Show HN: No Coin – A browser extension to block coin miners

Re:Show HN: No Coin – A browser extension to block coin miners by phailhaus on Monday September 18, 2017 @10:57AM (#15276470)

Or I mean, you can just ask if the user is okay with the site running a miner, and if they refuse then don't serve the content. That's what I mean by transparency.

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Re:Show HN: No Coin – A browser extension to block coin miners by wtallis on Monday September 18, 2017 @11:11AM (#15276591)

That works, if you trust the user not to lie when they have every incentive to lie.

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Re:Show HN: No Coin – A browser extension to block coin miners by phailhaus on Monday September 18, 2017 @01:33PM (#15277818)

It's not possible for the user to lie since the miner has to report back to the server with the proof of work that they've done.

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Re:Show HN: No Coin – A browser extension to block coin miners by wtallis on Monday September 18, 2017 @02:03PM (#15278072)

Hardly any website is going to be willing to require non-trivial proof of work before delivering content. It might work for cutting off a streaming video and to a lesser extent as a gate before allowing a large file download, but it's completely implausible for a text-based article. Would-be readers are not that patient.

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Re:Show HN: No Coin – A browser extension to block coin miners by TeMPOraL on Monday September 18, 2017 @11:16AM (#15276641)

You can't; hence you should back it up with tech checking if the user is complying with your requirements.

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