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Re:Show HN: Peer-to-peer mini r/place with Proof of Work by pcfreak30 on Thursday January 11, 2024 @06:36PM (#38961188)
Using energy is not "terrible for the environment". if it was, stop using your computer, Xbox, and phone.

Dictating proper usage of energy is no better than dictating "proper" speech.

Oh, and while I support not completely burning our planet, the idea of "going green" is basically as extreme as BTC Maxis saying the USD is going to end tomorrow.

But for me in the end, I still value my rights and freedoms over the planet.

And... that idea apparently pisses a lot of people off.

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Re:Show HN: Peer-to-peer mini r/place with Proof of Work by quickthrower2 on Friday January 12, 2024 @06:25AM (#38966777)
That is some mental gymnastics. I turned my air conditioner on today while making a coffee. That is one thing. Rich people puzzle games burning $200k of electricity which is probably like 100 suburban mcmansions use in a year is a another.
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Re:Show HN: Peer-to-peer mini r/place with Proof of Work by mrb on Friday January 19, 2024 @10:30PM (#39064392)
Globally, unnecessary air conditioning use is wasting orders of magnitude more electricity than a few people solving these puzzles.
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