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Re:Bitcoin backlash as ‘miners’ stress power grids in Centra... by axoltl on Sunday May 27, 2018 @01:38PM (#17168039)
Did you read the article? I believe it highlights the difference it makes.
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Re:Bitcoin backlash as ‘miners’ stress power grids in Centra... by hackerman12345 on Sunday May 27, 2018 @02:36PM (#17168360)
It'll force us to fix our infrastructure and be prepared for the future, sounds like a good thing.
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Re:Bitcoin backlash as ‘miners’ stress power grids in Centra... by stordoff on Sunday May 27, 2018 @05:02PM (#17169087)
Preparing the infrastructure for uses that it was never intended, and most people will never use, doesn't sound like a good thing to me -- it sounds like a waste of money.
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