Cheap! Plentiful! Nuclear Fusion power is only 20 years away!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60312633

Which I find a bit of a disappointment since for the past sixty-odd
years it's only been 10 years away.

Nick

On 2022-02-09, Nick Odell <nick@themusicworkshop.plus.com> wrote:
> Cheap! Plentiful! Nuclear Fusion power is only 20 years away!
>
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60312633
>
> Which I find a bit of a disappointment since for the past sixty-odd
> years it's only been 10 years away.
>
>
> Nick

My recollection too.

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On 9 Feb 2022 17:28:36 GMT, maus wrote:

> On 2022-02-09, Nick Odell <nick@themusicworkshop.plus.com> wrote:
>> Cheap! Plentiful! Nuclear Fusion power is only 20 years away!
>>
>> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60312633
>>
>> Which I find a bit of a disappointment since for the past sixty-odd
>> years it's only been 10 years away.
>>
>>
>> Nick
>
> My recollection too.

A cynic like me would suggest that they will be bidding for funds soon (end
of financial year coming up)
It's surprising how often a cure for cancer is on the horizon at this time
of year.
I suggested this to some university researchers I know and, like 'Tom the
cabin boy', they just smiled and said nothing.
--
Jim S

On 09-Feb-22 17:28, maus wrote:
> On 2022-02-09, Nick Odell <nick@themusicworkshop.plus.com> wrote:
>> Cheap! Plentiful! Nuclear Fusion power is only 20 years away!
>>
>> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60312633
>>
>> Which I find a bit of a disappointment since for the past sixty-odd
>> years it's only been 10 years away.
>>
>>
>> Nick
>
> My recollection too.
>
>
Yerbut, Years go past twice as quickly now.

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On Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at 2:07:45 PM UTC-6, Sam Plusnet wrote:
> On 09-Feb-22 17:28, maus wrote:
> > On 2022-02-09, Nick Odell <ni...@themusicworkshop.plus.com> wrote:
> >> Cheap! Plentiful! Nuclear Fusion power is only 20 years away!
> >>
> >> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60312633
> >>
> >> Which I find a bit of a disappointment since for the past sixty-odd
> >> years it's only been 10 years away.
> >>
> >>
> >> Nick
> >
> > My recollection too.
> >
> >
> Yerbut, Years go past twice as quickly now.
>
> --
> Sam Plusnet

And of course this fusion power will be too cheap to meter, correct?

Don Stockbauer <donstockbauer@hotmail.com> wrote:

> On Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at 2:07:45 PM UTC-6, Sam Plusnet wrote:
> > On 09-Feb-22 17:28, maus wrote:
> > > On 2022-02-09, Nick Odell <ni...@themusicworkshop.plus.com> wrote:
> > >> Cheap! Plentiful! Nuclear Fusion power is only 20 years away!
> > >>
> > >> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60312633
> > >>
> > >> Which I find a bit of a disappointment since for the past sixty-odd
> > >> years it's only been 10 years away.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Nick
> > >
> > > My recollection too.
> > >
> > >
> > Yerbut, Years go past twice as quickly now.
> >
> > --
> > Sam Plusnet
>
> And of course this fusion power will be too cheap to meter, correct?

I remember ~60 years ago ZETA was thing; unlimited power
from the sea. It made the front page of the Daily Mirror.

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On Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at 2:28:21 PM UTC-6, Sn!pe wrote:
> Don Stockbauer <donsto...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at 2:07:45 PM UTC-6, Sam Plusnet wrote:
> > > On 09-Feb-22 17:28, maus wrote:
> > > > On 2022-02-09, Nick Odell <ni...@themusicworkshop.plus.com> wrote:
> > > >> Cheap! Plentiful! Nuclear Fusion power is only 20 years away!
> > > >>
> > > >> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60312633
> > > >>
> > > >> Which I find a bit of a disappointment since for the past sixty-odd
> > > >> years it's only been 10 years away.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Nick
> > > >
> > > > My recollection too.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > Yerbut, Years go past twice as quickly now.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Sam Plusnet
> >
> > And of course this fusion power will be too cheap to meter, correct?
> I remember ~60 years ago ZETA was thing; unlimited power
> from the sea. It made the front page of the Daily Mirror.
>
> --
> ^Ï^ <https://youtu.be/_kqytf31a8E>
>
> My pet rock Gordon just is.
What was that about the Kardashians ? a civilization utilizing all the energy of the their planet or their sun or their galaxy ? did these people ever heard of conservation?

