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Increasing demand for renewable energy - thrashing our planet ?
Every KwH spent on useless calculations could be better spent heating a home, lighting a room, smelting some ore, or literally anything productive.
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Every KwH spent on useless calculations could be better spent heating a home, lighting a room, smelting some ore, or literally anything productive.
Oh, they can heat rooms/homes alright!
Interesting headline because it's totally accurate and there is nothing wrong with it but it still feels very misleading. Does anyone know what the AP standard is for referencing the country VS the state of Georgia? Is this discouraged?
> region where electricity is free That's your problem right there. You either need floating prices or strict regulation to prevent misallocation of resources.
> region where electricity is free That's your problem right there. You either need floating prices or strict regulation to prevent misallocation of resources.
Interesting headline because it's totally accurate and there is nothing wrong with it but it still feels very misleading. Does anyone know what the AP standard is for referencing the country VS the state of Georgia? Is this discouraged?
You know, there exists a world outside the US. And yet, when "Georgia" and "nation" is mentioned in the same sentence, you feel misled because it doesn't refer to the US state of Georgia? The problem is with you, not with the headline.
I guess the thinking is that there's no way to enforce legislation to stop mining? Something's gotta give here though.
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Increasing demand for renewable energy - thrashing our planet ?
Every KwH spent on useless calculations could be better spent heating a home, lighting a room, smelting some ore, or literally anything productive.
Incidentally, this overcapacity is why some estimate that half the global Bitcoin mining capacity is located in Sichuan and Yunan. Despite that, they just make a tiny dent in the wasted hydropower...
I wonder what can be done about this. These crypto calculations are totally useless RNG and are trashing our planet. One solution I have seen is to charge for power on a non linear scale so for normal users its fairly cheap but if you start to use very high amounts of power it becomes more expensive per kwh. This method doesn't sit too well with me but I don't have any other better suggestions.
I suppose having a particularly steep increase over an amount only cryptominers will hit would be good.