<story><title>Show HN: Bloom – A free and open source &apos;Google&apos;</title><url>https://www.kerkour.fr/blog/bloom-a-free-and-open-source-google</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>ddebernardy</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s a laudable project but why are you accepting bitcoin if you&amp;#x27;re so concerned about the ecological crisis? It seems kind of contradictory, given how bitcoin transactions are so computationally expensive now that they reportedly consume about the same amount of energy as Denmark.</text></item><item><author>z0mbie42</author><text>Hi HN, creator here!&lt;p&gt;Today is a good day, the achievement of months of works (but also the start of a great adventure ).&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m very excited to announce Bloom: A free and Open source ‘Google’.&lt;p&gt;Our mission ? Empowering the world with open technologies.&lt;p&gt;Why? How? What?  &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;kerkour.com&amp;#x2F;blog&amp;#x2F;bloom-a-free-and-open-source-google&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;kerkour.com&amp;#x2F;blog&amp;#x2F;bloom-a-free-and-open-source-google&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Website: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;bloom.sh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;bloom.sh&lt;/a&gt;
Android App: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;play.google.com&amp;#x2F;store&amp;#x2F;apps&amp;#x2F;details?id=com.bloom42.bloomx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;play.google.com&amp;#x2F;store&amp;#x2F;apps&amp;#x2F;details?id=com.bloom42.bl...&lt;/a&gt;
  Code: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;github.com&amp;#x2F;bloom42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;github.com&amp;#x2F;bloom42&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;All the backend and services are written in Rust (You can learn more on the rust forum why I written it in JavaScript, then rewritten in Go and finally in Rust: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;users.rust-lang.org&amp;#x2F;t&amp;#x2F;bloom-a-free-and-open-source-google-written-in-rust&amp;#x2F;28981&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;users.rust-lang.org&amp;#x2F;t&amp;#x2F;bloom-a-free-and-open-source-g...&lt;/a&gt;)  and is entirely free and Open Source on GitHub. No opencore, no bullshit.&lt;p&gt;The project seems awesome and you want to help ?
- By spreading the word on Twitter: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;twitter.com&amp;#x2F;z0mbie42&amp;#x2F;status&amp;#x2F;1136297238387482625&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;twitter.com&amp;#x2F;z0mbie42&amp;#x2F;status&amp;#x2F;1136297238387482625&lt;/a&gt;
- by contributing on GitLab: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;gitlab.com&amp;#x2F;bloom42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;gitlab.com&amp;#x2F;bloom42&lt;/a&gt;
- By becoming a patron: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.patreon.com&amp;#x2F;bloom42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.patreon.com&amp;#x2F;bloom42&lt;/a&gt;
- By becoming a sponsor: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;bloom.sh&amp;#x2F;become-a-sponsor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;bloom.sh&amp;#x2F;become-a-sponsor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let&amp;#x27;s spread freedom&lt;p&gt;Sylvain Kerkour, a.k.a z0mbie42</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>wyldfire</author><text>How would we know if that were too much?  What if you were to describe the amount of energy consumed by the airline industry?  Or all of the world&amp;#x27;s motorcycles?  Would that be more or less than Denmark?  And if it were more than Denmark&amp;#x27;s energy consumption, is that okay?  Certainly more people benefit from the world&amp;#x27;s motorcycles or airplanes than just the population of Denmark, so why is that the reference?  IMO including an arbitrary reference like some country&amp;#x27;s power consumption is the stuff of clickbait headlines, not useful discussion.&lt;p&gt;IMO a more constructive discussion point might be: &amp;quot;the power consumption required for Bitcoin&amp;#x27;s proof-of-work is 15x that of the power consumption of: { the equities markets + banking + US Treasury + EU Treasury }.&amp;quot;  The number I&amp;#x27;ve cited is arbitrary, it could easily be 1&amp;#x2F;15 of that, for all I know.  But normalizing the energy in terms of the related&amp;#x2F;baseline industry makes sense and would make for a clearer conversation on the topic.</text></comment>
<story><title>Show HN: Bloom – A free and open source &apos;Google&apos;</title><url>https://www.kerkour.fr/blog/bloom-a-free-and-open-source-google</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>ddebernardy</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s a laudable project but why are you accepting bitcoin if you&amp;#x27;re so concerned about the ecological crisis? It seems kind of contradictory, given how bitcoin transactions are so computationally expensive now that they reportedly consume about the same amount of energy as Denmark.</text></item><item><author>z0mbie42</author><text>Hi HN, creator here!&lt;p&gt;Today is a good day, the achievement of months of works (but also the start of a great adventure ).&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m very excited to announce Bloom: A free and Open source ‘Google’.&lt;p&gt;Our mission ? Empowering the world with open technologies.&lt;p&gt;Why? How? What?  &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;kerkour.com&amp;#x2F;blog&amp;#x2F;bloom-a-free-and-open-source-google&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;kerkour.com&amp;#x2F;blog&amp;#x2F;bloom-a-free-and-open-source-google&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Website: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;bloom.sh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;bloom.sh&lt;/a&gt;
Android App: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;play.google.com&amp;#x2F;store&amp;#x2F;apps&amp;#x2F;details?id=com.bloom42.bloomx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;play.google.com&amp;#x2F;store&amp;#x2F;apps&amp;#x2F;details?id=com.bloom42.bl...&lt;/a&gt;
  Code: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;github.com&amp;#x2F;bloom42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;github.com&amp;#x2F;bloom42&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;All the backend and services are written in Rust (You can learn more on the rust forum why I written it in JavaScript, then rewritten in Go and finally in Rust: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;users.rust-lang.org&amp;#x2F;t&amp;#x2F;bloom-a-free-and-open-source-google-written-in-rust&amp;#x2F;28981&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;users.rust-lang.org&amp;#x2F;t&amp;#x2F;bloom-a-free-and-open-source-g...&lt;/a&gt;)  and is entirely free and Open Source on GitHub. No opencore, no bullshit.&lt;p&gt;The project seems awesome and you want to help ?
- By spreading the word on Twitter: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;twitter.com&amp;#x2F;z0mbie42&amp;#x2F;status&amp;#x2F;1136297238387482625&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;twitter.com&amp;#x2F;z0mbie42&amp;#x2F;status&amp;#x2F;1136297238387482625&lt;/a&gt;
- by contributing on GitLab: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;gitlab.com&amp;#x2F;bloom42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;gitlab.com&amp;#x2F;bloom42&lt;/a&gt;
- By becoming a patron: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.patreon.com&amp;#x2F;bloom42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.patreon.com&amp;#x2F;bloom42&lt;/a&gt;
- By becoming a sponsor: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;bloom.sh&amp;#x2F;become-a-sponsor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;bloom.sh&amp;#x2F;become-a-sponsor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let&amp;#x27;s spread freedom&lt;p&gt;Sylvain Kerkour, a.k.a z0mbie42</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>wongarsu</author><text>I have a feeling that for Bitflow (the Bittorrent downloader) many customers will strongly prefer bitcoin. Offering it is not an arbitary choice but a requirement for success of that part of the product.</text></comment>