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As a russian I like coinbase. It promotes crypto, which makes my world warmer.

by m1117 4y ago

Vladimof 4y ago
Kraken for the win... Coinbase doesn't even sell Monero/XMR
jollybean 4y ago
We need something for you for sure, but it may not be blockchain, possibly not even crypto.
- snowcorn 4y ago
  Could you elaborate further on this? I originally read your response as meaning something bad specifically based on the OP stating that they are Russian, and I am hoping that isn't actually the case.
  - jollybean 4y ago
    Blockchain and Crypto are fairly useless in areas with reliable currency. The Ruble is a garbage currency and so, it's entirely feasible that the stated advantages/benefits of something like BTC really do add up in a place like Russia. But I'm not sure BTC is the solution, or that there are really any solutions as of yet. As for 'meaning something bad' and not being sure about it, why would you even respond? It's just a discussion board. Nothing we say here is important, it's not worth a glancing though to contemplate if someone somewhere on a comment section may or may not have meant something ill mannered towards someone else. And in all self awareness, I have no clue on earth why I am downvoted, usually in retrospect it's obvious, but when discussing 'Bitcoin' one can never really tell (not that it matters).
    - NavinF 4y ago
      > I have no clue on earth why I am downvoted Because everyone thought you were trolling with a dog whistle: “We need something (a bomb?) for you (Russia)”.
      - jollybean 4y ago
        Who on planet earth would think that? I mean, I'm cynical but I couldn't even fathom that even in retrospect.
        NavinF 4y ago
        At least 4 other people think that, judging by the upvotes
    - ls15 4y ago
      > in areas with reliable currency. Such as?
    - snowcorn 4y ago
      Ah, interesting! I usually only hear about crypto/blockchain in a negative context (new XYZ-coins that are pre-mined, environmental impact, plugged into games for new microtransactions, etc), so it's interesting to hear about a potentially legitimate use case. To be bluntly honest, I responded because I thought you might be advocating for violence against someone entirely based on their nationality |OR| that I completely misunderstood what your comment was about (which I definitely did here; sorry for interpreting your message the wrong way). Even with it just being a discussion board, I would really regret not at least leaving a comment asking for clarification. I'm glad I did in this case, as I turned out to be completely wrong :)
  - throwanem 4y ago
    You might be thinking of "I've got something for you," which is a false friend here.
akomtu 4y ago
I was about to make a joke about nuclear teapots powering cryptominers with their excess heat, but then realised this might be a legit idea: nuclear waste, that nobody knows what to do with, could be used to power asics mining bitcoins.
- mrpopo 4y ago
  Nuclear waste literally comes from power plants. If their residual heat could be used to generate electrical power, it would be done already. It can be (and is, although not everywhere) used, for cogeneration - residual heat from any thermal plant used for district heating/industrial heating processes.
  - stonogo 4y ago
    Nuclear waste also comes from plutonium production. And it could be used to generate power, but this leads to fuel reprocessing, which runs afoul of nonproliferation treaties, as it produces weapons-grade fissile material.
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- mbreese 4y ago
  I did read about a more general idea where excess power plant capacity would be funneled into asic crypto mining. I think this makes a lot of sense if you are thinking about power sources that take a long time to ramp up. For these plants, I imagine it could be necessary to quickly bleed power to reduce capacity in order to balance the grid.
- Tcepsa 4y ago
  I think the idea is more that the waste heat pouring off the CPUs (crypto processing units ;-) ) could be used to help heat up a living space
  - 8note 4y ago
planarhobbit 4y ago
ncmncm 4y ago
Siberian permafrost is melting, and the apartment buildings relying on it for a foundation are collapsing.
- danans 4y ago
  I think there was an implicit /s on that comment.
  - justnotworthit 4y ago
    Good joke, but knowing that foundations in permafrost don't "depend" on it but adapt and adjust to it (either through adjustable piers, gravel pads, or floor joists floating on insulation and gravel, etc)... definitely an /s
    - ncmncm 4y ago
      Except apartment buildings in Siberia really are collapsing, for exactly the reason noted. We and they might wish they had foundations that didn't depend on the ground staying frozen, but that is not what is there.

