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   Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. ??‍?? (benjaminhccarr@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 22-Jul-2024 21:50:50 JST Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. ??‍??

   Inside the 'Nightmare' #Health Crisis of a #Texas #Bitcoin Town
   In 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/

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     katzenberger (katzenberger@mastodon.de)'s status on Monday, 22-Jul-2024 21:50:49 JST katzenberger

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     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.

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 22-Jul-2024 21:51:23 JST Aral Balkan

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     @katzenberger @BenjaminHCCarr “Proof of Waste”

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     Jonathan Koomey (jgkoomey@mastodon.energy)'s status on Monday, 22-Jul-2024 22:59:23 JST Jonathan Koomey

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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.

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 22-Jul-2024 22:59:23 JST Aral Balkan

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     @jgkoomey @katzenberger @BenjaminHCCarr Hint: It’s not that you’re not smart enough.