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Salon asks ad-blocking users to opt into cryptocurrency mining instead
- detaro 9y agoduplicate: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16364919 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16364919
- rocky1138 9y agoWe should redouble our ad-blocking efforts.
- TillE 9y agoThis actually seems pretty smart. But even if you get everything right with the user experience, you're probably looking at a fraction of a cent in the time spent reading even a long article. I've been mining a little Monero for fun lately, and even with decent hardware and the GPU fully engaged, I'm looking at a couple dollars a week from overnight mining.
- mediocrejoker 9y agoIs it still profitable when you account for electricity cost?
- AznHisoka 9y agoEven if it is, eventually it won't be as profitable. Inefficient markets will quickly become efficient as equilibrium is reached. There is no free lunch.
- bitwize 9y agoRemember, your contract with the network is you're going to watch the spots. If you don't want to watch the spots, technically by getting the content you're committing theft of service. And "the network" will find ways to detect thieves and punish them and/or collect their pound of flesh.