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Question

Would you allow bitcoing mining in place of Adverts?

Mar 5, 2018 1:51PM PST

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Clarification Request
I ignore the ads that my s/w doesn't block.
Mar 5, 2018 2:00PM PST

Would I have that choice for mining?

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Answer
Reply, not answer.
Mar 5, 2018 2:15PM PST

Full disclosure. I won't read your links until I'm at a desktop, but I reserve the right to answer anyway. I do assume you're not a stalking horse for Lee or CBS. Happy

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No Mr. Ed here.
Mar 5, 2018 2:26PM PST

Just tripped over the Salon.com article. It appears they may be the first to implement this up front. So far I've only seen it as hidden in JavaScript in some sites.

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Blimey!
Mar 5, 2018 2:37PM PST

You sound a bit horse here Bob.
Dafydd.

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Good thing I'm full of Christian charity
Mar 5, 2018 3:40PM PST

or I would jump all over him for that "bitcoing". Although I suspect a spellchecker 'finished' it for him.

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Those spillchuckers are notorious!
Mar 5, 2018 3:53PM PST

I refuge to ewes them.
Dafydd.

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Spellcheckers don't woik in the title
Mar 5, 2018 4:56PM PST

they only woyk in the main body.

Post was last edited on March 5, 2018 4:59 PM PST

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Here's one, somewhat kneejerk, answer.
Mar 5, 2018 3:48PM PST

I know very little about mining, but I do understand it sucks electricity like a bee in clover. Have to pass on that alone. I'm not a certified treehugger [just certifiable], but that's just too much for a world that has cheaper forms of greed fulfillment available.

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Simple answer for me
Mar 5, 2018 4:30PM PST

No and I won't be visiting Salon anyway. But even if more sites ask this of me , I'll just have to go to a different site.
Even though I don't use my processor to it's full ability , that doesn't mean I want someone else use it.
it's one of the reasons I don't Torrent .....

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I think that's what's bothering Rob.
Mar 7, 2018 11:36PM PST

Salon is just one of many news and opinion sites. When they're all glommed onto one, owned by Alphabet [headquartered in Beijing], then what?
The AI article I mentioned elsewhere says that could be the end of human humanity, if you follow me. Too powerful to be avoided. Utopian fiction like Person of Interest and anything from Disney/Pixar 'reassures' people via happyhappyhappy endings. Can't be done, not with imperfect people building yet anorher imperfect system.
China: Xi is well on his way to becoming another Hitler, Peter the Great, Stalin, Mugabe ... He's intelligent enough to pull it off and foolish enough to ignore the one common fate of all of them. Ps 146:3 tells us that, but look at the damage done in the meantime.
Me, I don't worry about it because I'm confident in the existence of a better system. That of course makes me foolish. Happy
Except, it's working for us now.

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OK. copied your bit and went to Salon.
Mar 7, 2018 12:36PM PST

Now, that is one sneaky proposal.
"Do you want to disable ad blocking?"
___ Yes, I want to see all ads.
___ No, I can't live without ads.

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I wish it was as clear as
Mar 7, 2018 12:49PM PST

"Cake or death?"

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I think this is the AI story, FWIW.
Mar 7, 2018 11:58PM PST
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If course, Alexa thinks it's all in good fun.
Mar 8, 2018 12:06AM PST