Re:CBS's Showtime caught mining crypto-coins in viewers' web...
by dexterdog on Monday September 25, 2017 @10:31PM
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A single computer rarely even earns pennies.
Re:CBS's Showtime caught mining crypto-coins in viewers' web...
by yuhong on Monday September 25, 2017 @09:46PM
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It would be fun if AES-NI support was added to JavaScript engines, though it would need a standard.
Re:CBS's Showtime caught mining crypto-coins in viewers' web...
by duskwuff on Monday September 25, 2017 @11:23PM
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As far as I'm aware, AES calculations aren't a component of any cryptocurrency.
Re:CBS's Showtime caught mining crypto-coins in viewers' web...
by mrb on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @12:19AM
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Yes, Monero uses the CryptoNote PoW algorithm which uses AES.
Re:CBS's Showtime caught mining crypto-coins in viewers' web...
by chii on Monday September 25, 2017 @08:58PM
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A customer base of hundreds thousands doing streaming will cost you way more than $50k/day.
Re:CBS's Showtime caught mining crypto-coins in viewers' web...
by KGIII on Monday September 25, 2017 @09:09PM
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It doesn't have to completely cover the costs, only offset it some and be used in conjunction with other income generation methods.
Personally, I don't mind it so long as it is both fully disclosed and the ramifications fully explained - both in an accessible manner to a layperson. So long as they do that, I'm okay with it. I'm more okay with it if they give the user a simple means to opt out in a meaningful fashion.
Now, chances are exactly none of those conditions will be met in the real world. But, in principle, I am okay with it.
Re:CBS's Showtime caught mining crypto-coins in viewers' web...
by flukus on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @02:54AM
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Unless you just package it and let youtube do the actual streaming. Imagine creating "cat-videos.com" and embedding all the youtube videos into the site but providing a better UI for browsing them.
A single computer earns pennies, a couple hundred thousand earn way more.