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invisible
Let the record note that I am a tab fan. Hey, `Python` thinks it makes sense too...
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ars
Funny, except it doesn't take "7kWh to move 1Gb" locally, or in an internal network. Or even on the internet!

7kWh costs about $1 and there is no way it costs that much to send a GB.

jacoblyles
Even if it were correct, you'd have to be a very emotion-based thinker to worry about the effects of a lousy 409 cars on the planet.
nazgulnarsil
under what circumstance is a space block better than a configurable tab?
gojomo
Tabs might be rendered as 2, 4, or 8 spaces, depending on local configuration. So if you'd like the source to render the same without requiring local reconfiguration, spaces are better.
mynameishere
It doesn't matter which you choose. Trivial. Unless you choose to use a mix of both, and then you have a catastrophe. Once everyone agrees vehemently to avoid mixing them, it begs the question "Which to use then?" That this question be answered is extremely significant, though which answer you get is meaningless. This is like the question, "What's the meaning of life?" Doesn't matter, as long as you can eventually put it aside.

Trouble is, every single person with access to a keyboard has absolute veto power over that, leaving us with a volatile problem.