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Burning coal and tires to mine bitcoin

lundi 4 septembre 2023 à 07:46

A bitcoin miner in Pennsylvania is controversially burning waste coal and discarded tires to generate electricity. This pollutes the air but cleans land. Is that practice wise or not?

It should be noted that only some kinds of cryptocurrency (notably Bitcoin) use the "proof of work" method that entails using lots of electric power. There are other methods.

If burning waste coal to generate electric power is acceptable, it doesn't have to be used for cryptocurrency. It could replace other forms of generation. Thus, the crucial question is whether that method makes more/worse pollution or less/milder pollution. I don't know enough to judge the answer to that.

Republicans want to invade Mexico

lundi 4 septembre 2023 à 07:46

Republicans in Congress are pushing for the US to invade Mexico, and want to pass laws to make this easy.

Biden won't do what they wish, but the ruiner would do it if he is elected again.

Global heating enabling spread of tropical tiger mosquitoes

lundi 4 septembre 2023 à 07:46

Global heating is enabling formerly tropical tiger mosquitoes to spread into northern Europe, bringing formerly tropical diseases with them.

When will we learn to defeat the plutocrats that lobby and propagandize to make so many problems worse?

(satire) Felons give corrupter advice for prison

lundi 4 septembre 2023 à 07:46

(satire) *Convicted Felons Give [the corrupter] Advice For Going To Prison.*

(satire) Assumption police officers are bad

lundi 4 septembre 2023 à 07:46

(satire) *Cop Annoyed At Assumption That All Police Officers Are As Bad As Him.*