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Re:Proofs of Useful Work [pdf] by TeMPOraL on Saturday December 23, 2017 @05:13AM (#15993646)
> Another (very marginally) useful bit of work mining does: converting electricity to heat.

In a stupidly wasteful way, though. Large-scale heat generation with electricity is better done with heat pumps, which have 400-500% efficiency.

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