Ummm, not really using it? There's 8Ghash still mining the darn things which beats I0C, TBX, FBX, SC, and LTC combined. Yes, at 231 difficulty they aren't working very hard, but somebody apparently still feels the love for that little mutant coin.
you just compared a sha-256 currency to some scrypt currencies
are you retarded? my computer gets 3.4 khash/s mining FBX using the processor and 300 mhash/s mining BTC using my GPU
that's 90,000 times more "hashes" because the algorithm is different
"Are you retarded?" How dreadfully judgmental, and completely unacceptable in a social community such as this. And you then proudly proclaim that you are mining FBX? Have you heard of LTC or SC? Maybe some research would be in order if you want to use your processor for something worthwhile, while impressing all the big kids with your awe-inspiring 300MHash.
"90,000 times more..." while I appreciate your attempt to use math to support your trite ad hominem attack, you are off by a statistically significant amount. 90,000 times 3.4 Khash, would be 306,000 Mhash. Or 306 Ghash, or .306 of a Thash. Truly an epic fail.
And while your distinction of algorithm makes for a delightful chuckle, you are mistaken. Scrypt is actually an implementation of sha256 coded to run the algorithm using a CPU, rather than the code designed to maximize sha256 hashing on a GPU. Don't take my word for it read some source and educate yourself:
https://github.com/coderrr/scrypt/blob/master/sha256.c. A far better standard to judge would be a comparison of value. If I invest X amount of electricity to produce a given amount of Y coins, what is that value compared to a baseline currency such as BTC. As I write this 4,167 iXC will buy you 1 BTC on an exchange. With 6 cores, and 2 minute blocks, I can produce 4,167 iXC in about 18 hours. Using a pair of 6970's and a pair of 6870's, which is what is running on my two office machines right now, I can produce 1 BTC in about 26.50 hours. It actually makes sound economic sense right now to produce the former and dump them off on buyers of the latter. And if I actively work the market, I can do that flip in about 12 hours.
So, in answer to your rather gauche question, no, I am not retarded. I am taking advantage of ignorant people who venture forth into this playground with their pants around their ankles, and their wits left at home.