• JackbyDev
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    2 days ago

    I wonder if some day we’ll see space heaters that mine crypto.

    • explodicle@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      Pro:

      • a major problem for miners is heat dissipation

      • the chips commodify more every year

      Con:

      • retail energy costs more than wholesale energy

      • heat pumps are more cost effective in most cases

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        2 days ago

        Heat pumps are more efficient, yes, but people still use space heaters to heat small areas. I can’t pick up and move a heat pump around my home lol. Heating a small area a few more degrees is going to be cheaper than heating the whole house more a few more degrees (even with a heat pump).

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          The key is to live in an apartment and then install aluminum heat fins on every shared wall. Bonus points looks a little like a medieval torture chamber, but the real win is heating bill.