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November 22, 2013, 09:59:48 PM
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I live on a military base, and I don't pay for utilities. Am I stupid for not mining? Any reason I shouldn't?
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November 22, 2013, 10:01:14 PM
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Getting shot by the captain for rogueing the power  Grin
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November 22, 2013, 10:02:13 PM
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Yeah, because somebody will notice when your electric bill spikes a few hundred percentage points and you will no longer have free electricity.

Also because I doubt you have the infrastructure in your dwelling to be able to leverage free electricity enough to make a profit worth messing with in the first place.

Please DO NOT send me private messages asking for help setting up GPU miners. I will not respond!!!
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November 22, 2013, 10:07:42 PM
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Definitely some good points. I'd hate to ruin it for the entire barracks.
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November 22, 2013, 10:08:28 PM
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Quote from: pontiacg5 on November 22, 2013, 10:02:13 PM
Also because I doubt you have the infrastructure in your dwelling to be able to leverage free electricity enough to make a profit worth messing with in the first place.

Maybe not worth for GPU mining, but running ASIC for free is not bad if you can buy it cheaply
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November 22, 2013, 10:17:32 PM
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How permanently will you be living in the base? Unless you can be sure you'll have consistent free electricity for the next year, and you have access to a large initial investment for a good spec miner, it's too risky an investment to make.
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