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hypercracker@hexbear.netdeleted by creator to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 years ago

Texas bitcoin mining operation holds electric grid ransom, is paid more than it earns mining to not run its hardware on high-load days

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Texas bitcoin mining operation holds electric grid ransom, is paid more than it earns mining to not run its hardware on high-load days

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From “Why Texas Republicans are Souring on Crypto” from The Economist https://archive.ph/eIXGc

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    I’m actually surprised not many of the numerous “Galt’s Gulch” attempts done by Randroids have been done in Texas… it’s usually some remote island for unspecified reasons. epsteingelion

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      I’m pretty sure there have been a couple in Texas it’s just usually one rich guy trying to declare his 3 acre lot a country

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        So many Republics of Dave. Republic of Daves? Republics of Daves? thinking-about-it

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          Some of them are David, but most of them are Dave

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      unspecified reasons

      Because of the implication

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          Yes Redditistan would easily surpass the US, by judt going to a “new country”

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            For about ten minutes maybe, then all the techno gods would start arguing over which techno god was god number one like it was the Island of Dr. Moreau.

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          emojis could be banned as well

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          Deeply unserious people.

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          leo-point

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      Most likely there are, but it goes unreported. Nothing the bribery + good ‘ol boy network duo can’t fix.

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