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thenewgreen  ·  3352 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What Satoshi Did

That's interesting, I have a friend that mines bitcoin and said he keeps the machine in his garage and it gets very hot. Also, the cops came to his house because of the power bill surge, they thought he was growing marijuana.





wasoxygen  ·  3352 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Also, the cops came to his house because of the power bill surge, they thought he was growing marijuana.

I found this hard to believe, but apparently it happens. Now I found something else hard to believe:

    Indoor growers are estimated to consume about 1 percent of the nation's electricity

Based on source and infographic.

thenewgreen  ·  3352 days ago  ·  link  ·  

he was told by the police that it was a common occurrence. Also, they were very nice to him and genuinely interested in what this whole "Bitcoin" stuff was all about.

OftenBen  ·  3352 days ago  ·  link  ·  

He probably uses a repurposed PC rather than a purpose built bitcoin mining rig. Most of those will generate a lot of heat.

thenewgreen  ·  3352 days ago  ·  link  ·  

He replied. He says it's very hot. He used a bitman tech antminer fwiw.

thenewgreen  ·  3352 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Nope. At least I don't think so. I just texted him, we'll see if he replies. Now I'm curious