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In response to "I'm thinking I might subscribe to Twitter Blue just for the silliness of it." by Beryllium

I've been trying to talk myself out of hosting a bitcoin miner. ~$8400 investment. 1 year ROI. $8-9k profit / yr after. 3-5 year lifespan. -- nm

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Sep 23 '21, 11:35

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try harder -- nm - mud Sep 23, 12:13
I wouldn't do that anywhere that had non-renewable power on its grid -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 11:54 1
- That's for one of the hosting providers. I wouldn't put one in my house for sure -- nm - oblique Sep 23, 12:13
one of my FB friends says he has 3 and while he barely breaks even on mining, he saves big bucks on heating the house - zeitgeist Sep 23, 11:47 1
- Residential power rates are significantly higher than what a dedicated hosting facility offers, so yeah, I can bet it is harder to break even -- nm - oblique Sep 23, 12:12
environmental impact: devastating -- nm - decline Sep 23, 11:43 4
- Let the plebes that don't have bitcoin worry about that -- nm* - spamlet Sep 23, 12:11
- yeah -- nm - prayformojo Sep 23, 11:49
- yep -- nm - Andie Sep 23, 11:48
- This -- nm - Krusty Sep 23, 11:48
ST should go in on one. -- nm - Spawn Sep 23, 11:36 1
- I'd pitch in for this. Heck, even if it was just you, oblique, and I. - ReluctantCynic Sep 23, 12:13

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