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Re:Microsoft has sunk a data centre in the sea to investigat... by usepgp on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @02:35PM (#17249777)
Isn't that good though? The scientists who make new discoveries get paid to do so, rather than just some random person with a gpu in their closet?
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Re:Microsoft has sunk a data centre in the sea to investigat... by edhu2017 on Friday June 08, 2018 @02:16AM (#17263029)
It's not, because no one would use a coin with such imbalance in mining power. It would be all around more efficient for people to just donate to scientists.
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