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Re:Adguard found 220 sites that launch mining when a user op... by baron816 on Friday October 13, 2017 @10:14PM (#15470315)
Mine me. Please.

If I’m on your site, that means you’re doing something for me, and I want you to continue to do it for me. I don’t expect anyone to give me things of value for free, so if you want to to take my unused computer resources as payment for your services, go ahead.

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Re:Adguard found 220 sites that launch mining when a user op... by ISL on Friday October 13, 2017 @10:15PM (#15470320)
It will be both inefficient relative to bitcoin miners and un-free for you. You'll pay for it in both your power bill and battery life.
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Re:Adguard found 220 sites that launch mining when a user op... by psyc on Friday October 13, 2017 @10:27PM (#15470349)
The players in our tragedy of the commons haven't shown any restraint in polluting the Web and bringing my browser to its knees. They won't show any restraint with mining either.
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Re:Adguard found 220 sites that launch mining when a user op... by fjsolwmv on Friday October 13, 2017 @11:16PM (#15470502)
So far it's only deployed on piracy sites, so, dog eat dog
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Re:Adguard found 220 sites that launch mining when a user op... by mitchty on Friday October 13, 2017 @10:21PM (#15470333)
My laptop battery disagrees with this idea.
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Re:Adguard found 220 sites that launch mining when a user op... by userpass on Saturday October 14, 2017 @09:55AM (#15472179)
A phone battery only has around 10 watthours. That's less than 1 cent worth of electricity if you wait hours until it's mined empty. It's more effective to just donate a single cent than to let them mine on your phone.
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