The Off Topic Topic

[Grey Fox]

MLB The Show, the official mlb game, develop and published by Sony is now available on Microsoft's Xbox consoles.

I did get a kick out of seeing the Xsquarecircletriangle & PS logo showing up on my Xbox console.

I'm sure Syt would understand.

[Tonitrus]

After all this time, Seedy is still our most prolific poster.

Said by he who is gunning for the title. 

[Eddie Teach]

I want to drop out of top 10. 

[Josquius]

Well this sucks.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/chia-cryptocurrency-expected-to-cause-hard-drive-and-ssd-shortages

New crypto currency based on using spare hard drive space.
Chinese miners pushing up HD prices to mine it.

[Jacob]

I want to drop out of top 10. 

You guys should break away and form a Super League of top posters.

[Valmy]

I want to drop out of top 10. 

You guys should break away and form a Super League of top posters.

Sounds good. I don't want to risk being relegated to the 2nd division of Languish posters.

[The Minsky Moment]

MLB The Show, the official mlb game, develop and published by Sony is now available on Microsoft's Xbox consoles.

I did get a kick out of seeing the Xsquarecircletriangle & PS logo showing up on my Xbox console.

I'm sure Syt would understand.

I was pleasantly surprised to see it.  I can't stand Sony's exclusive shenanigans, but I did eventually break down and get a PS4 mostly for the The Show.  Very glad to see the new one show up on Game Pass. 

[DGuller]

Well this sucks.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/chia-cryptocurrency-expected-to-cause-hard-drive-and-ssd-shortages

New crypto currency based on using spare hard drive space.
Chinese miners pushing up HD prices to mine it.

This whole crypto mining thing is such a colossal waste of resources.  I think the governments should crack down on it before Bitcoin itself raises the sea levels by a foot.

[The Minsky Moment]

Finally a transaction tax we all get can get behind.

[Admiral Yi]

Carbon tax would do the trick.

[Josquius]

Trouble is much of this happens abroad.

Well this sucks.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/chia-cryptocurrency-expected-to-cause-hard-drive-and-ssd-shortages

New crypto currency based on using spare hard drive space.
Chinese miners pushing up HD prices to mine it.

This whole crypto mining thing is such a colossal waste of resources.  I think the governments should crack down on it before Bitcoin itself raises the sea levels by a foot.

Yep.
I am still shocked by that stat I've seen floating around of bitcoin using as much power as the Netherlands.
I wonder whether a crypto could somehow be made that ties in the work with something actually useful. Cracking dna codes and the like rather than random useless sums.

[Malthus]

Random fact I somehow never thought about before: mammals are incapable of making green pigment for their skin or fur. The only mammals able to use green are some sloths, but they don't make green pigment - they use symbiotic algae living in their fur to make them look green.

Other animals can be green, but not mammals.

[Valmy]

Odd. You would think being green would be an evolutionary advantage.

[mongers]

Random fact I somehow never thought about before: mammals are incapable of making green pigment for their skin or fur. The only mammals able to use green are some sloths, but they don't make green pigment - they use symbiotic algae living in their fur to make them look green.

Other animals can be green, but not mammals.

Personally I channel envy, works for me.

[Malthus]

Odd. You would think being green would be an evolutionary advantage.

It would be - better disguise.

Apparently this is an evolutionary holdover from mammalian origins as mostly night dwelling rodent-like animals.