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Re:Bitcoin mining heats homes for free in Siberia [video] by TedLePoireau on Friday November 03, 2017 @06:09PM (#15622501)
This is what we are doing at Qarnot Computing for 5years. We created a heater using CPU as a heat source. People send a docker image (3d rendering, financial analysis...) and we run it on heaters deployed in buildings in Paris where people are heated for free (we refund the electricity cost)

https://computing.qarnot.com https://www.qarnot.com/faq/

Disclosure: I work there :)

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Re:Bitcoin mining heats homes for free in Siberia [video] by Faaak on Friday November 03, 2017 @07:53PM (#15623040)
Love the idea ! I would love to work with you if I didn't have a nice project in the same time.

Small error in the FAQ though: "kW/h" ;-)

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Re:Bitcoin mining heats homes for free in Siberia [video] by TedLePoireau on Friday November 03, 2017 @08:54PM (#15623245)
I'll make sure this is fixed on Monday ! Thank you :)
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Re:Bitcoin mining heats homes for free in Siberia [video] by aoner on Friday November 03, 2017 @10:39PM (#15623522)
Why don't you use boilers? That way you can use the heating year round.
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