the Bitcoin hash function doesn't change, can't change
Of course it can be changed with a client update, like everything else about bitcoin.
SHA256 is getting weaker proportional to all power in the world
I'm not even sure what that is supposed to mean...
the largest mining pool has been large enough to carry out 51% attacks for a while now
There is currently no pool anywhere near 51%; https://blockchain.info/pools
Battery technology hasn't gotten appreciably better in a decade
Li-Ion battery capacity has been improved by 20% last year; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery#From_commer...
the Bitcoin hash function doesn't change, can't change
Of course it can be changed with a client update, like everything else about bitcoin.
SHA256 is getting weaker proportional to all power in the world
I'm not even sure what that is supposed to mean...
the largest mining pool has been large enough to carry out 51% attacks for a while now
There is currently no pool anywhere near 51%; https://blockchain.info/pools
Battery technology hasn't gotten appreciably better in a decade
Li-Ion battery capacity has been improved by 20% last year; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery#From_commer...