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F%$K Bad Research: I spent over a month analyzing a bitcoin mining study and all I got was this trauma response. “We must confess that our adversaries have a marked advantage over us…
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King Ferdinand of Spain, sponsor of Christopher Columbus, had only one command for the conquistadors: “Get Gold! Humanely, if possible, but at all hazards!” 500 years later this sentiment still seems to be…
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The European Central Bank (ECB) has taken a look at the environmental impact of using banknotes. It discovered 16 environmental impact categories. As with cryptocurrency, energy efficiency was a major issue. Banknotes continue…