I have some bits of paper here which make money. Why would I sell them? Yet lots of similar things are sold every day (well to be fair I don't have physical bits of paper any more and nor does anybody else, but the principle is the same). Chris On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 10:14 PM, David VanHorn wrote: > Somewhat OT as well, but there's a bit of EE in here. > > I'm seeing a lot of bitcoin mining rigs for sale, which strikes me as odd= .. > Basically, it's a box that generates money (sort of) when you plug it in. > > Bitcoin mining is very unlike selling gear for physical mining, where you > also need claim rights, physical labor, etc. > > If I have a box that makes money when I plug it in (profit over and above > the cost of the box and energy to run it) then why would I sell the box? > Immediate return vs deferred maybe, but something doesn't add up here. > > Thoughts? > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .