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Bitcoin => Hardware => Topic started by: tinus42 on July 31, 2013, 04:12:27 PM



Title: Uses for Block Erupter sticks after they're worthless for mining
Post by: tinus42 on July 31, 2013, 04:12:27 PM
Next year all USB Block Erupters will be useless, they won't get a single share, like CPU's now.

Wouldn't it be nice to make them into a key fob to put on your key chain? Or make some fancy jewellery out of them?

They do have a very nice BTC logo on the back and the chips on the front side give them a nice techno look.


Title: Re: Uses for Block Erupter sticks after they're worthless for mining
Post by: xeroc on July 31, 2013, 04:39:23 PM
maybe you can use them for pooled vanitygen


Title: Re: Uses for Block Erupter sticks after they're worthless for mining
Post by: Matoking on July 31, 2013, 04:50:53 PM
maybe you can use them for pooled vanitygen
The chip on the stick can't do anything else beside mine bitcoins.


Title: Re: Uses for Block Erupter sticks after they're worthless for mining
Post by: madmax_ger on July 31, 2013, 05:32:46 PM
maybe you can use them for pooled vanitygen

any idea how to get mining hardware working with vanitygen?
I'd like to calc my own addresses :)


Title: Re: Uses for Block Erupter sticks after they're worthless for mining
Post by: OtaconEmmerich on July 31, 2013, 05:51:18 PM
I'm pretty sure they could be reused for vanitygen like someone said, but that doesn't take much effort to do. I don't think it will ever get to that point unless you live in an area where electricity is high and your mining on a PC.


Title: Re: Uses for Block Erupter sticks after they're worthless for mining
Post by: tarui on August 01, 2013, 10:52:00 AM
buy a box full of them and use it as hand warmers.


Title: Re: Uses for Block Erupter sticks after they're worthless for mining
Post by: Sy on August 01, 2013, 10:54:22 AM
You can use them for every sha coin out there...just sayin.


Title: Re: Uses for Block Erupter sticks after they're worthless for mining
Post by: Bitoy on August 01, 2013, 10:55:16 AM
Christmas tree lights!


Title: Re: Uses for Block Erupter sticks after they're worthless for mining
Post by: Xer0 on August 01, 2013, 12:25:06 PM
Christmas tree lights!

but only rev 1...  ::)


Title: Re: Uses for Block Erupter sticks after they're worthless for mining
Post by: zackclark70 on August 01, 2013, 12:27:12 PM
They make good door wedges  :)


Title: Re: Uses for Block Erupter sticks after they're worthless for mining
Post by: rammy2k2 on August 01, 2013, 12:27:34 PM
U can mine alt-coins