Everyone deleting will trigger drive activity, rather than just letting it be dormant. Seems counterproductive.
UK Asks People to Delete Emails In Order to Save Water During Drought
Submitted 3 weeks ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to technology@beehaw.org
https://www.404media.co/uk-asks-people-to-delete-emails-in-order-to-save-water-during-drought/
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BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Geodad@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
Until the UK sends Nestle a cease and desist order for bottling water to sell, they need to fuck off.
anachronist@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
“Boy Trump’s sure turning America into a mess, let’s check in on how some of the more civilized countries are doing.”
Oh.
sepi@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
The brits don't have a fucking clue how computers work. This also explains their stupid ideas about encryption.
cecilkorik@piefed.ca 3 weeks ago
See, the internet is just a series of pipes, and those pipes can get clogged, and then the water can't get through...
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
emails
If you can’t spell the word, I don’t need to read further.
scintilla@crust.piefed.social 3 weeks ago
I regret to inform you that language has evolved and that is an accepted spelling.
TehPers@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
The only correct spelling is “electronic mail”, though “digital correspondence” is also acceptable these days.
toast@retrolemmy.com 3 weeks ago
StitchInTime@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
I’m unsure if that’s borrowed from somewhere, but I read that in Monty Python.
toast@retrolemmy.com 3 weeks ago
Later, the same official was quoted as saying “The Larch”