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Re:Fe – An emerging smart contract language for the Ethereum... by shoto_io on Sunday December 05, 2021 @10:25AM (#29449935)
I don't get it. People have been sending messages before the internet as well?
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Re:Fe – An emerging smart contract language for the Ethereum... by pennaMan on Sunday December 05, 2021 @10:44AM (#29450067)
And surely people enjoyed a meal before mastering use of fire, so what good is technology anyway?
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Re:Fe – An emerging smart contract language for the Ethereum... by thesuperbigfrog on Sunday December 05, 2021 @11:38AM (#29450518)
There are more efficient, less environmentally-damaging technologies that should be used instead.

"On the current trajectory, Bitcoin miners will surpass coal miners as a major contributor to greenhouse emissions."

source: https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Bitcoi...

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Re:Fe – An emerging smart contract language for the Ethereum... by pennaMan on Saturday December 11, 2021 @07:00AM (#29520279)
Yes, for energy production. GPUs do not have a CO2 byproduct.
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Re:Fe – An emerging smart contract language for the Ethereum... by thesuperbigfrog on Sunday December 05, 2021 @11:33AM (#29450478)
Yes, and with a far smaller carbon footprint than blockchain-based messaging.
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