Yes I heard that as well, the guy interviewed actually said it was closer
than that, however the big problem nobody seems to have solved yet is the
actual heat these generate is greater than any known material can stand.
I'm sure if it existed the Military would be using it already for
something! Brian

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"Nick Odell" <nick@themusicworkshop.plus.com> wrote in message
news:92k70h95n6gar04a0l908enos74563k0gj@4ax.com...
> Cheap! Plentiful! Nuclear Fusion power is only 20 years away!
>
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60312633
>
> Which I find a bit of a disappointment since for the past sixty-odd
> years it's only been 10 years away.
>
>
> Nick

Yes there is a very large French Fusion power project which did, for some
infinitesimal part of a second generate more energy that it used to keep the
plasma in.
I think we are actually going to find out pretty fast why the Sun cannot be
boxed in. They say less waste, but the actual radiation environment, leaving
aside the temperature issue, can make materials actually change their
properties, so good luck.
Brian

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"Jim S" <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On 9 Feb 2022 17:28:36 GMT, maus wrote:
>
>> On 2022-02-09, Nick Odell <nick@themusicworkshop.plus.com> wrote:
>>> Cheap! Plentiful! Nuclear Fusion power is only 20 years away!
>>>
>>> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60312633
>>>
>>> Which I find a bit of a disappointment since for the past sixty-odd
>>> years it's only been 10 years away.
>>>
>>>
>>> Nick
>>
>> My recollection too.
>
> A cynic like me would suggest that they will be bidding for funds soon
> (end
> of financial year coming up)
> It's surprising how often a cure for cancer is on the horizon at this time
> of year.
> I suggested this to some university researchers I know and, like 'Tom the
> cabin boy', they just smiled and said nothing.
> --
> Jim S

On 09/02/2022 21:08, Don Stockbauer wrote:

> What was that about the Kardashians ? a civilization utilizing all the energy of the their planet or their sun or their galaxy ? did these people ever heard of conservation?

But you don't need to conserve it because it's renewable energy.
Says so in the name.

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"Brian Gaff \(Sofa\)" <briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
news:su2f6h$6eu$1@dont-email.me:

> Yes I heard that as well, the guy interviewed actually said it was
> closer than that, however the big problem nobody seems to have solved
> yet is the actual heat these generate is greater than any known
> material can stand.

They solved it by keeping the plasma in a magnetic bottle. That's what the
torus is for.

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-----

On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:24:53 +0000
nev young <newsforpasiphae1953@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> But you don't need to conserve it because it's renewable energy.
> Says so in the name.

Thermodynics, third law - there ain't no such thing as renewable
energy it's all running on universal expansion cooling.

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Odds and Ends at http://www.sohara.org/

On 10/02/2022 10:34, Peter wrote:
> "Brian Gaff \(Sofa\)" <briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
> news:su2f6h$6eu$1@dont-email.me:
>
>> Yes I heard that as well, the guy interviewed actually said it was
>> closer than that, however the big problem nobody seems to have solved
>> yet is the actual heat these generate is greater than any known
>> material can stand.
>
> They solved it by keeping the plasma in a magnetic bottle. That's what the
> torus is for.
>
The real problem they have to solve is how to recover more energy from
the reaction than it takes to sustain the magnetic field.

The latest run recovered about a third of the energy they put in, which
is a step in the right direction, as their previous best was about half
that.

The best ever was an American reaction, which recovered 70% of what was
put in, but the reaction stopped after 4 nanoseconds.

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On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:34:10 -0000 (UTC)
Peter <myshed@prune.org.uk> wrote:

> "Brian Gaff \(Sofa\)" <briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
> news:su2f6h$6eu$1@dont-email.me:
>
> > Yes I heard that as well, the guy interviewed actually said it was
> > closer than that, however the big problem nobody seems to have solved
> > yet is the actual heat these generate is greater than any known
> > material can stand.
>
> They solved it by keeping the plasma in a magnetic bottle. That's what
> the torus is for.

For sustained fusion nothing beats gravitational confinement.

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Odds and Ends at http://www.sohara.org/

On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:22:58 +0000, Ahem A Rivet's Shot
<steveo@eircom.net> wrote:

>On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:34:10 -0000 (UTC)
>Peter <myshed@prune.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> "Brian Gaff \(Sofa\)" <briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
>> news:su2f6h$6eu$1@dont-email.me:
>>
>> > Yes I heard that as well, the guy interviewed actually said it was
>> > closer than that, however the big problem nobody seems to have solved
>> > yet is the actual heat these generate is greater than any known
>> > material can stand.
>>
>> They solved it by keeping the plasma in a magnetic bottle. That's what
>> the torus is for.
>
> For sustained fusion nothing beats gravitational confinement.

