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1. Thanasis Kinias (tkinias@historians.social)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Apr-2024 16:35:24 JST Thanasis Kinias

   I just read that a single Bitcoin transaction requires upwards of 1,000 kW-hr of electricity.

   That’s like running a small air conditioner 24/7 for a month and a half.

   • thestrangelet :fedora: (thestrangelet@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Apr-2024 16:36:00 JST thestrangelet :fedora:

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     • Steve Schwinghamer

     @sps @tkinias And now we're doing the same with "AI."

   • Steve Schwinghamer (sps@historians.social)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Apr-2024 16:36:01 JST Steve Schwinghamer

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     @tkinias

     It's the most infuriating part of the entire bullshit crypto industry: the environmental toll.

     Aral Balkan repeated this.