Uses for Block Erupter sticks after they're worthless for mining

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Uses for Block Erupter sticks after they're worthless for mining

July 31, 2013, 04:12:27 PM

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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.

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Re: Uses for Block Erupter sticks after they're worthless for mining

July 31, 2013, 04:39:23 PM

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maybe you can use them for pooled vanitygen

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Re: Uses for Block Erupter sticks after they're worthless for mining

July 31, 2013, 04:50:53 PM

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Quote from: xeroc on July 31, 2013, 04:39:23 PM

maybe you can use them for pooled vanitygen

The chip on the stick can't do anything else beside mine bitcoins.

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Re: Uses for Block Erupter sticks after they're worthless for mining

July 31, 2013, 05:32:46 PM

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Quote from: xeroc on July 31, 2013, 04:39:23 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

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Re: Uses for Block Erupter sticks after they're worthless for mining

July 31, 2013, 05:51:18 PM

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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.