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0 pointscoupdejarnac4y ago0 comments

The topic of mining crypto on microcontrollers something I see so often, and it drives me crazy. Mining crypto takes a ton of energy, so why would you do that on a battery powered device? ffs

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tzs4y ago

Same reason people do cryptomining via JavaScript malware on web pages: it is using someone else's resources.

coupdejarnacOP4y ago

I mean, have you done much embedded systems dev? What good is crypto mining when the device dies in an hour?

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0 pointscoupdejarnac4y ago0 comments

The topic of mining crypto on microcontrollers something I see so often, and it drives me crazy. Mining crypto takes a ton of energy, so why would you do that on a battery powered device? ffs

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tzs4y ago

Same reason people do cryptomining via JavaScript malware on web pages: it is using someone else's resources.

coupdejarnacOP4y ago

I mean, have you done much embedded systems dev? What good is crypto mining when the device dies in an hour?

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