What can I use Bitcoin miners for other than mining?

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Quote from: chinesebob on December 01, 2014, 05:01:13 PM

Quote from: allcoinminer on December 01, 2014, 05:51:33 AM

Quote from: chinesebob on November 26, 2014, 12:52:28 AM

I could probably find another use for something running Linux 3.10 openwrt on mips with ethernet and wifi if I had to, you could disconnect the ASICs and run it as a router or file share or repeater

But we are trying to find an alternate purpose of ASICs itself and not the controllers.
Everyone knows the answer, no consistent meaning full purpose other than SHA-D

Then you should change the question from "What can I use Bitcoin miners for" to "What can I use the ASICs from Bitcoin miners for"

You can sell parts for pennies or build an other machine with them.

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Quote from: allcoinminer on December 01, 2014, 05:51:33 AM

Quote from: chinesebob on November 26, 2014, 12:52:28 AM

I could probably find another use for something running Linux 3.10 openwrt on mips with ethernet and wifi if I had to, you could disconnect the ASICs and run it as a router or file share or repeater

But we are trying to find an alternate purpose of ASICs itself and not the controllers.
Everyone knows the answer, no consistent meaning full purpose other than SHA-D

Then you should change the question from "What can I use Bitcoin miners for" to "What can I use the ASICs from Bitcoin miners for"

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Quote from: chinesebob on November 26, 2014, 12:52:28 AM

I could probably find another use for something running Linux 3.10 openwrt on mips with ethernet and wifi if I had to, you could disconnect the ASICs and run it as a router or file share or repeater

But we are trying to find an alternate purpose of ASICs itself and not the controllers.
Everyone knows the answer, no consistent meaning full purpose other than SHA-D

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Quote from: -ck on November 19, 2014, 05:35:14 PM

Quote from: docco on November 19, 2014, 04:38:46 PM

Quote from: Bitcoin++ on November 17, 2014, 11:11:47 AM

Quote from: BTCXE on November 13, 2014, 11:12:24 AM

Can the machines not be reconfigured to support / mine / sustain any other blockchain technologies ?

You can mine testnet Bitcoins. They are supposed to be worthless though.

who knows about the future, right? Cheesy

No, someone attempted to monetise these in the past and a number of changes were made to testnet to make it worthless to prevent people mining testnet into oblivion making it impossible to test anything on it. You can reset testnet difficulty to 1, and the testnet blockchain is not set in stone, it can be reset to a new genesis block. There's a reason it's called "test"net. It's for testing changes easily, not to make it another worthless piece of shit altcoin that someone tries to make money off.

This doesn't mean that people won't try to somehow profit off of the test net. All any of this really means is that whoever get suckered into buying any testnet coins would most likely end up with another worthless altcoin

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I could probably find another use for something running Linux 3.10 openwrt on mips with ethernet and wifi if I had to, you could disconnect the ASICs and run it as a router or file share or repeater

-ck

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Ruu \o/

Quote from: docco on November 19, 2014, 04:38:46 PM

Quote from: Bitcoin++ on November 17, 2014, 11:11:47 AM

Quote from: BTCXE on November 13, 2014, 11:12:24 AM

Can the machines not be reconfigured to support / mine / sustain any other blockchain technologies ?

You can mine testnet Bitcoins. They are supposed to be worthless though.

who knows about the future, right? Cheesy

No, someone attempted to monetise these in the past and a number of changes were made to testnet to make it worthless to prevent people mining testnet into oblivion making it impossible to test anything on it. You can reset testnet difficulty to 1, and the testnet blockchain is not set in stone, it can be reset to a new genesis block. There's a reason it's called "test"net. It's for testing changes easily, not to make it another worthless piece of shit altcoin that someone tries to make money off.

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Quote from: Bitcoin++ on November 17, 2014, 11:11:47 AM

Quote from: BTCXE on November 13, 2014, 11:12:24 AM

Can the machines not be reconfigured to support / mine / sustain any other blockchain technologies ?

