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Re:Mining Bitcoin with pencil and paper: 0.67 hashes per day... by Wowfunhappy on Monday February 15, 2021 @05:53PM (#26148685)
HDCP's energy usage is marginal, but yes, it's pointless and I'd very much like to kill it. More critically, I'd also like all mobile phones to receive software support for three times as long as what Apple currently provides, and I'd like to build more wind farms and stop shutting down nuclear plants.

None of this excuses Bitcoin.

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Re:Mining Bitcoin with pencil and paper: 0.67 hashes per day... by undersuit on Monday February 15, 2021 @10:25PM (#26150564)
I don't know why Bitcoin needs to be excused.
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