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July 08, 2014, 10:10:04 AM
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so BBTCitcoin mining is supposed to make one immune and immortal?  sign me up

i am here.
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July 08, 2014, 10:58:50 AM
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I think Tritium is the prophesied hydrogen economy of the future. It glows (indirectly) and it produces power for 20 years. $30,000 a gram it's worth today.

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I was pleasantly surprised to find that I can buy nuclear powered lights for under $50 on ebay.

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July 08, 2014, 11:15:29 AM
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so BBTCitcoin mining is supposed to make one immune and immortal?  sign me up

Block-chain, making transactions and humans stay forever.
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July 08, 2014, 11:38:06 AM
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Check for FCC sticker if in US. You're probably "reasonably safe." If no FCC sticker and they sold to you in the US, try to accumulate and run as many as you can -- the lawsuit from your death will feed your family for generations even if the bitcoins won't. Think of it as hedging.
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July 09, 2014, 07:58:47 AM
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That article is worthless sensationalism.  The basic logic there is that a guy got leukemia and he owns a miner, therefore the miner must have caused his leukemia.  By that logic, I got a cold and I own a miner, so my miner must have given me a cold.  There's no substance whatsoever there.  How many rig owners haven't gotten leukemia?

Aside from that, ASICs certainly do give off some electromagnetic (EM) radiation because any electric current flow generates an EM field.  But it's low-power, localized, and non-ionizing.  Not to mention that most if not all of it is likely blocked by the metal casing the chips are likely in.  The radiation from your cell phone is much more dangerous than anything emitted by an ASIC.
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