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Author: Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr.
Date:  
To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: bitcoin mining
Mike, when the CPU's are running at 100%, 24/7, it eats some seirous
power. The guys in my facility use about 50amps to 60amps of continuous
power each, utilizing about a half cabinet worth of space each. Then
there is the cooling and the power requirements for that. It is a
serious business.

Gilbert

On 3/20/2014 10:06 AM, Michael Havens wrote:
> I'll tell you Rusty, I currently have 2 computers that I keep on 24
> hours a day. I set it up so I pay a yearly average per month and right
> now my electric bill is $78/month. I'm not too worried about my
> electric bill.
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 9:55 AM, Michael Havens <
> <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     thanks for the advise.... I wish I could afford it, Gilbert. now
>     if just  tethering a bunch of computers together would work I
>     could do that! Where could I spend this 'currency' at anyways?

>
>     :-)~MIKE~(-:

>
>
>     On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 9:03 AM, Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr.
>     <
>     <mailto:mailing-lists@phoenixinternet.net>> wrote:

>
>         I have several customers mining in my collocation facility.
>         They are using the custom ASICs. Every few months they seem to
>         replace them with newer stuff. I can tell you the they use a
>         lot of electricity and generate a lot of heat. You have to
>         spend a lot of money to make money is all I can say. This is
>         not the most environmentally favorable way to do so either.

>
>         Gilbert

>
>
>         On 3/19/2014 4:18 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>         holy moly! they want between 400 and 10000 dollars for ASIC
>>         stuff. I figured I'd try tethering  a bunch of used computers
>>         together  because that is what I can afford to do.

>>
>>         :-)~MIKE~(-:

>>
>>
>>         On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Eric Cope
>>         < <mailto:eric.cope@gmail.com>> wrote:

>>
>>             You will spend more money on electricity than any
>>             bitcoins you are able to mine with anything other than
>>             custom ASICs. If you want to fiddle around with a
>>             crypto-currency, I'd pick another one where mining on
>>             your personal laptop (or freely available PCs).

>>
>>             Eric

>>
>>
>>             On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Sesso <
>>             <mailto:sesso@djsesso.com>> wrote:

>>
>>                 I have a list of all of the types of coin that are
>>                 out there and the complexity to mine. I'll try to
>>                 remember to post it in here so that you can research
>>                 the different types of coin.

>>
>>                 Sent from my iPhone

>>
>>                 > On Mar 19, 2014, at 2:43 PM, Brian Cluff
>>                 < <mailto:brian@snaptek.com>> wrote:
>>                 >
>>                 > Look into ASIC based bitcoin mining it's way way
>>                 way faster than using standard computers to do the
>>                 mining.

>>                 >
>>                 > That being said, I would wait a little while and
>>                 see how bitcoin plays out.  It's on rocky ground
>>                 right now and you might find that you have purchased
>>                 a bunch of hardware and burned a ton of electricity
>>                 to mine a bitcoin that turns out to be worthless.

>>                 >
>>                 > Brian

>>                 >
>>                 >> On 03/19/2014 02:35 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>                 >> what I'm thinking of doing is buying a bunch of
>>                 used computers and
>>                 >> turning them into a super-computer and using that
>>                 for the bit-coin
>>                 >> mining. What is super-computerizing called?

>>                 >>
>>                 >> :-)~MIKE~(-:

>>                 >>

>>                 >>
>>                 >> On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Michael Havens
>>                 < <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com>
>>                 >> <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com
>>                 <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com>>> wrote:

>>                 >>
>>                 >>    how do I get involved with this? Any
>>                 pointers... how-tos?
>>                 >>  :-)~MIKE~(-:

>>                 >>

>>                 >>

>>                 >>

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