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I would say it doesn't prevent anything, it just makes computers warm the planet more.

• 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y ago
  That crime is on the attackers hands. Hydrocarbons should cost more. Vote for a pollution tax
• akoboldfrying 2y ago
  > it just makes computers warm the planet more. Since that would cost the bad guys money, they won't actually do it much.
• jeroenhd 2y ago
  A quick PoW calculation per web session is probably not going to make a dent in pollution now that generative AI has become commonplace. It'll suck for battery life if you're often browsing random website after random website, or if you're a bot farm, but in practice I don't think most welcome users will notice a thing.
  • theragra 2y ago
    Other comment mentions it takes 30 seconds in mobile Firefox to pass, obviously too much