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Difference between first and third world countries. in c/mildlyinfuriating

[–] columbus 24 points 7 months ago

Your passion might wear off. Don't make it your full time job if you want to preserve it.

6 what? I'm taller than a tank! in c/[email protected]

[–] columbus 4 points 7 months ago

People were little back then

Dell optiplex 320 for file server in c/selfhosted

[–] columbus 1 points 7 months ago

I think the 1gb ram of my Raspberry Pi is enough for that.

Dell optiplex 320 for file server in c/selfhosted

[–] columbus 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Just used the default sqlite3 database. Was it slow because of the database?

Dell optiplex 320 for file server in c/selfhosted

[–] columbus 1 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Nextcloud on Pi was really slow for me.

Massive cryptomining rig discovered under Polish court’s floor, stealing power in c/technology

[–] columbus 1 points 7 months ago

People aren't willing to volunteer because of the hardware requirements for running a full Ethereum node and 32 ETH for staking. There are centralized staking pools which everyone uses, where people trusting those pools with there money.

And if a Bitcoin mining pool starts doing something suspicious, the miners can quickly switch to another pool. The miners have a choice in this case.

Massive cryptomining rig discovered under Polish court’s floor, stealing power in c/technology

[–] columbus 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Proof of stake is making the crypto centralized by the stake holders, also the ethereum blockchain size is huge compared to Bitcoin, making it even more centralized because less people are willing to volunteer except the stake holders.

My parents were watching the History Channel and needed to inform me of this amazing theory in c/[email protected]

[–] columbus 9 points 7 months ago

I know someone who learned from History channel that Hitler supposedly lived in Argentina untill the 80s.

My parents were watching the History Channel and needed to inform me of this amazing theory in c/[email protected]

Massive cryptomining rig discovered under Polish court’s floor, stealing power in c/technology

Windows 10 keeps bugging me to use a Microsoft account in c/mildlyinfuriating

[–] columbus 5 points 7 months ago

GNU/Linux

Nepal decides to ban TikTok in c/technology

[–] columbus 1 points 7 months ago

When the media explains mumbo-jumbo about technology.