That's all very well in theory but to make something like that work
you'd need a reactor about 333,000 times more massive than Earth and
you'd need to locate it of the order of 1 Astronomical Unit away from
any people.

Nick

On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 14:14:38 +0000
Nick Odell <nick@themusicworkshop.plus.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:22:58 +0000, Ahem A Rivet's Shot
> <steveo@eircom.net> wrote:
>
> >On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:34:10 -0000 (UTC)
> >Peter <myshed@prune.org.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> "Brian Gaff \(Sofa\)" <briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
> >> news:su2f6h$6eu$1@dont-email.me:
> >>
> >> > Yes I heard that as well, the guy interviewed actually said it was
> >> > closer than that, however the big problem nobody seems to have solved
> >> > yet is the actual heat these generate is greater than any known
> >> > material can stand.
> >>
> >> They solved it by keeping the plasma in a magnetic bottle. That's what
> >> the torus is for.
> >
> > For sustained fusion nothing beats gravitational confinement.
>
> That's all very well in theory but to make something like that work
> you'd need a reactor about 333,000 times more massive than Earth and
> you'd need to locate it of the order of 1 Astronomical Unit away from
> any people.

Yep that's about right for a medium output version, there's a demo
model right ----> here, been ticking along just fine for over a hundred
petaseconds now. We have some smaller long duration models that should be
good for several exaseconds which you can get much nearer to.

Just one detail at that short a distance with a medium output unit
some supplemental magnetic shielding is recommended for radiation sensitive
lifeforms.

--
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Odds and Ends at http://www.sohara.org/

Nick Odell <nick@themusicworkshop.plus.com> wrote in
news:787a0htltjo6fdveirdqui5321bp4dc907@4ax.com:

> On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:22:58 +0000, Ahem A Rivet's Shot
> <steveo@eircom.net> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:34:10 -0000 (UTC)
>>Peter <myshed@prune.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> "Brian Gaff \(Sofa\)" <briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
>>> news:su2f6h$6eu$1@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>> > Yes I heard that as well, the guy interviewed actually said it was
>>> > closer than that, however the big problem nobody seems to have
solved
>>> > yet is the actual heat these generate is greater than any known
>>> > material can stand.
>>>
>>> They solved it by keeping the plasma in a magnetic bottle. That's
what
>>> the torus is for.
>>
>> For sustained fusion nothing beats gravitational confinement.
>
> That's all very well in theory but to make something like that work
> you'd need a reactor about 333,000 times more massive than Earth and
> you'd need to locate it of the order of 1 Astronomical Unit away from
> any people.

Already on it. At present it's providing about a third of my household
energy needs; from Spring to Autumn I have plenty of spare energy to
sell.

--
Peter
-----

On 10-Feb-22 15:41, Peter wrote:
> Nick Odell <nick@themusicworkshop.plus.com> wrote in
> news:787a0htltjo6fdveirdqui5321bp4dc907@4ax.com:
>
>> On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:22:58 +0000, Ahem A Rivet's Shot
>> <steveo@eircom.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:34:10 -0000 (UTC)
>>> Peter <myshed@prune.org.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Brian Gaff \(Sofa\)" <briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
>>>> news:su2f6h$6eu$1@dont-email.me:
>>>>
>>>>> Yes I heard that as well, the guy interviewed actually said it was
>>>>> closer than that, however the big problem nobody seems to have
> solved
>>>>> yet is the actual heat these generate is greater than any known
>>>>> material can stand.
>>>>
>>>> They solved it by keeping the plasma in a magnetic bottle. That's
> what
>>>> the torus is for.
>>>
>>> For sustained fusion nothing beats gravitational confinement.
>>
>> That's all very well in theory but to make something like that work
>> you'd need a reactor about 333,000 times more massive than Earth and
>> you'd need to locate it of the order of 1 Astronomical Unit away from
>> any people.
>
> Already on it. At present it's providing about a third of my household
> energy needs; from Spring to Autumn I have plenty of spare energy to
> sell.
>

Dear Sir,

It has come to our attention that you have been drawing energy from our
experimental fusion generator without a licence, and have made no
payment for the power thus consumed.

Please regard this as an instruction to cease and desist.

A celestial invoice for energy consumed to date will follow shortly.

