Post AkBugEwXZIzrQkYT56 by jgkoomey@mastodon.energy
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(DIR) Post #AkBn2goZp9Qcbt1XTk by BenjaminHCCarr@hachyderm.io
2024-07-22T10:34:04Z
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Inside the 'Nightmare' #Health Crisis of a #Texas #Bitcoin TownIn order to cool the machines, operators attached thousands of #fans to the containers, which churned constantly, emitting a vicious buzz. As more machines were switched on, #noise sounded like a ceiling fan, then a leaf blower, then a jet engine. It consumed afternoon dog walks and revved through cloudless nights, vibrating trailer homes of many of the low-income residents who live blocks from the facility.https://time.com/6982015/bitcoin-mining-texas-health/
(DIR) Post #AkBn2iPTtQXhYdIWdk by katzenberger@mastodon.de
2024-07-22T12:36:32Z
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@BenjaminHCCarr This is what "#ProofOfWork" looks like, in reality. You are competing against many others to prove that you can burn our planet faster than anybody else.
(DIR) Post #AkBn5ifXO1u7EIEyUS by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-07-22T12:50:32Z
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@katzenberger @BenjaminHCCarr “Proof of Waste”
(DIR) Post #AkBsptkN1y6Og9L9Pc by jgkoomey@mastodon.energy
2024-07-22T13:55:03Z
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@aral @katzenberger @BenjaminHCCarr The question the proof of work advocates need to answer is “if there’s a cryptocurrency that has value but uses 99+% less electricity to create it (Ethereum), why shouldn’t we just use that one?” I’ve asked this many times and have never gotten an answer I understand. Maybe I’m just not smart enough, but maybe there isn’t a good answer.
(DIR) Post #AkBt9zGgDGhhat227c by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-07-22T13:58:48Z
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@jgkoomey @katzenberger @BenjaminHCCarr Hint: It’s not that you’re not smart enough.
(DIR) Post #AkBugEwXZIzrQkYT56 by jgkoomey@mastodon.energy
2024-07-22T14:15:51Z
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@aral @katzenberger @BenjaminHCCarr As I suspected…