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In response to "So, we've reached a point where he needs that much power for 1.16 Bitcoin per week. -- nm" by David

Bitcoin mining uses the same power as Hong Kong right now and is growing exponentially. -- nm

Posted by spamlet Apr 25 '21, 12:02

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we gave students loaner laptops to use during covid. they're on our mobile device management system but not really locked down so much. - amanda jeans Apr 25, 12:10 2
- Sheesh. Eight out of how many? -- nm - mara Apr 25, 13:05
- Seems that way but not sure if you could get crumbs for that? -- nm - spamlet Apr 25, 12:15
Yeah, in 2016, it was already difficult to mine Bitcoins, and we were only about 70% of the way through the bell curve. -- nm - David Apr 25, 12:03 1
- Keep in mind you can heat the house with a half dozen mining cubes, literally, so you break even on energy costs in winter -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 25, 13:42

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