--
Sam Plusnet

On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 19:39:24 +0000
Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> wrote:

> On 10-Feb-22 15:41, Peter wrote:
> > Nick Odell <nick@themusicworkshop.plus.com> wrote in
> > news:787a0htltjo6fdveirdqui5321bp4dc907@4ax.com:
> >
> >> On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:22:58 +0000, Ahem A Rivet's Shot
> >> <steveo@eircom.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:34:10 -0000 (UTC)
> >>> Peter <myshed@prune.org.uk> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> "Brian Gaff \(Sofa\)" <briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
> >>>> news:su2f6h$6eu$1@dont-email.me:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Yes I heard that as well, the guy interviewed actually said it was
> >>>>> closer than that, however the big problem nobody seems to have
> > solved
> >>>>> yet is the actual heat these generate is greater than any known
> >>>>> material can stand.
> >>>>
> >>>> They solved it by keeping the plasma in a magnetic bottle. That's
> > what
> >>>> the torus is for.
> >>>
> >>> For sustained fusion nothing beats gravitational confinement.
> >>
> >> That's all very well in theory but to make something like that work
> >> you'd need a reactor about 333,000 times more massive than Earth and
> >> you'd need to locate it of the order of 1 Astronomical Unit away from
> >> any people.
> >
> > Already on it. At present it's providing about a third of my household
> > energy needs; from Spring to Autumn I have plenty of spare energy to
> > sell.
> >
>
> Dear Sir,
>
> It has come to our attention that you have been drawing energy from our
> experimental fusion generator without a licence, and have made no
> payment for the power thus consumed.
>
> Please regard this as an instruction to cease and desist.
>
> A celestial invoice for energy consumed to date will follow shortly.
>
P.S. The bypass legislation was approved yesterday. Expect Vogons shortly.

--
Bah, and indeed Humbug.

On Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 1:44:34 PM UTC-6, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 19:39:24 +0000
> Sam Plusnet <n...@home.com> wrote:
>
> > On 10-Feb-22 15:41, Peter wrote:
> > > Nick Odell <ni...@themusicworkshop.plus.com> wrote in
> > > news:787a0htltjo6fdvei...@4ax.com:
> > >
> > >> On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:22:58 +0000, Ahem A Rivet's Shot
> > >> <ste...@eircom.net> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:34:10 -0000 (UTC)
> > >>> Peter <mys...@prune.org.uk> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> "Brian Gaff \(Sofa\)" <bri...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
> > >>>> news:su2f6h$6eu$1...@dont-email.me:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> Yes I heard that as well, the guy interviewed actually said it was
> > >>>>> closer than that, however the big problem nobody seems to have
> > > solved
> > >>>>> yet is the actual heat these generate is greater than any known
> > >>>>> material can stand.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> They solved it by keeping the plasma in a magnetic bottle. That's
> > > what
> > >>>> the torus is for.
> > >>>
> > >>> For sustained fusion nothing beats gravitational confinement.
> > >>
> > >> That's all very well in theory but to make something like that work
> > >> you'd need a reactor about 333,000 times more massive than Earth and
> > >> you'd need to locate it of the order of 1 Astronomical Unit away from
> > >> any people.
> > >
> > > Already on it. At present it's providing about a third of my household
> > > energy needs; from Spring to Autumn I have plenty of spare energy to
> > > sell.
> > >
> >
> > Dear Sir,
> >
> > It has come to our attention that you have been drawing energy from our
> > experimental fusion generator without a licence, and have made no
> > payment for the power thus consumed.
> >
> > Please regard this as an instruction to cease and desist.
> >
> > A celestial invoice for energy consumed to date will follow shortly.
> >
> P.S. The bypass legislation was approved yesterday. Expect Vogons shortly.
>
> --
> Bah, and indeed Humbug.

May be a better question is no matter what the hell the civilization is doing how the hell could it possibly use that much energy unless you're resorting to science-fiction crap.

On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:10:30 -0800 (PST), Don Stockbauer
<donstockbauer@hotmail.com> wrote:

