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Or I mean, you can just ask if the user is okay with the site running a miner, and if they refuse then don't serve the content. That's what I mean by transparen
by phailhaus 9y ago
Or I mean, you can just ask if the user is okay with the site running a miner, and if they refuse then don't serve the content. That's what I mean by transparency.
- wtallis 9y agoThat works, if you trust the user not to lie when they have every incentive to lie.
- TeMPOraL 9y agoYou can't; hence you should back it up with tech checking if the user is complying with your requirements.
- phailhaus 9y agoIt's not possible for the user to lie since the miner has to report back to the server with the proof of work that they've done.
- wtallis 9y agoHardly any website is going to be willing to require non-trivial proof of work before delivering content. It might work for cutting off a streaming video and to a lesser extent as a gate before allowing a large file download, but it's completely implausible for a text-based article. Would-be readers are not that patient.