Re:Kazakhstan to restrict crypto miners amid power shortages
by matheusmoreira on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @12:03PM
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I'm just gonna ignore the hateful parts of your post.
> More like Proof-Of-Waste, both of precious electricity, and of precious rare earth elements and other materials.
Is it really a waste if the heat produced is useful?
> idea of using a crypto rig as a space heater has already been completely debunked
Where? I've read detailed posts describing that it probably wouldn't be as efficient as other heat transfer methods. Doesn't mean it is "debunked". I'm convinced it could work in certain circumstances, such as availability of free energy in the form of solar power.
> If it's such a great idea, then why doesn't everybody already have one or a hundred of them, huh?
I don't know. I've been wondering for a while. That's why I started a discussion. Maybe the idea is too new or there aren't consumer products in the market that make it easy for people to do it.
> More like Proof-Of-Waste, both of precious electricity, and of precious rare earth elements and other materials.
Is it really a waste if the heat produced is useful?
> idea of using a crypto rig as a space heater has already been completely debunked
Where? I've read detailed posts describing that it probably wouldn't be as efficient as other heat transfer methods. Doesn't mean it is "debunked". I'm convinced it could work in certain circumstances, such as availability of free energy in the form of solar power.
> If it's such a great idea, then why doesn't everybody already have one or a hundred of them, huh?
I don't know. I've been wondering for a while. That's why I started a discussion. Maybe the idea is too new or there aren't consumer products in the market that make it easy for people to do it.