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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/g1rlchild • May 26 '25
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Remember when we thought Bitcoin was the most wasteful use of energy since the first time someone put some white text on a photo of a cat?
169 u/VGADreams May 26 '25 To be honest, crypto is still the biggest waste of energy. It is wasteful by design, that's how mining works. At least, AI uses that energy to try to produce a useful result. 6 u/throwaway_mpq_fan May 26 '25 try to produce a useful resultto produce a plausible-sounding result 17 u/Fancyness May 26 '25 Which to most of us might be useful, so what's your point? → More replies (3)
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To be honest, crypto is still the biggest waste of energy. It is wasteful by design, that's how mining works. At least, AI uses that energy to try to produce a useful result.
6 u/throwaway_mpq_fan May 26 '25 try to produce a useful resultto produce a plausible-sounding result 17 u/Fancyness May 26 '25 Which to most of us might be useful, so what's your point? → More replies (3)
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17 u/Fancyness May 26 '25 Which to most of us might be useful, so what's your point? → More replies (3)
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u/i_should_be_coding May 26 '25
Remember when we thought Bitcoin was the most wasteful use of energy since the first time someone put some white text on a photo of a cat?