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by blueskin_ 4515 days ago
I can actually see their point, although yes, they're going about it completely the wrong way.

Bitcoin mining using malicious javascript will cost people a lot of money in power bills if done without permission, and this project has good intentions, but I'd be unsurprised if it has already been forked to run without victims knowing. It's just another form of intrusive advert.