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> Make it generate cryptucurrency, so that the work is not wasted. Either to compensate for server expences hosting the content, or for some noble non-profit ca
by ronsor 2y ago
> Make it generate cryptucurrency, so that the work is not wasted. Either to compensate for server expences hosting the content, or for some noble non-profit cause - all installations would collect the currency to a single account. Wasting the work is worse than these both options.
The last time[0] we did this, everyone had a meltdown and blocked it.
[0] See Coinhive, which conspicuously lacks a Wikipedia page.
- wslh 2y agoIt is mentioned at <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptojacking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptojacking>
- avodonosov 2y agoAnd the mention links to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinhive https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinhive which redirects to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monero#Mining_malware https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monero#Mining_malware
- avodonosov 2y agoThis time the site content will not be available if the challenge computation is blocked.
- xg15 2y agoMining crypto can lead to misaligned incentives. Suddenly, people would have motivation to run this thing even on benign requests, etc.
- Silphendio 2y agoThere's a German Wikipedia page: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinhive https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinhive