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Re:SSD makers start warning that mining products like ChiaCo... by ineedasername on Saturday May 01, 2021 @02:23AM (#27003772)
"But we spent all this energy to prove that the work done by our distributed mining networks could be trusted. It's trusted!

Aliens: "Um, so... yeah, we were more interested in trading novel technologies and refueling our ships. But seeing as you all look like you're starving to death and have destroyed your system's resources, how about we just donate a few universal constructors and a bunch of feed stock for them. We've got enough fuel to make it to Proxima Centauri, so we're good for now. Oh-- we're hard coding the universal constructors to "food" only though because your life choices have been... well never mind that, our philosophy is not to judge."

Re:SSD makers start warning that mining products like ChiaCo... by ehvatum on Saturday May 01, 2021 @05:24AM (#27004720)
Uninvited additional aliens: “hey guys, sorry to interrupt, you should try protomolecule-chain. It solves the problem of boot-strapping an interstellar proof-of-work ledger. There’s some problems with inter dimensional dragon environmentalists, but that’s neither here nor there.”