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Re: Bitcoin mining in China’s Tibetan highlands

From Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address>
Newsgroups comp.misc
Subject Re: Bitcoin mining in China’s Tibetan highlands
Date 2016-10-27 23:35 +1100
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On 27/10/2016 5:13 PM, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
> Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address>:
>> One shudders to think just how much energy is being wasted this way.
>
> Probability theory arose out of gambling. Maybe some number-theoretical
> breakthroughs will emerge from bitcoin mining.
>
> Besides, bitcoin mining is much more environment-friendly than, say,
> gemstone mining.

Which is, I agree, and equally pointless activity. But I suspect that 
the Bitcoin mining has been added to the other, rather than substituting 
for it.

Sylvia.

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Bitcoin mining in China’s Tibetan highlands RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-09-13 06:51 -0400
  Re: Bitcoin mining in China’s Tibetan highlands Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> - 2016-09-13 17:47 +0100
    Re: Bitcoin mining in China’s Tibetan highlands Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-09-13 14:43 -0400
  Re: Bitcoin mining in China’s Tibetan highlands "Tim Hueber" <no.spam@mail.com> - 2016-10-24 21:06 -0500
  Re: Bitcoin mining in China’s Tibetan highlands Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-10-27 11:51 +1100
    Re: Bitcoin mining in China’s Tibetan highlands Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-10-27 09:13 +0300
      Re: Bitcoin mining in China’s Tibetan highlands Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-10-27 23:35 +1100
        Re: Bitcoin mining in China’s Tibetan highlands Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-10-27 16:13 +0300
    Re: Bitcoin mining in China’s Tibetan highlands Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-10-27 15:47 -0400

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