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Originally Posted by freebeard
I'm one DVI to micro-HDMI cable or adapter away from having two screens available to two computers. I got a 4-inch Ethernet cable, but I could use a 2nd one. The antivirus and Bitcoin client haven't happened but I do have email again. 
Anyways, Elon Musk snagged 1.5 billion in Bitcoin. This episode of 2 The Future is stating the obvious for the most part, but they have some eye-opening statistics at t=509 this is what they have to say:
Later they get into using a mining rig as a resistance heater. And mining driving down the price of solar, the way pot growers did in the 1980s. |
Kinda weak points. What percent of transactions are done by banks vs Bitcoin? The power consumption per transaction in the banking system is a fraction of Bitcoin. The power consumption per dollar of stored value is also a fraction. Interesting nonetheless.