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danc2050··on Extension to show how much of your email was typed
That's a neat idea. I worked for a client who wanted to verify writing was human-generated. There was a way around it, but overall it worked pretty well.

The only real flaw I see is that it could be mimicked very easily. What may be better would be to have the hash be uploaded to a server or use some cloud provider's free tier and serverless functions (within free tier) to verify the transaction hash is correct (e.g., right email sender, time). I wouldn't store the body or title of the email.

danc2050··on Making the Internet Boring
"I accepted that doomscrolling is an addiction, not a lack of discipline; the goal isn't willpower, it's friction." - the most important insight in here.
danc2050··on Justifying text by hand, now at 35 columns
Hacker News should feature this for new users.
danc2050··on How the Hell Did an Island Suddenly Appear, Then Vanish?
Literal definition of "404".
danc2050··on Made a Chrome extension that IDs products, items etc., present in YouTube vids
I have an extension as well that generates affiliate links in Amazon. Though I love the idea and think it's neat, I would highly doubt you will recoup the AI costs given the affiliate percentage on most items.

All the best of luck though!