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- There’s a Crypto-Mining Machine in Every Home in Caracas https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-25/free-electricity-fuels-a-crypto-mining-boom-in-caracas 2 comments
- Bitcoin mining heats homes for free in Siberia [video] https://qz.com/1117836/bitcoin-mining-heats-homes-for-free-in-siberia/ 178 comments
- How to make Bitcoin home mining profitable again in 4 easy steps http://blog.bitheat.io/bitheater/ 5 comments
- If you like home-made OLEDs, here's mine https://www.flickr.com/photos/oohshiny/sets/72157626387805565/ 22 comments electronics
- These flooded coal mines are being used to heat hundreds of homes https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/10/14/flooded-and-forgotten-how-europe-s-disused-coal-mines-could-help-heat-our-homes 2 comments worldnews
- Bitcoin Transaction Wars: Why we need to decentralize mining with home mining https://ungovernablemisfits.com/bitcoin-transaction-wars/ 2 comments bitcoin
- Can you mine Bitcoin at home using solar panels? https://medium.com/lumerin-blog/can-you-mine-bitcoin-at-home-using-solar-panels-95dabaa5f9bf 13 comments bitcoin
- Jack Dorsey's Block Wants You to Mine Bitcoin from Home https://www.thestreet.com/investing/bitcoin/jack-dorseys-block-wants-you-to-mine-bitcoin-from-home 26 comments cryptocurrency
- Compass Mining, a service that allows individuals to buy cryptocurrency mining equipment for home use. https://beincrypto.com/compass-mining-debuts-hardware-to-mine-cryptocurrency-at-home/ 3 comments cryptocurrency
- Canada mining firm accused of slavery abroad can be sued at home, supreme court rules https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/28/canada-nevsun-eritrea-lawsuit-human-rights-slavery 172 comments worldnews
- Canada mining firm accused of slavery abroad can be sued at home, supreme court rules | Case brought by three Eritreans against Nevsun Resources can continue as companies operating overseas face new legal risk https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/28/canada-nevsun-eritrea-lawsuit-human-rights-slavery 9 comments worldnews
- China Plans to Ban Cryptocurrency Mining in Renewed Clampdown. It was once home to about 70% of Bitcoin mining. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-09/china-plans-to-ban-cryptocurrency-mining-in-renewed-clampdown?srnd=premium-asia 10 comments technology
- The Next Data Mine Is Your Bedroom: "Google wants to scan your clothing and listen to you brush your teeth. Welcome home." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/11/google-patent-bedroom-privacy-smart-home/576022/ 15 comments technology
- Google is nerfing all Home Minis because mine spied on everything I said 24/7 http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/10/10/google-nerfing-home-minis-mine-spied-everything-said-247/ 44 comments technology
- Bitcoin mining at home https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/5l7pyl/bitcoin_mining_at_home/ 10 comments btc
- The bizarre world of bitcoin ‘mining’ finds a new home in Tibet https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/in-chinas-tibetan-highlands-the-bizarre-world-of-bitcoin-mining-finds-a-new-home/2016/09/12/7729cbea-657e-11e6-b4d8-33e931b5a26d_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_bitcoin-1015pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory 3 comments worldnews
- Historical mine maps & plans are being reviewed after a sinkhole filled with churning, swirling water opens up in the backyard of a home near Brisbane. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-02/ipswich-sinkhole-swallows-backyard-west-of-brisbane/7682332?0 10 comments worldnews
- How to make Bitcoin home mining profitable again in 4 easy steps. http://blog.bitheat.io/bitheater/?utm_content=buffer016c4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer 2 comments btc
- Salina Turda is home to an underground theme park that's nestled inside one of the oldest salt mines in the world http://www.businessinsider.com/salina-turda-amusement-park-in-romania-2015-7 6 comments europe
- A Canadian mining company allegedly evicted thousands of Burmese villagers from their homes http://qz.com/342395/a-canadian-mining-company-allegedly-booted-thousands-of-burmese-villagers-from-their-homes/ 4 comments worldnews
- West Virginia Mine Workers Stay Home To Protest Anti-Obama NRA Coercion http://www.wboy.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=44752&email=1 4 comments politics
- Hard to believe this is real: World Economic Forum releases video explaining how renewable hydro Bitcoin mining has become a lifeline for the oldest national park in Africa, home to over half of the continent’s species https://x.com/gladstein/status/1763944314437009451?s=46&t=H2JsW2OC6Z2L6gbBvtMl9w 2 comments bitcoin
- 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Pirates Caught in Web of Monero Mining Malware https://decrypt.co/89264/spider-man-no-way-home-pirates-caught-web-monero-mining-malware 28 comments cryptocurrency
