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Re:GPU mining no longer profitable after Ethereum merge by latchkey on Friday September 16, 2022 @06:37PM (#32872919)
It opens a can of worms. If you start telling people how they should or should not use any form of energy, then you have to ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° at yourself first.

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Re:GPU mining no longer profitable after Ethereum merge by noAnswer on Friday September 16, 2022 @07:55PM (#32873507)
I pledge to not spill 4.9 million barrels of oil into the gulf of mexico.
Re:GPU mining no longer profitable after Ethereum merge by latchkey on Friday September 16, 2022 @11:13PM (#32874445)
So you don't ever take advantage of an ICE? Fly a plane? Drive a car? Nor do you ever get a delivery to your house.

In other words, those things work because you directly or even indirectly support the system which causes those sorts of catastrophes to happen.

Re:GPU mining no longer profitable after Ethereum merge by bpye on Saturday September 17, 2022 @01:37AM (#32875062)
Isn't this just the "yet you participate in society" meme? We all can and should attempt to reduce our impact, that might mean we don't own a car, or we fly less frequently and take trains instead, perhaps even just working from home... If I need to fly from North America to Europe, I really don't have a choice. You could do it by boat, but ships are largely powered by fossil fuels too. That doesn't mean I actively support fossil fuel companies.
Re:GPU mining no longer profitable after Ethereum merge by simondotau on Friday September 16, 2022 @06:45PM (#32872988)
> then you have to ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° at yourself first

Yes, and?

Re:GPU mining no longer profitable after Ethereum merge by latchkey on Friday September 16, 2022 @06:57PM (#32873100)
It is absurd as: your website makes money from Google Adsense and therefore is a waste of power because google is profiting off people advertising crap to others.
Re:GPU mining no longer profitable after Ethereum merge by burnished on Friday September 16, 2022 @07:59PM (#32873528)
I'd posit that your argument is ridiculous, but that doesn't make anyone else's silly by default.
Re:GPU mining no longer profitable after Ethereum merge by latchkey on Friday September 16, 2022 @08:32PM (#32873720)
Nothing wrong with having an opinion.
Re:GPU mining no longer profitable after Ethereum merge by jamiek88 on Friday September 16, 2022 @10:13PM (#32874173)
Nothing wrong with pointing out when that opinion is ridiculous either.