OT Bitcoin mining?

Paul wrote:

One thing I found rather amazing, is that anyone
would invest in a custom silicon design project,
to make custom bitcoin miner chips. The only thing
comparable to those chips, is the GPU chips on high end
video cards. At the 300W level, you need very
good cooling (so lots of fan noise, in your
mining lab). The only thing I could figure,

I thought of a joint venture between a building owner and a bitcoin
miner.. the excess heat could be used to heat the building. It would
work in colder climates but not everywhere. I have not done the math to
see if its feasible to invest in the hardware.

On Sat, 11 Apr 2015 23:20:25 -0500, G. Morgan wrote:

Paul wrote:

One thing I found rather amazing, is that anyone
would invest in a custom silicon design project,
to make custom bitcoin miner chips. The only thing
comparable to those chips, is the GPU chips on high end
video cards. At the 300W level, you need very
good cooling (so lots of fan noise, in your
mining lab). The only thing I could figure,

I thought of a joint venture between a building owner and a bitcoin
miner.. the excess heat could be used to heat the building. It would
work in colder climates but not everywhere. I have not done the math to
see if its feasible to invest in the hardware.

1. Excellent idea, thanks.

2. But the excess heat could be used to power an air-conditioner,
analogous to the old Servel gas refrigerators. That would make it
feasible for warm climates as well.

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)