Popular Post webfact Posted July 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2021 Picture: Sanook Sanook reported that Pol Col Santi Chuchert of the Na Jomtien police went to a house with one of his captains and a rescue foundation team after a man was electrocuted. They found Danai, 26, slumped up against his Bitcoin mining equipment dressed only in a pair of blue boxer shorts. Apiwat, his elder brother, said that his brother told him that the equipment was malfunctioning and sparking. He urged his brother not to try and fix it himself but to call an electrician and wait for morning. When an electrician arrived in the morning he found Danai dead and called the authorities. It appeared that the Bitcoin miner had tried to do the repairs himself and paid with his life. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2021-07-21 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted July 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2021 You must switch electricity off at the mains, before you start fiddling about with it, RIP regards Worgeordie 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wprime Posted July 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, worgeordie said: You must switch electricity off at the mains, before you start fiddling about with it, RIP regards Worgeordie But then the equipment stops mining, every second counts! Anyways, any word if those graphics cards are for sale? Sounds like he doesn't need them anymore. Edited July 21, 2021 by wprime 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted July 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) Died while mining bitcoins, coal miners die, gold and other precious metals die and now Bitcoin miners die, as it was said in Ecclesiastes 1:9 What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun... Edited July 21, 2021 by ezzra 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfill Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 4 hours ago, ezzra said: Died while mining bitcoins, coal miners die, gold and other precious metals die and now Bitcoin miners die, as it was said in Ecclesiastes 1:9 What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun... Are you sure? I thought that was a Sting album 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 5 hours ago, worgeordie said: You must switch electricity off at the mains, before you start fiddling about with it, RIP regards Worgeordie Blue boxers and electricity don't mix... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almer Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 7 hours ago, worgeordie said: You must switch electricity off at the mains, before you start fiddling about with it, RIP regards Worgeordie But for the unwary be aware that aircon generally doesn't go through the normal breaker or ECB, with electric the rule is " if you dont need to touch it, dont" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Meeseeks Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Those are not Bitcoin mining rigs. They will be mining some proof of work crypto but not Bitcoin. Need specialised kit to mine Bitcoin these days due to the hash rate required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpaintpot Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 On 7/22/2021 at 10:00 AM, Mr Meeseeks said: Those are not Bitcoin mining rigs. They will be mining some proof of work crypto but not Bitcoin. Need specialised kit to mine Bitcoin these days due to the hash rate required. Can some nice person explain in simple terms how a machine can mine bitcoins? I thought that bitcoins were a virtual currency. It doesn't make sense to an old prospector like me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, peterpaintpot said: Can some nice person explain in simple terms how a machine can mine bitcoins? I thought that bitcoins were a virtual currency. It doesn't make sense to an old prospector like me. Don't let curiosity draw you in..... mind numbing stuff. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsxrnz Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 (edited) 21 hours ago, peterpaintpot said: Can some nice person explain in simple terms how a machine can mine bitcoins? I thought that bitcoins were a virtual currency. It doesn't make sense to an old prospector like me. The "explain it to me like I'm a five-year-old" answer is that the bitcoin miners are similar to auditors of the electronic crypto currency system. They electronically track all the transactions to make sure that nobody cheats and spends their invisible money more than once, and that one "coin" is not electronically counterfeited. They are paid randomly for their "work" in bitcoin. In fact, new bitcoins are only ever created in this way. It's called "mining" because they have to filter through terabytes of data to find a correct "solution" in the form of complex equations, much like a gold miner digging through tons of rock to find a speck of gold. Forget the technology side of it - imagine they are working in a Charles Dickens period counting house, poring over the ledgers to make sure everything balances and everything is accounted for. Edited July 25, 2021 by Gsxrnz Clarity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancelot01 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 14 hours ago, Gsxrnz said: The "explain it to me like I'm a five-year-old" answer is that the bitcoin miners are similar to auditors of the electronic crypto currency system. They electronically track all the transactions to make sure that nobody cheats and spends their invisible money more than once, and that one "coin" is not electronically counterfeited. They are paid randomly for their "work" in bitcoin. In fact, new bitcoins are only ever created in this way. It's called "mining" because they have to filter through terabytes of data to find a correct "solution" in the form of complex equations, much like a gold miner digging through tons of rock to find a speck of gold. Forget the technology side of it - imagine they are working in a Charles Dickens period counting house, poring over the ledgers to make sure everything balances and everything is accounted for. Bah Humbug Mr Cratchit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 On 7/24/2021 at 11:43 AM, peterpaintpot said: Can some nice person explain in simple terms how a machine can mine bitcoins? I thought that bitcoins were a virtual currency. It doesn't make sense to an old prospector like me. The Bitcoin mining machine is today's equivalent of the pick, shovel, and pan. Just add electricity, and you mine a virtual currency. This guy died trying to fix the machine, but many have died trying to steal electricity, attempting to bypass the meter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsxrnz Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 8 hours ago, Lancelot01 said: Bah Humbug Mr Cratchit Libra, solidus, denarius. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonray Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 22 hours ago, Gsxrnz said: hey electronically track all the transactions to make sure that nobody cheats That doesn't sound like capitalism...is this some kind of communist plot ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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