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The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)
Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.
Last week's thread
(Semi-obligatory thanks to @dgerard for starting this)
I hate how it is called mining, like it is digging up some resource from the earth. While it is just an advanced calculator.
Imagine they found a hidden iron ore mine (That is what I recall being mined in Sweden, if anybody knows something more interesting, like some precious stones, please inform me (looking at this gold/silver could also work)) under a hospital. But nope, just a hidden datacenter.
Bootleg mining was a thing in coal-bearing areas of Poland and Ukraine during times of greatest economic shitshows (early interbellum and 90s)
I wanted to make a joke about artisanal mining, but then I saw it was a thing and how mostly horrible it was.
It should be called botting or grinding, at least more than it should be called mining.
Satoshi is/was a goldbug so it’s an entirely intentional term.
I had a look and couldn't find how it started being called mining. Satoshi started out calling it "farming".
damn I misrembered the whitepaper, probably because it gave such goldbug vibes otherwise
oh totally, which is presumably why someone coined "mining"
Eh, it’s destroying a common good to extract resources (landscape / minerals, electricity / numberwang). I say the shoe fits.
That is a good comparison. Thanks.