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by VMG 4y ago
It isn't. Metas argument is valid even ignoring astronomers.
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by VMG 4y ago
now all that is missing is a FUSE driver
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by VMG 4y ago
sounds like a system that does not tolerate a high number of unproductive people
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by VMG 4y ago
Do doctors learn about surgery on the beach in those countries? Or do they work extremely hard for years and years? Together with millions of other highly specialized and trained people that effectively pay for the social safety net?
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by VMG 4y ago
I agree. I'm not OP but I would answer like this: abuses of this technology are inevitable and can only be mitigated by counter-software (which leads to an arms race). The release of this source code could kickstart the development of
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by VMG 4y ago
Isn't the situation completely analogous to other "ethical hacking" software? I distinctly remember a very similar discussion around firesheep 12 years ago: https://www.computerworld.com/article/2469667&#
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by VMG 4y ago
It will not be limited to the internet. Have you looked at a magazine stand in the last 10 years? The content looks generated (not by AI) even today. Cheap books, cheap TV and cheap music will be generated.
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by VMG 5y ago
https://bitcoinops.org/ > This week’s newsletter describes a proposal for delinked reusable addresses, summarizes how the WabiSabi protocol may be used as an enhanced alternative to payjoin, examines a discussion about a
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by VMG 5y ago
This 100% my experience in Germany as well. Thank you for articulating it so well. There is zero political skill of anticipating counter-reactions in the government. The perfect example of this phenomenon was the discussion around vaccine m
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by VMG 5y ago
https://archive.is/AYqzj
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by VMG 5y ago
Depends on what the miners are being powered with. Geothermal energy has very few emissions. If Iceland shuts down aluminium smelters in favor of bitcoin miners it is a net benefit.
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by VMG 5y ago
They can use a satellite connection. There are ready-made setups for this: https://blockstream.com/satellite/
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by VMG 5y ago
good point, but where would it fetch it from? the only good solution I can think of is Tor
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by VMG 5y ago
My plan is to take away the governments printing press which funds the destruction. What is yours?
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by VMG 5y ago
The military industrial complex has destroyed millions of lives and poisoned counties for decades to come. The abolition of the system that is perpetrating these crimes should be the top priority for any environmentalist and humanitarian. G
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by VMG 5y ago
why should I defend an autocrat?
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by VMG 5y ago
Correct, they picked other excuses.
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by VMG 5y ago
It hat the same place as encryption for the same reason. And it is being fought like encryption was, for the same reasons.
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by VMG 5y ago
Bitcoin is targeted because it is a threat to power, not because of any environmental concerns. The people who use it do not have to justify it for you or anyone else. That's what makes it successful.
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by VMG 5y ago
This is because you don't live in a sanctioned country and you have a good social credit score. This is like saying "why do I need encryption, I don't have anything to hide". Many people do not have this privilege.
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by VMG 5y ago
this calculation ignores layer-2 transactions which are just a few TCP packets
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by VMG 5y ago
This is incorrect. The transaction costs are very low and you are free to choose whatever wallet you want.
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by VMG 5y ago
like Governments
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by VMG 5y ago
Great, let's get rid of the military industrial complex then
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by VMG 5y ago
And like many other "democratic" decisions, it's just a feel-good measure. Watering your lawn is apparently a worthwhile use of resources, according to the Demos.
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by VMG 5y ago
Isn't it interesting that it is never a "waste" if it is the Pentagon that is polluting and poisoning the world. But if there is a technology that threatens government power, suddenly it's suddenly all about the Earth. F
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by VMG 5y ago
High mining cost is what provides network security. I doubt there will be popular support for military interventions against Bitcoin. But if a "War against Bitcoin" were to happen, it would probably be as successful as the "W
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by VMG 5y ago
Logical next step: mandatory spyware to monitor what kind of software you are running on your devices. We don't want you using your energy for unapproved computations!
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by VMG 5y ago
This merely pushes Bitcoin mining to countries that do not have this kind of regulation (and probably have less renewable energy).
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by VMG 5y ago
This is nonsensical. If you want to tax carbon, tax it regardless what it is used for. What you are describing penalizes somebody who uses clean energy for mining and ignores somebody who uses coal power for running his bot farm.

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