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Re: Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining

From Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.misc
Subject Re: Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining
Date 2014-02-23 09:31 +0000
Organization Piglet's Pickles & Preserves
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References <bmqu32Fbca2U1@mid.individual.net> <lea41o$srj$1@solani.org> <slrnlghofu.1l3f.g.kreme@oswin.local> <I4OdnROw3cpTcJXOnZ2dnUVZ_vOdnZ2d@supernews.com>

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On 2014-02-22, Marek Novotny <mach2@hushmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Feb 2014 17:44:30 +0000, Lewis wrote:
>
>> In message <lea41o$srj$1@solani.org>
>>   RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote:
>>> "Uh, no.  generating a fictitious currency."
>> 
>> *ALL* currencies are fictitious.
>
> All fiat currencies are fictitious. Gold, Silver and other "tangible" 
> currencies are stores of real value. 

Uh, no. They too only have value because believe they do. Their intrinsic
worth as industrial commodities is well below their worth as media of
exchange.


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Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> - 2014-02-22 01:23 +0000
  Re: Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-22 12:09 +0000
    Re: Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-22 17:44 +0000
      Re: Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining Marek Novotny <mach2@hushmail.com> - 2014-02-22 12:34 -0600
        Re: Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-22 21:55 +0200
          Re: Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining Marek Novotny <mach2@hushmail.com> - 2014-02-22 14:26 -0600
            Re: Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-23 00:16 +0200
              Re: Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining Marek Novotny <mach2@hushmail.com> - 2014-02-22 16:49 -0600
              Re: Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-02-23 09:33 +0000
                Re: Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-23 12:54 +0200
          Re: Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-02-23 09:33 +0000
            Re: Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2014-02-23 16:46 -0600
              Re: Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-02-23 23:21 +0000
                Re: Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-24 02:00 +0200
        Re: Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-22 22:14 +0000
        Re: Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-02-23 09:31 +0000
    Re: Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> - 2014-02-22 17:02 +0000
      Re: Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining "tdk" <forum.tdk@squte.com> - 2014-02-22 16:38 +0000
      Re: Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2014-02-23 12:23 +0100
      Re: Using supercomputers for crypto-coin mining Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2014-02-23 10:38 -0500

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