Re:Bitcoin mining is being banned in countries across the globe
by kkjjkgjjgg on Monday January 10, 2022 @10:21AM
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Eventually they will also ban gaming. Who are you to think that your entertainment is more important than the fate of the planet?
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Re:Bitcoin mining is being banned in countries across the globe
by scottiebarnes on Monday January 10, 2022 @10:24AM
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Netflix too. How much wasted screen energy and bandwidth do we need to consume until people recognize that streaming media is a blight on society?
Re:Bitcoin mining is being banned in countries across the globe
by WithinReason on Monday January 10, 2022 @10:39AM
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HN is next. The amount of time wasted on this site should be used to save the planet instead!
Re:Bitcoin mining is being banned in countries across the globe
by kkjjkgjjgg on Monday January 10, 2022 @11:14AM
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I have already seen articles discussing the CO2 impact of streaming services. Of course the conclusion was that it is bad.
Re:Bitcoin mining is being banned in countries across the globe
by danlugo92 on Monday January 10, 2022 @10:31AM
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We could come up with some centralized entity or panel that could even be in charge of deciding which economic activities are sustainable and which aren't and prosecute people accordingly.
Re:Bitcoin mining is being banned in countries across the globe
by farisjarrah on Monday January 10, 2022 @10:25AM
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Relevant news story to what you're saying: US States Ban Certain Alienware PC Sales Because They Use Too Much Power
https://www.ign.com/articles/dell-alienware-gaming-pcs-six-s...
Re:Bitcoin mining is being banned in countries across the globe
by option_greek on Monday January 10, 2022 @10:42AM
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Wow that's insane. They should start with banning power hungry data centers whose whole purpose is to serve ads first.