I've actually got a few 7870's sitting in there. I'll try to spin those up first.

Any particular cards you'd look at if you weren't worried about cost? I realize the reason the RX 400~ series is sold out is primarily its power efficiency, and again, I couldn't care less. We're running a massive industrial machine, so even if I put in 10 1kw systems, it wouldn't even amount to a fraction of the power used in the building.

Do it, the field doesn't matter. I went for a B.S in Chemistry, but most of what I do these days is based around computer science. The concepts you learn in any STEM field are roughly the same, so do whatever you have the strongest connection to. Use what you learn to keep learning.

The aside to that; you're signing yourself up for a lifetime of learning if you move into an intellectual profession. Those 4 years are actually the easiest part. You should be learning things outside of class, and really focusing on trying to find what you love to work on. Avoid the party mentality. You're going to spend too much time on video games and getting intoxicated. It's ok, we all do it, but be aware of it. Realize that every moment you spend learning now is worth 10 moments a decade from now.

The above is what I'd write to myself if I was about to go back in. Take yourself seriously, you're smarter than you think. Put in the work.

Curious, because I've been digging through my hardware box and I have a mountain of "complete computers" in parts, starting from systems made in the early 2000's.

Does anyone have any experience trying to mine altcoins with true garbage GPU's? The equivalent of something that would be $30-40 now?

I ask because I have access to a warehouse that I don't pay electricity in, so literally anything I mine is pure profit.

Interesting, I hadn't heard of earthcoin, but it seems they're growing quickly

Jesus I wish I hadn't missed the initial release of these, I'd love to pick up a set of 5.

The stability comes from having large stocks of currencies in defined places; banks are simply operating on a different order of magnitude than we are, which means we don't see much of the "global instability" that is actually occurring. World banks basically absorb all the losses and gains on that magnitude, regional banks below that, and we're fighting over the scraps that are too small for them to worry about.

The overall scheme will not change. The medium of the scheme will.