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Isnt this kind of like saying we should bring back incandescent light bulbs so people will heat their houses with them? Like, I appreciate trying to dual purpo

Isnt this kind of like saying we should bring back incandescent light bulbs so people will heat their houses with them? Like, I appreciate trying to dual purpose energy use... but I dont see a specialized computer that pumps heat as practical. I'm pretty sure it's going to be wasted watts too instead of using a real heater. My 800w box doesn't generate anywhere near as many BTUs as a 600w ceramic box heater. Even though I may joke otherwise. While on hot days in Florida, there is a difference when it's on or off in a room... on the 5 actual cold days we get, it can barely keep my feet warm. When I lived in Colorado... Haha no. The little office I had with a buddy, there were 4 servers in a room, either rendering or doing video analytics crunching. They didnt do shit when ambient was 60f, plus our desktops. Using bitcoin miners as home heaters seems as practical as Juiceroo was to "fresh juice".

titzer 5y ago
800 watts is not actually very much heat. A typical small space heater is 2000W. I have no idea what you intend by implying that 800 watts is not as many BTUs as 600 watts--watts are literally a measure of power, i.e. can be converted to BTUs per hour. And yes, all those 800 watts of power your computer draws do end up as waste heat [1]. > I'm pretty sure it's going to be wasted watts too instead of using a real heater. That makes no sense. You literally cannot "waste" waste heat, unless you are venting it to outside or something. If your space is not getting warm enough, it's because your computer is not generating enough heat! [1] only a very miniscule amount of the power consumed by a PC actually permanently flips bits on harddisks or SSDs or transmits bits across the network. These take extremely low amounts of power.
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- artifact_44 5y ago
  Once you understand this, you start to understand how the recent FUD about crypto is generated by people with an agenda.
  - mavhc 5y ago
    Or people who live in places that aren't cold every moment of the year

titzer 5y ago

800 watts is not actually very much heat. A typical small space heater is 2000W. I have no idea what you intend by implying that 800 watts is not as many BTUs as 600 watts--watts are literally a measure of power, i.e. can be converted to BTUs per hour. And yes, all those 800 watts of power your computer draws do end up as waste heat [1]. > I'm pretty sure it's going to be wasted watts too instead of using a real heater. That makes no sense. You literally cannot "waste" waste heat, unless you are venting it to outside or something. If your space is not getting warm enough, it's because your computer is not generating enough heat! [1] only a very miniscule amount of the power consumed by a PC actually permanently flips bits on harddisks or SSDs or transmits bits across the network. These take extremely low amounts of power.

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artifact_44 5y ago
Once you understand this, you start to understand how the recent FUD about crypto is generated by people with an agenda.
- mavhc 5y ago
  Or people who live in places that aren't cold every moment of the year