I read that there were two identical workshops right next to each other, and that they needed to raid both of them to make absolutely sure.
washadjeffmad · 28m ago
The planning report had a lot of good details, like how the teams should consider neither raid to be their backup.
JSR_FDED · 15m ago
I don’t think they had a backup plan
xattt · 57m ago
I expect this headline from The Inquirer (rip) but not THG.
mschuster91 · 54m ago
> Seagate suspects that the used hard drives originated from China during the Chia boom. Following the cryptocurrency's downfall, numerous miners sold these used drives to workshops where many were illicitly repurposed to appear new. This bust may represent only the tip of the iceberg, as Heise estimates that at least one million of these Chia drives are circulating, although the exact number that have been recycled remains uncertain.
Chia? That was early Covid. I'm surprised that it took so long for the poor abused drives to re-enter the supply chains.
And for the record: fuck cryptocurrencies. All of them. So much wasted hardware, all for nothing in the end.
protimewaster · 43m ago
The excitement with Chia was really something else. It was supposed to be the "green" crypto, because crypto is in a bad enough state that "buying exabytes of hard drives" is considered the green approach.
I guess some people managed to make money in the very early days, but it's been a long time since it's made any sense as a profit-maker. Right now, 200TB earns you just under 26 USD/month. Who are these people that can afford 200TB of storage but need money so bad that $26/month is exciting?
gruez · 35m ago
>I guess some people managed to make money in the very early days, but it's been a long time since it's made any sense as a profit-maker. Right now, 200TB earns you just under 26 USD/month. Who are these people that can afford 200TB of storage but need money so bad that $26/month is exciting?
Mining profits always trends towards zero. To make actual money (or any at all), you need massive economies of scale, lean operations, and advantages compared to your competitor (eg. cheap source of HDDs or electricity).
Chia? That was early Covid. I'm surprised that it took so long for the poor abused drives to re-enter the supply chains.
And for the record: fuck cryptocurrencies. All of them. So much wasted hardware, all for nothing in the end.
I guess some people managed to make money in the very early days, but it's been a long time since it's made any sense as a profit-maker. Right now, 200TB earns you just under 26 USD/month. Who are these people that can afford 200TB of storage but need money so bad that $26/month is exciting?
Mining profits always trends towards zero. To make actual money (or any at all), you need massive economies of scale, lean operations, and advantages compared to your competitor (eg. cheap source of HDDs or electricity).