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Re:Bitcoin emissions alone could push global warming above 2... by Rochus on Sunday January 17, 2021 @04:55PM (#25815449)
So Nature publishes comments without reviewing them?
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Re:Bitcoin emissions alone could push global warming above 2... by vntok on Sunday January 17, 2021 @05:05PM (#25815561)
It very much seems like they do, doesn't it?
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Re:Bitcoin emissions alone could push global warming above 2... by spiorf on Sunday January 17, 2021 @05:00PM (#25815523)
That assumption is wrong. Take it as a single data point about the reliability of their peer review process. EDIT: I really mean that is a single data point. A usually reputable publisher can make mistake sometimes.
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Re:Bitcoin emissions alone could push global warming above 2... by jevgeni on Sunday January 17, 2021 @05:05PM (#25815562)
If you are suggesting to make inference from a single data point, you kind of proving the necessity of peer review.
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Re:Bitcoin emissions alone could push global warming above 2... by spiorf on Sunday January 17, 2021 @05:43PM (#25815998)
I was suggesting the opposite.
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Re:Bitcoin emissions alone could push global warming above 2... by jevgeni on Sunday January 17, 2021 @05:02PM (#25815540)
Yes, see, here we have respect for science only if a) it is our specific field, or b) fits average tech bro sensibilities. Obviously, we are completely objective and not emotional or biased, because we know JavaScript.
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