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Re:A looming copper crunch and why recycling can’t fix it by shrubble on Sunday July 31, 2022 @04:20PM (#32298454)
There are slight differences in weight between the 1982 and later, and the copper containing pennies.

You don't need to use ML, you need a comparator of the kind found in 1000s of vending machines.

Re:A looming copper crunch and why recycling can’t fix it by OJFord on Sunday July 31, 2022 @04:33PM (#32298564)
ML's just a comparator where the designer doesn't (necessarily) understand the logic, right?
Re:A looming copper crunch and why recycling can’t fix it by loa_in_ on Sunday July 31, 2022 @04:56PM (#32298760)
If you have an universal constructor, yes, it's going to be a problem that solves itself.

In practice you need a high fidelity weight sensor and a handful of transistors.

Re:A looming copper crunch and why recycling can’t fix it by dehrmann on Sunday July 31, 2022 @04:41PM (#32298637)
What if we ran that ML on the etherium network?