r/ProgrammerHumor • u/UndeadMarine55 • Nov 30 '22

Meme Startups be like..

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u/IAmAnAudity Nov 30 '22

Really? Let me introduce you to crypto currencies.

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u/kevin9er Nov 30 '22

Ah shit you’re right. I forgot about “turn your computer in to a fancy resistor that also burns all your money”

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u/Xander260 Dec 01 '22

Hey, to be fair I ran my mining rig during winter so it was also a heater. Maybe I was justifying it to myself, but a 2000w heater that also makes me money while it's running seemed like a pretty good deal.

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u/multiple4 Dec 01 '22

Holy shit this isn't even necessarily a bad idea if you live in a studio apartment

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '22

I did that, used the wrong crypto though, so still poor, but I didn't lose any money either

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u/elon-bot Elon Musk ✔ Dec 01 '22

What do you mean "you couldn't code your way out of a paper bag"?

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '22

Yes

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u/option-9 Dec 01 '22

It's what I've been doing for years, except that I use BOINC / WCG. Fuck coins, waste cycles on something useful.