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SergeStorms

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5. It seems the Bitcoin miners....

Reply to bronxiteforever (Original post)

Mon Jul 11, 2022, 07:12 PM

Jul 2022

didn't do their homework when they decided to alight in Texas. A cursory examination of Texas's power grid should have scared them away no matter how cheap energy is when its available.

Maybe they should invest in a shitload of Generacs.

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Bitcoin Miners Shut Off Rigs as Texas Power Grid Nears Brink [View all] bronxiteforever Jul 2022 OP

Global Bitcoin mining may generate over 65 megatons of carbon emissions per year VMA131Marine Jul 2022 #1

+1 Thanks for the science info! bronxiteforever Jul 2022 #3

I could have sworn Abbott ordered the energy gods to make these problems go away!?!??! dutch777 Jul 2022 #2

Just another way for the... 2naSalit Jul 2022 #4

It seems the Bitcoin miners.... SergeStorms Jul 2022 #5

and Republicans. Gotta include the GQP, or it's just not dystopian enough. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2022 #6

+1 excellent point. Sorry I forgot. bronxiteforever Jul 2022 #11

I was expecting The Onion Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2022 #7

First time I ever heard of a Bitcoin miner doing the ethical thing. comradebillyboy Jul 2022 #8

look at the price of crypto... might not be profitable to mine right now. WarGamer Jul 2022 #9

Be careful what you wish for, Texas! ARPad95 Jul 2022 #10

+1 essential reading thank you! bronxiteforever Jul 2022 #14

Each Bitcoin transaction consumes 1,173 kilowatt-hrs--more than the average American uses in a month texasfiddler Jul 2022 #15

I clearly do not understand bitcoin. MissB Jul 2022 #12

wtf?? I had no idea. nt ecstatic Jul 2022 #13

Agree with your hellishly dystopian take. Add in whole Hortensis Jul 2022 #16

+1 those homes don't sound livable as climate change progresses. bronxiteforever Jul 2022 #17