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Re:14-Year-Old Boy Arrested for Bringing Homemade Clock to S... by tinalumfoil on Wednesday September 16, 2015 @04:25PM (#10229600)
That's ridiculous. Now you're going to say I'm "breaking the law" for installing a bitcoin miner on all the computers I support and donating the money to charity (well, some of it;rent doesn't pay itself)!
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Re:14-Year-Old Boy Arrested for Bringing Homemade Clock to S... by TallGuyShort on Wednesday September 16, 2015 @04:42PM (#10229717)
Maybe not breaking the law, but if you're not the person ultimately responsible for the costs and they're not actually your computers, that's still a dick move. I'd fire you if you worked for me and caused a massive increase in my power bill for something that had no relation to what I asked you to do.
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Re:14-Year-Old Boy Arrested for Bringing Homemade Clock to S... by peter303 on Wednesday September 16, 2015 @04:33PM (#10229661)
Yep, government works have been fired for mining on government computers. Unauthorized computer use.

http://www.businessinsider.com/researcher-bitcoin-supercompu...

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