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Re:Bitcoin backlash as ‘miners’ stress power grids in Centra... by skybrian on Sunday May 27, 2018 @12:07PM (#17167499)
This is like asking why the solution to bad software is to commit more code.

It's because the way to fix a bad law is to pass another law. Otherwise you're saying we should keep the bad laws we have and work around it some other way.

Sometimes fixing the symptoms actually is better, but it's not surprising when people suggest changing the code.

Re:Bitcoin backlash as ‘miners’ stress power grids in Centra... by abecedarius on Sunday May 27, 2018 @12:59PM (#17167817)
Patches on top of patches are not the only way to maintain software.
Re:Bitcoin backlash as ‘miners’ stress power grids in Centra... by skybrian on Sunday May 27, 2018 @01:39PM (#17168046)
Some commits are much better than others, but they're all commits.
Re:Bitcoin backlash as ‘miners’ stress power grids in Centra... by latexr on Sunday May 27, 2018 @01:47PM (#17168097)
Sounds like something out of a motivational poster. I say this positively.