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the-Dukeon Ethereum Energy Consumption

While on the topic of Saito consensus and energy consumption, as far as I understand is far more energy efficient than both PoW and PoS without having to sacrifice security (or anything else) in the process.

the-Dukeon Genetic discovery could spell mosquitoes' death knell

I'm certain such insecticides won't have unintended negative effects on the food chain or other unrelated species.

the-Dukeon The Doublespend Attack is not the same as the 51 Percent Attack

Funny thing, I was having a discussion about something related the other day with some folks and the only takeaway I got was that some people either don't understand 51% attacks or pretend they don't.