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Title: Is this the best place to set up a mining farm or what?
Post by: wolverine.ks on May 13, 2013, 03:09:06 AM
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9VE65omBDbM/TVIRdEPG6RI/AAAAAAAAAGo/4Jl_aesuPDA/s1600/Steve%2527s+Pictures+025.jpg


Title: Re: Is this the best place to set up a mining farm or what?
Post by: taenaive on May 13, 2013, 03:48:02 AM
that is crazy way to get free electricity. where is this place?


Title: Re: Is this the best place to set up a mining farm or what?
Post by: Lukke on May 13, 2013, 11:46:15 AM
I guess Thailand or Vietnam.


Title: Re: Is this the best place to set up a mining farm or what?
Post by: SellStuff on May 13, 2013, 12:24:44 PM
I guess Thailand or Vietnam.
Did all the english lettering give it away?


Title: Re: Is this the best place to set up a mining farm or what?
Post by: wolverine.ks on May 13, 2013, 01:28:36 PM
this kind of thing is big in India as well. could make for some very wealthy people in these developing territories...


Title: Re: Is this the best place to set up a mining farm or what?
Post by: gbx on May 14, 2013, 12:55:40 PM
I  thought it was india.

They don't take their power infrastructure very seriously.  I know many lives are lost by power pirates in some of these developing 3rd world countries.....  this isn't one of them, but here's a classic example of how relaxed safety standards impact some.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xfyyii_man-electrocuted-on-the-train-india_news#.UZIzwXrn_cs



Title: Re: Is this the best place to set up a mining farm or what?
Post by: Lauda on May 14, 2013, 01:06:31 PM
Wow free electricity haha  :o


Title: Re: Is this the best place to set up a mining farm or what?
Post by: wolverine.ks on May 16, 2013, 07:47:49 PM
http://boingboing.net/2013/05/16/gentleman-in-guatemala-city-ar.html (http://boingboing.net/2013/05/16/gentleman-in-guatemala-city-ar.html)

watch out, this guy is going to be super rich once he gets his rig dialed in....


Title: Re: Is this the best place to set up a mining farm or what?
Post by: deadweasel on May 16, 2013, 07:49:04 PM
http://boingboing.net/2013/05/16/gentleman-in-guatemala-city-ar.html (http://boingboing.net/2013/05/16/gentleman-in-guatemala-city-ar.html)

watch out, this guy is going to be super rich once he gets his rig dialed in....

Everyone hooks up their power that way in those parts and similar places across the world.  Only the rich get 'services'.