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You can't make this shit up
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Vice: Corp using the Blockchain to replant trees, sets off 35k acre wildfire, it's second in a month
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View: https://twitter.com/bigblackjacobin/status/1550151032642195461?t=6HdBfXyZURl3uF9QECbnBw&s=08
You can't make this shit up
sounds like the blockchain to me
a confusing mess that does more harm than good because of the way people use it
a confusing mess that does more harm than good because of the way people use it
Yeah, I think this title is a bit misleading / suggestive, it's not like they're mining coins on one end and planting trees on the other end, blockchain isn't necessarily crypto.
That said, it's still ironic / terrible that a tree planting company probably destroyed more trees than they grew lol
It's a horrible accident but not related to blockchain really.
Apparently the blockchain is not used to plant the trees but simply to verify the progress which is very lightweight usage but ensures immutability.
VeChain is doing something like this already as a joint project with DNV but it's about collecting plastic from water.
Should be noted that the VeChain blockchain itself is eco friendly, it's not using more electricity than any regular cloud server infrastructure. It's not mined in any way and no unnecessary complex calculations are done to run the blockchain.
View: https://twitter.com/vechainofficial/status/1394653973714403333
Apparently the blockchain is not used to plant the trees but simply to verify the progress which is very lightweight usage but ensures immutability.
VeChain is doing something like this already as a joint project with DNV but it's about collecting plastic from water.
Should be noted that the VeChain blockchain itself is eco friendly, it's not using more electricity than any regular cloud server infrastructure. It's not mined in any way and no unnecessary complex calculations are done to run the blockchain.
View: https://twitter.com/vechainofficial/status/1394653973714403333
In case anyone's wondering how this company triggered the fire:
A bit more mundane explanation than Vice's headline suggests. With the heat and dryness in Europe right now, any stray spark can cause this.
A bit more mundane explanation than Vice's headline suggests. With the heat and dryness in Europe right now, any stray spark can cause this.
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What problem is this solving though? It doesn't prove that anything in the physical world has actually happened, just that someone decided to record something in their blockchain.
Why do you need to verify anything? Just plant a fucking tree or pick up a plastic bottle, it's not rocket science and definitely not computer science.
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It's not solving any problem. You can automate recording the progress of events without blockchain.
Well yeah, not all blockchain solutions market themselves like they're doing "web3" or trying to change everything.
These are the simplest ways blockchain can be used (to store data in immutable way for verification purposes) without causing unnecessary energy usage.
DNV is the world's largest certification company and they've transferred their digital certificates to public blockchain. It's just one technology among others and not trying to replace everything.
Of course anyone can argue if there's any point in immutability, but I think the more important thing is that it doesn't cause any harm (like Bitcoin / Ethereum) when company decides to use it for their own purposes.
So we have an immutable record of all the trees they planted, but not all the ones they burned down.
Well you see, once you burn down all the trees you can plant new ones, thus solving the problem once and for all
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