[chbot] crypto coins, miners etc

[Charles Manning]

I heard of some people running miners at their workplaces.

But if you're going to steal your work's electricity then why stop there?
Why not steal the furniture and sell it on trade me? It's all theft.

Perhaps with the higher bitcoin prices it makes sense on your own power.

According to http://fortune.com/2018/01/11/bitcoin-mining-tesla-electricity/
it is viable, but our electricity costs are a lot higher than USA.




On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 8:41 AM, Richard Jones <richard.jones.1952 at gmail.com
> wrote:

> http://fortune.com/2018/02/13/bitcoin-mining-monero-price-
> ad-blocker-salon/
>
> Maybe crypto mining can make sense if you use somebody else's electricity.
>
> Richard
>
> On 23 Feb 2018 08:31, "Charles Manning" <cdhmanning at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Does it all actually make sense?
>>
>> Last I heard the energy costs are such that bitcoin mining doesn't even
>> pay the electricity it takes to mine it. I guess if you are going to run a
>> heater anyway, it might as well mine for you, but then you'd still do
>> better putting the money into a heat pump.
>>
>> Has that changed?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 10:42 PM, Mark Atherton <markaren1 at xtra.co.nz>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> IMHO as long as the subject is correct, (maybe something like
>>> [CryotoCash]  + relevant extra subject information) then this may be an
>>> acceptable forum for such discussions.
>>>
>>> Anyone not interested in the subject can easily ignore or delete such
>>> messages.
>>>
>>> Also bear in mind that this email-reflector has just under 150
>>> subscribers, and judging by the amount of interest show in Rudy's talk on
>>> the subject on Monday (with additional commentary from Darran), there may
>>> well be quite a few others interested in this subject lurking here.
>>>
>>> If the subject causes a continued overload in traffic, then we can talk
>>> about moving to an alternate forum.
>>>
>>> In the mean time, let us see how the subject pans out here.
>>>
>>> Regards, Mark
>>>
>>>
>>> On 21/02/2018 9:43 PM, Peter Ellens wrote:
>>>
>>>> Just wondering is there is any interest in a get together to talk more
>>>> about all thing bitcoin and mining related.
>>>>
>>>> And maybe a new list, so we do not annoy those not interested?
>>>>
>>>> Thoughts and comments?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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