Re:Bitcoin mining hash rate drops as blackouts instituted in...
by artifact_44 on Sunday April 18, 2021 @06:06PM
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Once you understand this, you start to understand how the recent FUD about crypto is generated by people with an agenda.
> I'm pretty sure it's going to be wasted watts too instead of using a real heater.
That makes no sense. You literally cannot "waste" waste heat, unless you are venting it to outside or something. If your space is not getting warm enough, it's because your computer is not generating enough heat!
[1] only a very miniscule amount of the power consumed by a PC actually permanently flips bits on harddisks or SSDs or transmits bits across the network. These take extremely low amounts of power.