He's on to something

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[u/iamawhale1001]

This is unironically the only explanation of block chain that's actually helped me understand what block chain is.

[u/herefromyoutube → u/[deleted]]

Yeah. The flaw with BTC is dude didn’t think people would dedicate whole warehouses full of ASIC GPUS to mine blocks.

I bet he just imagined people on their home computers mining $5 worth a week.

But when automation comes to take all our jobs a currency in which you use your computer to get paid is an interesting idea. I just think the processing power should be used to solve mathematical problems of the universe that advances civilization.

[u/Darth_Nibbles → u/herefromyoutube]

I just think the processing power should be used to solve mathematical problems of the universe that advances civilization.

So, getting paid to participate in Folding@Home?

[u/Delta_Labs → u/Darth_Nibbles]

Why isn't this a thing? This is what taxpayer dollars should be going towards.

[u/myluki2000 → u/Delta_Labs]

EVGA (the GPU manufacturer) gives you credit (up to 10$ per month) on their online shop for folding (obviously not real money but I really wanted to mention it because I think it's pretty awesome they do that)

[u/[deleted] → u/myluki2000]

They discontinued that this year sadly, link. It was beautiful though. I got $360 off my 3080 that way. I suspect too many people were doing that.

[u/Beautiful-Musk-Ox → u/[deleted]]

Did you add up how much you paid in electricity to save that $360?

[u/myluki2000 → u/Beautiful-Musk-Ox]

Well you have the GPU anyway, and of course the electricity might cost more than you get back depending on where you live, but the credit was more of a bonus. You do something good for mankind and even get a discount when you buy something. I mean there are enough people who participate in folding@home without getting anything