- Zimbabwe bans coal mining in Hwange and other game parks, home to more than 40,000 elephants and numerous other species, including the endangered black rhino https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54085549 63 comments worldnews
- Does not having my name on a home loan still make it mine? https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/5ivo7e/does_not_having_my_name_on_a_home_loan_still_make/ 7 comments personalfinance
- While nearly 14 million Mexicans do not have taps in their home, transnational mining corporations suck up billions of gallons of the precious resource. http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/mining-giants-rob-water-from-millions-of-mexicans-every-year-20160711-0010.html 10 comments worldnews
- Friend of mine in big trouble, unprofessional news editor is making things worst, put his home address all over the internet. http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/student-upset-over-disruption-confronted-classmates-with-knife-usf-police/1146357 4 comments reddit.com
- "a friend of mine got robbed in january, he came home to find this scummy dundee junkie taking his xbox and some other stuff from his flat" http://qdb.us/296857 3 comments bash
- [Acho] Regarding Tua: for those saying, “well he passed the concussion test.” I passed a concussion test once, finished playing in the game, flew home, drove to my neighborhood and had no idea which house was mine. Test or not, the man couldn’t walk straight. Play it safe! https://twitter.com/EmmanuelAcho/status/1574118008254971904 210 comments nfl
- Video doorbells are recording and uploading to servers, audio from 25 feet away, often from inside people’s homes, or from the public spaces outside them. How long before a company like Clearview mines this data, as it has everyone’s facial recognition photos? https://www.consumerreports.org/video-doorbells/video-doorbell-cameras-record-audio-too-a4636115889/ 109 comments futurology
- India’s ancient tribes battle to save their forest home from mining. An estimated 80% of the entire forest area – and 30 villages – may be lost https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/10/indias-ancient-tribes-battle-to-save-their-forest-home-from-mining 10 comments worldnews
- Syrians Are Returning to Homes in Raqqa Littered with Land Mines, but the U.S. May Cut Funds for Clearing the City https://theintercept.com/2018/05/01/syria-isis-defeat-landmines-humanitarian-aid/ 7 comments politics
- Michael Cohen was known to record his conversations — and that could be a 'gold mine' for investigators after the FBI raided his home and office this week http://www.businessinsider.com/michael-cohen-taped-conversations-with-associates-trump-fbi-raid-details-2018-4 16 comments politics
- Germany Converts Coal Mine Into Giant Battery Storage for Surplus Solar and Wind Power - "will be converted into a 200 megawatt pumped-storage hydroelectric reservoir that acts like a giant battery. The capacity is enough to power more than 400,000 homes" http://www.ecowatch.com/coal-mine-hydroelectric-2321724350.html 25 comments technology
- ISIS Plants Land Mines In Christian Civilian Homes, Ancient Ruins Across Iraq, Syria http://aina.org/news/20150718233423.htm 44 comments worldnews
- New Cisco firmware locks you out until you grant Cisco rights to data mine your internet traffic. There's no opt-out, and rollback can only be done by Cisco techs, who remote in to your home using a new backdoor the update installs on your hardware. Welcome to the "Cisco Connect Cloud." http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/vqe0q/new_cisco_firmware_locks_you_out_until_you_grant/ 8 comments technology
- "A friend of mine named Eugene who is 28 and an investment banker lives at home...with his parents. He can afford to live on his own, but he doesn't see the point...And when he wants to stretch his limbs, he drives to his girlfriend's apartment. Prolonged adolescence? Extended dependency? Neither." http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/opinion/sunday/why-rent-when-you-can-nest.html 12 comments politics
- Illegal copies of 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' infected with cryptocurrency mining malware http://siliconangle.com/2021/12/23/illegal-copies-spiderman-no-way-home-infected-crypto-mining-malware/ 14 comments cryptocurrency
- The world's largest floating solar farm has begun producing energy atop a former coal mine — The 40-megawatt power plant consists of 120,000 solar panels covering an area of more than 160 American football fields. The $45-million investment could help power 15,000 homes. https://qz.com/1056019/satisfyingly-the-worlds-largest-floating-solar-farm-is-producing-energy-atop-a-former-coal-mine/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter%20weekly%20roundup:%20utility%20dive%2008-19-2017&utm_term=utility%20dive%20weekender 749 comments worldnews
- Congolese children toil in mines to pay their school fees: The International Labor Organization (ILO) says there are some 200 million child laborers worldwide. The Democratic Republic of Congo is home to many underage miners. http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15146577,00.html 35 comments worldnews