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Re:Nvidia LHR Lock Officially Cracked Bringing Full Crypto M... by phatfish on Monday May 09, 2022 @03:59AM (#31311675)
So is it safe to assume you are a vegan who grows all their own food to minimise your impact on CO2 emissions, while you participate in the "trustless financial system"?

Otherwise you are a hypocrite.

Personally I will not participate in the "trustless financial system" AND try to eat less meat.

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Re:Nvidia LHR Lock Officially Cracked Bringing Full Crypto M... by xvector on Monday May 09, 2022 @01:47PM (#31317334)
The suffering impact of a single cut of meat is greater than any amount of crypto I could ever mine.

I am comfortable with my emissions. Those that eat meat are certainly hypocrites if they judge them.

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Re:Nvidia LHR Lock Officially Cracked Bringing Full Crypto M... by phatfish on Monday May 09, 2022 @02:52PM (#31318219)
It is not just about what you alone can "mine", your participation is only made possible by ALL the miners burning electricity to keep the global state of the network. Without that combined wasted energy and CO2 generation there is no system for you to "benefit" from.

Anyway, you didn't tell us if you have stopped eating meat.

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Re:Nvidia LHR Lock Officially Cracked Bringing Full Crypto M... by xvector on Monday May 09, 2022 @08:02PM (#31321565)
Yes, I quit meat once I realized the sheer scale of the environmental and suffering footprint it had.
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