's good for the environment!

🚀 1. Embrace Energy Inefficiency: Who needs energy-efficient data centers when we can keep our servers running at maximum capacity? Toasty winter offices, here we come!

🖥️ 2. Resource Extravaganza: Let's fill our offices with unused servers and turn them into the most expensive coffee tables in town! Talk about a flex!

♻️ 3. E-Waste Art Installations: Old hardware? No, no – that's a modern art masterpiece. Your office will be the talk of the town!

🎢 4. Play Resource Roulette: Keep infrastructure stagnant and make a game out of it. Will your resources handle peak traffic? Roll the dice and find out!

🚗 5. Goodbye, Remote Work: Bring back bumper-to-bumper traffic and heated parking debates – the ultimate team-building exercises!

⛈️ 6. Gray Cloud Providers: Let's support cloud providers that are completely indifferent to the environment. Smog-filled skies are the new "in" thing!

🌎 7. Unsustainable Procurement: Infinite resources? Sure, why not! We're confident another planet is just waiting for us to move in.

💡 8. Stagnant Innovation: Forget advanced technologies that streamline processes and reduce waste. Embrace the mantra: "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

So, if you're ready to jump on this far too serious backward journey and smile gently in the face of all things sustainable, then of course do nothing!

... This post is just a by-product of getting started on 'The Sublime Art of Computing with a Sustainable-Light Touch - A Masterclass in Digital Hedonism', which may or may not arrive this year.