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- “History is full of people who thought they were right – absolutely right, completely right, without a shadow of a doubt. And because history never seems like history when you are living through it, it is tempting for us to think the same.”
- ― John D. Barrow, PI in the Sky: Counting, Thinking, and Being
Well, here on this site nothing is absolute: Wikipedia is a continual work in progress; everything is subject to change at anytime. I think that this is one of the biggest lessons Wikipedia can give you: nothing lasts forever, everything is fleeting, everything is changing continuously.
Selected Articles
[edit]Home – a 2009 documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand.
Wolf PAC – a political action committee formed with the goal of removing money from politics.
Unanswered Questions
[edit]How Bitcoin Works at YouTube presents an excellent explanation of bitcoins. However, some questions are left unanswered. Specifically, I’m interested in the environmental impact of the Bitcoin network.
Several sources have stated that there are a substantial costs [1] to the environment caused by the Bitcoin network (electricity consumption, obsolete bitcoin mining hardware…). Conversely, others state that these environmental costs are relatively small compared to other monetary systems (paper money and coins, credit cards…) or precious metals (silver and gold).
Then there is a question of scaling it up: even if the ecological footprint of current Bitcoin network is indeed small, what would it be, if the system grows considerably? I think this question – the environmental sustainability of Bitcoin network – needs to be addressed. It would be very good, if someone is able to find a comprehensive study about this topic.