>On Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 1:44:34 PM UTC-6, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:
>> On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 19:39:24 +0000
>> Sam Plusnet <n...@home.com> wrote:
>>
>> > On 10-Feb-22 15:41, Peter wrote:
>> > > Nick Odell <ni...@themusicworkshop.plus.com> wrote in
>> > > news:787a0htltjo6fdvei...@4ax.com:
>> > >
>> > >> On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:22:58 +0000, Ahem A Rivet's Shot
>> > >> <ste...@eircom.net> wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >>> On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:34:10 -0000 (UTC)
>> > >>> Peter <mys...@prune.org.uk> wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> "Brian Gaff \(Sofa\)" <bri...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
>> > >>>> news:su2f6h$6eu$1...@dont-email.me:
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>>> Yes I heard that as well, the guy interviewed actually said it was
>> > >>>>> closer than that, however the big problem nobody seems to have
>> > > solved
>> > >>>>> yet is the actual heat these generate is greater than any known
>> > >>>>> material can stand.
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> They solved it by keeping the plasma in a magnetic bottle. That's
>> > > what
>> > >>>> the torus is for.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> For sustained fusion nothing beats gravitational confinement.
>> > >>
>> > >> That's all very well in theory but to make something like that work
>> > >> you'd need a reactor about 333,000 times more massive than Earth and
>> > >> you'd need to locate it of the order of 1 Astronomical Unit away from
>> > >> any people.
>> > >
>> > > Already on it. At present it's providing about a third of my household
>> > > energy needs; from Spring to Autumn I have plenty of spare energy to
>> > > sell.
>> > >
>> >
>> > Dear Sir,
>> >
>> > It has come to our attention that you have been drawing energy from our
>> > experimental fusion generator without a licence, and have made no
>> > payment for the power thus consumed.
>> >
>> > Please regard this as an instruction to cease and desist.
>> >
>> > A celestial invoice for energy consumed to date will follow shortly.
>> >
>> P.S. The bypass legislation was approved yesterday. Expect Vogons shortly.
>>
>> --
>> Bah, and indeed Humbug.
>
>May be a better question is no matter what the hell the civilization is doing how the hell could it possibly use that much energy unless you're resorting to science-fiction crap.

....or mining cryptocurrency. Currently (see what I did there?) using
more energy than all of Finland and on the rise.

Nick

Nick Odell <nick@themusicworkshop.plus.com> wrote in
news:fiua0h1lsd2alj3pgkuc4ceiiu9f55qqik@4ax.com:

>
> ...or mining cryptocurrency. Currently (see what I did there?) using
> more energy than all of Finland and on the rise.

A week or two ago a bloke told me of the vast profits he was going to
make from his cryptomining rig. I suggested he keep a close eye on his
leccy ovyyf.

--
Peter
-----

On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:22:59 -0000 (UTC)
Peter <myshed@prune.org.uk> wrote:

> Nick Odell <nick@themusicworkshop.plus.com> wrote in
> news:fiua0h1lsd2alj3pgkuc4ceiiu9f55qqik@4ax.com:
>
> >
> > ...or mining cryptocurrency. Currently (see what I did there?) using
> > more energy than all of Finland and on the rise.
>
> A week or two ago a bloke told me of the vast profits he was going to
> make from his cryptomining rig. I suggested he keep a close eye on his
> leccy ovyyf.

Unless it's a botnet controller, or mid range super computer he's
unlikely to make anything out of it, but I'll bet whoever sold him the rig
did - do Filson's sell computers now ?

--
Steve O'Hara-Smith
Odds and Ends at http://www.sohara.org/

Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> wrote in
news:20220210213739.590519889869e0e9118b94c8@eircom.net:

> On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:22:59 -0000 (UTC)
> Peter <myshed@prune.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> Nick Odell <nick@themusicworkshop.plus.com> wrote in
>> news:fiua0h1lsd2alj3pgkuc4ceiiu9f55qqik@4ax.com:
>>
>> >
>> > ...or mining cryptocurrency. Currently (see what I did there?)
>> > using more energy than all of Finland and on the rise.
>>
>> A week or two ago a bloke told me of the vast profits he was going to
>> make from his cryptomining rig. I suggested he keep a close eye on
>> his leccy ovyyf.
>
> Unless it's a botnet controller, or mid range super computer he's
> unlikely to make anything out of it, but I'll bet whoever sold him the
> rig did - do Filson's sell computers now ?

He was confident of clearing 1K zu a day, once he'd got it going. I think
he will be disappointed.

--
Peter
-----

On Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 5:03:29 PM UTC-6, Peter wrote:
> Ahem A Rivet's Shot <ste...@eircom.net> wrote in
> news:20220210213739.5905...@eircom.net:
> > On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:22:59 -0000 (UTC)
> > Peter <mys...@prune.org.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> Nick Odell <ni...@themusicworkshop.plus.com> wrote in
> >> news:fiua0h1lsd2alj3pg...@4ax.com:
> >>
> >> >
> >> > ...or mining cryptocurrency. Currently (see what I did there?)
> >> > using more energy than all of Finland and on the rise.
> >>
> >> A week or two ago a bloke told me of the vast profits he was going to
> >> make from his cryptomining rig. I suggested he keep a close eye on
> >> his leccy ovyyf.
> >
> > Unless it's a botnet controller, or mid range super computer he's
> > unlikely to make anything out of it, but I'll bet whoever sold him the
> > rig did - do Filson's sell computers now ?
> He was confident of clearing 1K zu a day, once he'd got it going. I think
> he will be disappointed.
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> Peter
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I believe that the more abstract your money and currency is the easier it is to bilk you out of your money.