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“Computers have been running mostly around the clock, she said, creating so much noise — they require constant cooling by loud fans — that her son no longer goes outside.”

“Computers have been running mostly around the clock, she said, creating so much noise — they require constant cooling by loud fans — that her son no longer goes outside.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/03/us/bitcoin-arkansas-noise-pollution.html

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Who are the operators of this mine? Hate nyt lol

Apparently Chinese corporations but I don’t have any way to verify that

Oof, seems like a lovely guy.

“According to an administrator in Faulkner County, the mines in Greenbrier are owned by an LLC called New Rays. When asked for comment on this story, CEO Ethan Wang said journalists are “fake news” and voiced his disappointment in the coverage he has seen so far.”

https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/local-regional-news/2023-06-29/rural-arkansas-crypto-mines-prompt-noise-complaints-from-residents