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Never said they were lying. I am saying its a purely PR number that doesn't accurately depict the amount of energy that is used for them thrive as much as they have.

In the linked article Apple also states that the entire company runs on 75% renewable energy. This is the figure I am criticizing.

I am saying Apple makes physical products and its probably the biggest part of their business and its not represented in their renewable energy numbers. I don't think wrong to want…

This is great, but I bet apple's suppliers and manufacturers aren't anywhere close to this level of renewable energy.

I agree with your real point, however, I would not say the current model is the traditional or even universal model. Countries other than the US have much better models. I just get…

This article, like many articles on Hacker News equates the value of education into dollars. Education, intrinsically, cannot be solely measured in dollars. The problem isn't peopl…

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