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Re:Ad network uses advanced malware technique to conceal CPU... by xxs on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @09:51AM (#16473762)
I take it you don't have a powerful one that drains 150W. I can trivially hear the fans (GPU or CPU) if someone site attempts to over-utilize the available hardware resources.
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Re:Ad network uses advanced malware technique to conceal CPU... by 2aa07e2 on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @10:15AM (#16474012)
I don't see a problem with heating the room in the winter. [1]

[1] https://physics.stackexchange.com/a/2184

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Re:Ad network uses advanced malware technique to conceal CPU... by gruez on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @10:25AM (#16474130)
heating via electricity is less efficient (cost wise) than via natural gas.
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Re:Ad network uses advanced malware technique to conceal CPU... by enord on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @10:47AM (#16474408)
Thats the point.
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Re:Ad network uses advanced malware technique to conceal CPU... by 2aa07e2 on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @10:35AM (#16474240)
Heating with nuclear energy is even more.
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