Would the intentionally costly step of proof-of-work be replaced with a better mechanism? It adds no value and scales up with compute power to take the same amount of time (as I understand it). This could markedly reduce the energy consumption that is SIMPLY a Waste of resources like electricity and water. A more efficient method to achieve the same (and also not cost arm/leg for latest hardware every 15 days) might make this tolerable?

Money poisons everything it touches.

Why does Slashdot post pages that are paywalled? Not even a executive summary?

Its best for criminals who create wealth from perceived scarcity? Quest for a greater fool? See also: Pressure on utilities for what purpose? Proof of work? this is linked to the Government inspired distractions were blessed with... this is how we empower criminals and allow the wealthy to leverage their position Just where is this value coming from? Contribution to advancing societies issues? Not seeing it.. What's the value that crypto presents? ( block chain is interesting, but that doesn't create value). Convince me otherwise. See Also DJT monotonic stock fail since election.

Facts can be inconvenient and the rush to populate mars (and thereby obviating the need to keep earth inhabitable) is a fools errand. Push by 2 fools, one of which got elected. We really don't need to save the earth, it will be fine. The question is whether it will remain inhabitable.

That story title sounds like one of the elements from the GOP handbook: "Justify a Right leaning bias" by alleging need to combat (pre-existing) "Left leaning bias". Getting sick of this projection nonsense. Maybe it seems left leaning, since the dont know where center is... If all you know is "Trumplicanism", the center appears to be the "Left".

Commercials started it... going down to 30 Sec sound bites... Now Tik Tok and Insta (etc) have cut our attention span to seconds... Commercials get LOUDER... Visuals get more compelling as our attention span gets abused. Role of facts is being "poo poo"ed by some that seem to want a more controllable, docile populace. Bring back the appreciation for lucidity! Coherency of thought! Bring back the perspicacity that builds on previous strengths. Creating a treadmill of sugary information and compelling-false-need ( "you need this product to be desirable") has not done us well. Seems to center on the worship of money, not contribution to society.

Yes... that is the pic... I could not post it to FB. Because its controlled by that terrified lookin Man/Murine hybrid!

I tried to post a pic of DJT being sworn in, in front of the lincoln Bible and a Trump Family bible. His hand was not on it. I tried to post that to facebook, and it would not upload. It's started. Try! See if you can do it!

By Billionaires, for billionaires... Carter disassociated from his families peanut farm to avoid any appearance of conflict... This guy??? Not so much..

Seems like the margin was soooo high..it's less achievable as competition shows up. WhatsApp levels the P2P stuff.... Apple talks to Android with out compromise, as does Android -> Apple. Sorry Apple, welcome to your new peer neighbors. End Greedflation. It's been said before: "Think Different"

Now that light passes into the tissues under the skin, how will it affect the complex chain of events that occur to create/transform Vitamin D?

Health care is a profit industry with a health side gig. Nothing happen without financial justification. Google Trodusquemine and figure out why this was offed? A cure for metabolic disease?? Remove Atherosclerotic deposits? GLP1 seems an unnecessary financial load on health dollars.

This . the walled garden may spill benefit unto society as their pearls are opened up by API. Or Will it become irrelevant when pic sharing and videoconferencing with WhatsApp (and beyond) are commodity items? Who would benefit from cutting the apple in 3 pieces?