Re: [Sks-devel] Oh, Jeeez...!

[Gunnar Wolf]

Andrew Gallagher dijo [Fri, May 27, 2016 at 04:24:33PM +0100]:
> On 27/05/16 15:19, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote:
> >  we have to ask the question of who a PoW scheme
> > protects.  It basically privileges those who have access to more compute
> > power, in an attempt to defend the network against malicious flooders.
> 
> PoW is a demonstration that you're willing to waste precious resources
> performing a calculation of no conceivable utility. It's the IT
> equivalent of lighting a cigar with a hundred dollar bill.

Ah, but it looks so elegant!

/me ducks