compute is as efficient as any other electric heat, this would be cool if it was folding proteins and better heating systems aren't practical for the site

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Heat pumps exist

[–] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah. You can heat more efficiently than 100% due to the magic of Carnot cycle

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Laws of thermodynamics cops in shambles

[–] stink@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

When I was in college I mined Monero in my dorm room over the winter, kept me pretty warm

[–] RuthBaderGonesburg@hexbear.net 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

monero is the one good crypto

[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago

I like bonero the boner coin

[–] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 28 points 4 days ago

innocence What could be ~~worse~~ better than a giant speculation bubble?!

gangster-spongebob Oh, I know! TWO giant speculation bubbles!

[–] Wheaties@hexbear.net 22 points 4 days ago

barely a step removed from saying your computer is just a machine for slowly filtering dust out of a room

[–] radio_free_asgarthr@hexbear.net 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

We are using silver mining and the heat from our ore smelting to warm a Villa #Silver #CelticSlavery - Roman Finance Guy 288 C.E.

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You know if the think about it the bodies of hundreds of sweaty miners WOULD heat a space much the same as bitcoin miners would, just smellier

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 3 points 4 days ago

This is why they call it smelting

[–] RNAi@hexbear.net 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Tulips weren't as useful for international criminal organizations, so that's why it popped

[–] blobjim@hexbear.net 3 points 4 days ago

Poppies on the other hand...

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 7 points 4 days ago

My guess is that it's just an old video/story