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Re:Blockchains Considered Harmful: Is Brute-Force Processing... by colordrops on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @09:50PM (#15607197)
You know how much energy goes into TV? Video games? Driving on vacations? Flights to Thailand? Concrete for skate parks? I don't understand the obsession about blockchain energy use when a significant amount of energy is used on other more frivolous pursuits without question.
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Re:Blockchains Considered Harmful: Is Brute-Force Processing... by feedjoelpie on Thursday November 02, 2017 @12:14PM (#15611703)
Every single thing you mentioned benefits from increases in efficiency that drive down the cost of these pursuits, making them accessible to more people.
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Re:Blockchains Considered Harmful: Is Brute-Force Processing... by colordrops on Thursday November 02, 2017 @05:07PM (#15614306)
Sure, but that's side-stepping my point.
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