You can mine testnet Bitcoins. They are supposed to be worthless though.

who knows about the future, right? Cheesy

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Quote from: BTCXE on November 13, 2014, 11:12:24 AM

Can the machines not be reconfigured to support / mine / sustain any other blockchain technologies ?

You can mine testnet Bitcoins. They are supposed to be worthless though.

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Quote from: Kimowa on October 21, 2014, 07:28:10 PM

Quote from: Phyzic on October 21, 2014, 11:17:04 AM

If you don't need your Bitcoin Miner, you can sell it for a better price.
Something is better than nothing actually.

Agree, the price on ebay is ridiculously higher then market price for some reason.

You have to find someone that buys it and pays all the Ebay fees but you will probably end up with a better deal that running your hardware especially if you pay for electricity

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Can the machines not be reconfigured to support / mine / sustain any other blockchain technologies ?

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Quote from: vortexz on August 22, 2014, 02:37:57 PM

show off to chichs with your miners, they will get horny.

best use ever

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How about using them for something really different, like cryptography? Cool

Blockchains can be used for different things, and an ASIC might be an efficient way to secure data and communications.

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You can use the old miners it to scam Wink

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If you all had listened to ME, and not bought these damn ASICs in the first place, this topic wouldn't exist now!!!

Admit it - I was right! You pissed away lots of money on a scam that made ASIC manufacturers rich, and you got the shaft and an empty bank account.

Tim was right. Everyone say it.

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Quote from: coinits on August 17, 2014, 07:08:23 PM

Heater for you home.

yes if it doesnt bring profit

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toys for your childrens
so when they grow up they will say "hey i have played with bitcoin miners when i was 2 years old"
i don't think there is any other use of those ASIC miners other then bitcoin mining

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Inspired

My garage is an amazing 75 degrees every morning, no matter what temp it is outside.
I don't even care about bitcoins anymore - fetching shit out of my trunk in my pajamas without nipping is way more valuable.

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Quote from: FattyMcButterpants on November 02, 2014, 04:08:27 AM

Quote from: seriouscoin on November 01, 2014, 03:31:46 AM

Quote from: Prelude on October 28, 2014, 07:42:19 PM

I keep seeing people state that heating with miners is bad for your health, but with no proof presented. Proof or BS.

Its BS, the chemical that these idiots were talking about is the fire retardant coating. It is toxic IF the board is on fire, within 10 seconds the fire should be self-extinguished. The smoke is toxic gas.

Some dumb ass confused this with the "smell" by from the warm exhaust fan. The smell is most likely from cooling oil residue from manufactured metal parts in the miner.

Their argument about high temp is laughable. They said its safe from normal computer because its not as hot as bitcoin miners. Dumbest shit i've heard. Pick an IR camera and look into your computer retards.

My source: Work in datacentre industry, EE degree.

Well to be fair, it is generally bad for your health when things catch fire in your home, but this is regardless of any chemicals inside what has caught fire.

OMG HAHAHAAHA. I just actually had my first laugh of today. Thank you.

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Quote from: seriouscoin on November 01, 2014, 03:31:46 AM

Quote from: Prelude on October 28, 2014, 07:42:19 PM

I keep seeing people state that heating with miners is bad for your health, but with no proof presented. Proof or BS.

Its BS, the chemical that these idiots were talking about is the fire retardant coating. It is toxic IF the board is on fire, within 10 seconds the fire should be self-extinguished. The smoke is toxic gas.

Some dumb ass confused this with the "smell" by from the warm exhaust fan. The smell is most likely from cooling oil residue from manufactured metal parts in the miner.

Their argument about high temp is laughable. They said its safe from normal computer because its not as hot as bitcoin miners. Dumbest shit i've heard. Pick an IR camera and look into your computer retards.

My source: Work in datacentre industry, EE degree.

Thank you for clarifying!

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Quote from: xstr8guy on August 18, 2014, 02:00:44 AM

I use my obsolete miners as dust collectors. I live in the desert so they'll soon be virtually invisible. Maybe thousands of years from now some archaeologist will uncover them and wonder what the hell they were for.

Hahahahaa..!! I use mine for the same.!! + I switch it on when its cold...works as a pretty good heater.! Cheesy

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