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Re:Bitcoin's electricity use 8 times higher than Google's an... by xutopia on Sunday January 02, 2022 @04:19PM (#29774037)
I heat my basement with a mining rig. Why should that be illegal?
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Re:Bitcoin's electricity use 8 times higher than Google's an... by spankalee on Sunday January 02, 2022 @04:21PM (#29774050)
And you turn it off when you don't actually need the heat, right? Right?
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Re:Bitcoin's electricity use 8 times higher than Google's an... by zeusk on Sunday January 02, 2022 @04:20PM (#29774049)
The same reason for why you shouldn't be heating your basement with coal.
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