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posted by martyb on Saturday November 10 2018, @06:44AM   Printer-friendly
from the TANSTAAFL dept.

BBC:

A Chinese headmaster has been fired after a secret stack of crypto-currency mining machines was found connected to his school's electricity supply.

Teachers at the school in Hunan became suspicious of a whirring noise that continued day and night, local media report.

This led to the discovery of the machines, which were mining the crypto-currency Ethereum.

They racked up an electricity bill of 14,700 yuan (£1,600).


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 10 2018, @11:09PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 10 2018, @11:09PM (#760512)

    so is the above goatse or not?

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 11 2018, @12:58AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 11 2018, @12:58AM (#760534)

    It's safe, but a lame attempt at humor.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 11 2018, @07:10PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 11 2018, @07:10PM (#760689)

      GP AC here. Not an attempt at humor, rather a suggestion as to how to obtain readily available information.

      Expanded link here:
      http://www.lmgtfy.com/?s=d&q=average+income+hunan+province [lmgtfy.com]