As a russian I like coinbase. It promotes crypto, which makes my world warmer.

by m1117 4y ago

As a russian I like coinbase. It promotes crypto, which makes my world warmer.

Vladimof 4y ago

Kraken for the win... Coinbase doesn't even sell Monero/XMR

jollybean 4y ago

We need something for you for sure, but it may not be blockchain, possibly not even crypto.

snowcorn 4y ago
Could you elaborate further on this? I originally read your response as meaning something bad specifically based on the OP stating that they are Russian, and I am hoping that isn't actually the case.
- jollybean 4y ago
  Blockchain and Crypto are fairly useless in areas with reliable currency. The Ruble is a garbage currency and so, it's entirely feasible that the stated advantages/benefits of something like BTC really do add up in a place like Russia. But I'm not sure BTC is the solution, or that there are really any solutions as of yet. As for 'meaning something bad' and not being sure about it, why would you even respond? It's just a discussion board. Nothing we say here is important, it's not worth a glancing though to contemplate if someone somewhere on a comment section may or may not have meant something ill mannered towards someone else. And in all self awareness, I have no clue on earth why I am downvoted, usually in retrospect it's obvious, but when discussing 'Bitcoin' one can never really tell (not that it matters).
  - NavinF 4y ago
    > I have no clue on earth why I am downvoted Because everyone thought you were trolling with a dog whistle: “We need something (a bomb?) for you (Russia)”.
    - jollybean 4y ago
      Who on planet earth would think that? I mean, I'm cynical but I couldn't even fathom that even in retrospect.
      - NavinF 4y ago
        At least 4 other people think that, judging by the upvotes
  - ls15 4y ago
    > in areas with reliable currency. Such as?
  - snowcorn 4y ago
    Ah, interesting! I usually only hear about crypto/blockchain in a negative context (new XYZ-coins that are pre-mined, environmental impact, plugged into games for new microtransactions, etc), so it's interesting to hear about a potentially legitimate use case. To be bluntly honest, I responded because I thought you might be advocating for violence against someone entirely based on their nationality |OR| that I completely misunderstood what your comment was about (which I definitely did here; sorry for interpreting your message the wrong way). Even with it just being a discussion board, I would really regret not at least leaving a comment asking for clarification. I'm glad I did in this case, as I turned out to be completely wrong :)
- throwanem 4y ago
  You might be thinking of "I've got something for you," which is a false friend here.

akomtu 4y ago

I was about to make a joke about nuclear teapots powering cryptominers with their excess heat, but then realised this might be a legit idea: nuclear waste, that nobody knows what to do with, could be used to power asics mining bitcoins.

mrpopo 4y ago
Nuclear waste literally comes from power plants. If their residual heat could be used to generate electrical power, it would be done already. It can be (and is, although not everywhere) used, for cogeneration - residual heat from any thermal plant used for district heating/industrial heating processes.
- stonogo 4y ago
  Nuclear waste also comes from plutonium production. And it could be used to generate power, but this leads to fuel reprocessing, which runs afoul of nonproliferation treaties, as it produces weapons-grade fissile material.
  - deleted 4y ago
    [deleted]
mbreese 4y ago
I did read about a more general idea where excess power plant capacity would be funneled into asic crypto mining. I think this makes a lot of sense if you are thinking about power sources that take a long time to ramp up. For these plants, I imagine it could be necessary to quickly bleed power to reduce capacity in order to balance the grid.
Tcepsa 4y ago
I think the idea is more that the waste heat pouring off the CPUs (crypto processing units ;-) ) could be used to help heat up a living space
- 8note 4y ago

planarhobbit 4y ago

ncmncm 4y ago

Siberian permafrost is melting, and the apartment buildings relying on it for a foundation are collapsing.

danans 4y ago
I think there was an implicit /s on that comment.
- justnotworthit 4y ago
  Good joke, but knowing that foundations in permafrost don't "depend" on it but adapt and adjust to it (either through adjustable piers, gravel pads, or floor joists floating on insulation and gravel, etc)... definitely an /s
  - ncmncm 4y ago
    Except apartment buildings in Siberia really are collapsing, for exactly the reason noted. We and they might wish they had foundations that didn't depend on the ground staying frozen, but that is not what is there.