Flex your computing power!

Re:Flex your computing power! by danpalmer on Thursday August 04, 2016 @06:21AM (#12224567)

It looks like (although not obvious) that you get paid for running this?

If so, I'm pretty certain that it won't be economical due to the power usage. Great for teenagers with gaming machines that their parents are paying the electricity bill on, and that's about it.

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Re:Flex your computing power! by flintchip on Thursday August 04, 2016 @06:40AM (#12224645)

Or if you're a university student living in halls!

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Re:Flex your computing power! by suchflex on Thursday August 04, 2016 @10:45AM (#12225840)

Our current Private Beta users earning $10+ per week communicated that they have not noticed any significant changes in their electric bills.

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Re:Flex your computing power! by Ameo on Thursday August 04, 2016 @12:26PM (#12226620)

I find that INCREDIBLY hard to believe. I guess I'll have to wait to see.

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Re:Flex your computing power! by yAnonymous on Thursday August 04, 2016 @07:32AM (#12224797)

Or for botnets that you aren't paying the electricity bill for.

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Re:Flex your computing power! by fareesh on Thursday August 04, 2016 @06:24AM (#12224581)

Assuming you max out a 500W PSU 24x7 for 31 days, it's roughly $45 per month I believe, so you are probably right.

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