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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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