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James Skinner

@spir4lx

Front-End Technical Lead @ SeedLegals. I like existence, empathy and decency. Also cats, citrus fruit, physics, Georgeism and techno.

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“Bitcoin is getting more efficient”

Average energy consumed per BTC transaction:

2017: 169kWh
2018: 768kWh
2019: 563kWh
2020: 627kWh
2021: 1,386kWh
Current: 2,316kWh

Avg. per US household per day: 29kWh

Bitcoin’s capacity is limited, but there’s no ceiling to the energy usage

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Lost with all hands and coins somewhere between Galt's Gulch and Reddit Island. Lack of bootstraps hampers attempts to pull it up from the ocean floor. SFYL. theguardian.com/news/2021/sep/…

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Adam Tooze(@adam_tooze) 's Twitter Profile Photo

An appreciation of Krugman’s trajectory and his latest book serve as another entry point to the transformations of 2020-2021. Thank you as ever to London Review of Books
lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v43/…

An appreciation of Krugman’s trajectory and his latest book serve as another entry point to the transformations of 2020-2021. Thank you as ever to @LRB lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v43/…
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@MoonbeamSpecial Bernie Sanders Seems relevant

In memo from his time as mayor, Sanders offered a cold assessment of his own personal flaws:

'It seemed to me this morning that planning and decision-making were two of the biggest weaknesses that I have.'

@MoonbeamSpecial @BernieSanders Seems relevant In memo from his time as mayor, Sanders offered a cold assessment of his own personal flaws: 'It seemed to me this morning that planning and decision-making were two of the biggest weaknesses that I have.'
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Can we start a petition to build a new road and call it 'Pete Won Iowa Street'? Bonus points if it's in the Hamptons.

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BREAKING: HMS Warboat is heading up the River Thames to support Eurovision Typhoon fighter jets on the A40 in Whitechapel who have requested a bigger boat as The War Against Transmission of continues

BREAKING: HMS Warboat is heading up the River Thames to support Eurovision Typhoon fighter jets on the A40 in Whitechapel who have requested a bigger boat as The War Against Transmission of #COVID19 continues
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Fact of the Day: Due to a printing error in the build instructions for the B29 fighter jet, engines were fitted the wrong way round, this meant it could only fly backwards. To avoid collisions the tail and wings were painted red to warn other pilots that it was reversing

Fact of the Day: Due to a printing error in the build instructions for the B29 fighter jet, engines were fitted the wrong way round, this meant it could only fly backwards. To avoid collisions the tail and wings were painted red to warn other pilots that it was reversing #AvGeek
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