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This appears to be "What Colour are your bits?": Ethanol Edition. The original "What Colour are your bits?" essay. https://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/entry/23 https://

• pjc50 8y ago
  Nah, it's a standard trade "origin" dispute. These things happen a lot, and companies do ridiculous things to get round them, like removing seats from vans: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45875405 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45875405 The Chinese position is that US corn ethanol is a subsidised product; this is the reverse of the complaints about "dumping" solar panels.
• whatshisface 8y ago
  The fact that bitcoin involves proof-of work is a testament that the origin of bit sequences can actually be a coherent notion in computer science. >"But when it comes to child pornography, I think maybe Colour should make a difference - if we're going to ban it at all, it should matter where it came from. Whether any children were actually involved, who did or didn't give consent" It's a digression, but I have to say: what is it with how people with unique ideas about copyright keep coming up with, uhh, "unique" ideas about CP?
  • gdhbcc 8y ago
    Because on a fundamental level bits are bits are bits, regardless of who made them or through what purpose.
    • whatshisface 8y ago
      Ownership isn't a physical property of atoms either, but we don't have any trouble handling that.