Join Ankit, Payal, and Leon as they explore recent articles about: the impact of unoptimized images on both your customers and carbon footprint; How generative AI can be confident but not correct; and the pros, cons, challenges, and benefits of disconnecting from our technology once in a while.

Article Links

· “The Hidden Carbon Cost of Your Images: Why Green Development Starts with Optimization”

o https://dev.to/hardik_b2d8f0bca/the-hidden-carbon-cost-of-your-images-why-green-development-starts-with-optimization-2adb

· Carbon Control in WebPageTest

o https://www.webpagetest.org/carbon-control/

· AI is an over-confident pal that doesn't learn from mistakes

o https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/24/ai_is_overconfident_does_not_learn_study/

· I Tried Living Without the Internet for a Day: It Made Me Want to Throw Away My Phone

o https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/my-digital-detox-a-day-without-internet/

· DevOpsDays Seattle 2024: Leon Adato - Living an Unplugged Life as an IT Practitioner

o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0aDpVZZp28

Reach out to our hosts!

· Payal Chakraborty

o https://www.linkedin.com/in/payal-chakraborty-/

· Ankit Kumar

o https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankit-kumar-ab2a4463/

· Leon Adato

o https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonadato/

o https://bsky.app/profile/leonadato.com