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href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A0YjbLGLXo">there are also terrible ones</a>). href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A0YjbLGLXo">there are also terrible ones</a>).
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<p> <p>
But I understand people are busy and would rather do other stuff than dive into it. For those, this is But I understand people are busy and would rather do other stuff than dive into it. For the busy ones,
the usual metaphor I give away. I'm sharing it here (1) in case it helps other fellow orange pillers in this is the usual metaphor I give away. I'm sharing it here (1) in case it helps other fellow orange
doing the Lord's work, and (2) to make sure I say something completely opposite to that terrible "miners pillers in doing the Lord's work, and (2) to make sure I say something completely opposite to that
solve highly complex mathematical problems" that sloppy journalists from big media gift to us so we can terrible "miners solve highly complex mathematical problems" that sloppy journalists from big media gift
confirm they don't understand a thing about what they are reporting. to us so we can confirm they don't understand jackshit about what they are reporting.
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So, what is mining then? So, what is mining then?
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the last hole of the puzzle. the last hole of the puzzle.
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What could you do to finish the puzzle? Oh well, the only obvius and tedious thing: you need to go check What could you do to finish the puzzle? Oh well, the only obvious and tedious thing: you need to go
the pieces one by one. Pull piece, check hole. Fits? Bingo. Doesn't? Move on to the next. It would be check the pieces one by one. Pull piece, check hole. Fits? Bingo. Doesn't? Move on to the next. It would
boring and tedious, but it would surely work. You might get lucky and pull the right piece early, or you be boring and tedious, but it would surely work. You might get lucky and pull the right piece early, or
might have to work a lot more. </p> you might have to work a lot more. </p>
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Eventually, you will find the missing piece, and the puzzle will be complete. Anyone can see that the Eventually, you would find the missing piece, and the puzzle will be complete. Anyone could see that the
piece is the right one (verifying is easy), even if finding it was a nightmare of work (mining is hard). piece is the right one (verifying is easy), even if finding it was a nightmare of work (mining is hard).
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disappointed when the journalists and snake oil salesmen talk about the "complex mathematical problems" disappointed when the journalists and snake oil salesmen talk about the "complex mathematical problems"
that miners solve. that miners solve.
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So, those impressive Bitcoin miners you might see on TV news and documentaries: they are just dumb
"ima-try-this-number-out" machines. They are specialized equipment, for a very simple and mundane task.
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<p> <p>
In case you're curious, and in order to help you further understand, here are some corresponding In case you're curious, and in order to help you further understand, here are some corresponding
analogues between real mining and analogues between real mining and the puzzle metaphor. If you don't understand things, don't worry, just
the puzzle metaphor. If you don't understand things, don't worry, just remember the puzzle story: remember the puzzle story:
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