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Re:Bitcoin mining becomes unprofitable as BTC price falls to... by asddubs on Sunday June 19, 2022 @04:13AM (#31797319)
well, if he was going to be running a space heater otherwise then this is basically the least harmful instance of mining
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Re:Bitcoin mining becomes unprofitable as BTC price falls to... by bastawhiz on Sunday June 19, 2022 @07:51AM (#31798445)
That's a pretty inefficient space heater
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Re:Bitcoin mining becomes unprofitable as BTC price falls to... by praptak on Sunday June 19, 2022 @11:14AM (#31800136)
It's close to 100% efficient in converting electricity to heat.
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Re:Bitcoin mining becomes unprofitable as BTC price falls to... by asddubs on Sunday June 19, 2022 @05:38PM (#31803793)
anything that converts electricity to heat, by whatever means, is essentially equally efficient in doing so.
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