Oddbean

Breaking in a new miner at the homestead https://i.nostr.build/35NyWj3cLbqO9TZ0.jpg Making more hashes than ever with solar power thanks to this new S19kpro (Urlacher by Altair Tech). When I first tried firing it up on the solar power system, the breaker was tripping immediately. After some trouble shooting, I solved the problem by swapping out the power supply. https://i.nostr.build/E8fpCd2brQGlRHgd.jpg I won this miner at auction during the lake satoshi retreat. My goal was to sell enough homestead products to pay for the miner but I only got halfway there after selling everything I had with me. All sats paid for the miner were donated to the Hope House in El Salvador. The miner was generously donated by both Altair Tech and Chet (the most die hard supporter of lake satoshi you can find). https://i.nostr.build/62zVWJugBq1orQy5.jpg https://i.nostr.build/qVD6Ip0g9Ow4Zbzx.jpg https://i.nostr.build/zfLuOfO0AxmfEUBa.jpg Not only did I get a new miner for the homestead but I was also able to negotiate a better power rate recently too. Thanks to some fuzzy pleb miner math, I am happy to hash during the day when the sun is shining then move the miners over to grid power and hash from 9pm to 7am when the power costs are lowest. https://i.nostr.build/cSY42iCf6hWWrJiL.jpg I also made some upgrades to my clothes dryer as well. Adding a more efficient Asic, quieter fans, and a sound deadening enclosure. Now the dryer itself is louder than the miner during operation. Additionally thanks to the new power rate, I can let the miner run in off peak hours continuously wether drying laundry or not! https://i.nostr.build/XZdCg0wOP7edwWfy.jpg https://i.nostr.build/yjtvmnWyrB0sfh0d.jpg Staying ahead of the halving, difficulty adjustment, and fading sideways price action has made it difficult to keep the sats flowing at the homestead with mining. So far we are just barely able to stay ahead of the curve and continue to support the network, do some productive work with the heat and get some sats out of the deal too. The sats might cost more than the current spot price of Bitcoin but for now I value the participation in Bitcoin more than the purchasing power. #permaculture #permies #homesteading #meshtadel #bitcoin #mining #bitcoinmining #homemining #plebminer #offgridmining nostr:nevent1qqsrpcafs5e3ry7wu2w0mrm6u8g58639z29wzxk32fj0dvvns74edfspz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7q3qf5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajsxpqqqqqqzum97p2

I love keeping up to date with your homestead. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge and learning curves with us. My current setups are mk1 at best, and your setups continue to provide the inspiration and motivation to keep building

Upgraded Bitcoin mining clothes dryer has been a huge improvement over the original setup. https://v.nostr.build/BglyHgDpxl9eMkc4.mp4 Now that I can attenuate the power consumption/hashrate with 3rd party firmware, I can essentially run the dryer on different presets based on what I'm drying. Also, with lower fan speeds, the positive pressure in the drum is reduced which means less lint and heat escaping into the room. #permaculture #permies #homesteading #meshtadel #bitcoin #mining #bitcoinmining #homemining #plebminer nostr:nevent1qqstfc7vd8fjms5zjhhhw4866u9ngnx9cm5w5sp7jq4547yw6w2amkqpg3mhxw309a4nversvd5k7emcx3nxzcnwd9cxkafkwakxxef5wf48vvmxve4xsa3kva3h2mnyvdu8v7rwxecx7et3xf5xxm3nd9jzummwd9hkutczypxsy08fmlt45leswkuw3cyyqz97z7slw5xx8dw7wg0xa7yr4hrk2qcyqqqqqqgrdvsut

My Bitcoin Dojo will have a GI drying rack Powered by these suckers in the back room nostr:nevent1qqsgxfw7tf2sswcpn2m2x3zlnx7ajptjft9nksps9tq7wcqncyf0wjgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsygzdqg7wnh7htflnqadcarsggqytu9ap7agvvw6auus7dmug8tw8v5psgqqqqqqsagvrh5