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Hugh_Lebowski

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1. That'll mess with crypto value pretty badly one would think

Reply to ClearSky24 (Original post)

Fri Aug 4, 2023, 05:30 PM

Aug 2023

Which is good because it's horrible for the planet in the first place. It's basically just 'profligately waste energy to create fake money' at its core.

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Quantum computer built by Google can instantly execute a task that would normally take 47 years [View all] ClearSky24 Aug 2023 OP

That'll mess with crypto value pretty badly one would think Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2023 #1

There is a finite amount of bitcoins (21 million). Circulating supply is 19,448,006 BTC Celerity Aug 2023 #3

Be interesting to see what happens Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2023 #4

quantum AI is going to fuck us all up via a multiplicity of various inflection points, many Celerity Aug 2023 #2

42... Wounded Bear Aug 2023 #5

Reminds me of a cartoon I used to have on my bulletin board: lastlib Aug 2023 #6