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Here's the problem for me. These mining operations can be exploited to an extreme. Any scientist or professor with knowledge in protein representations will hav
by edhu2017 8y ago
Here's the problem for me. These mining operations can be exploited to an extreme. Any scientist or professor with knowledge in protein representations will have an unfair advantage over normal miners. This gap will be even larger than the hashpower gaps we see between ASICs and "normal" miners in bitcoin, litecoin, etc because scientists will have access to not only hardware but also extremely specific domain knowledge.
- usepgp 8y agoIsn't that good though? The scientists who make new discoveries get paid to do so, rather than just some random person with a gpu in their closet?
- edhu2017 8y agoIt's not, because no one would use a coin with such imbalance in mining power. It would be all around more efficient for people to just donate to scientists.
- naravara 8y ago>Any scientist or professor with knowledge in protein representations will have an unfair advantage over normal miners. I, for one, welcome our new protein folding overlords. May they rule us more justly than the investment bankers they've replaced. :-p