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It'll be closer to about $200 maybe. And it's an awful waste of energy (not saying mining bitcoin in general is a waste of energy, but doing it this way is).
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#12I'd like to use Riot's official API (https://developer.riotgames.com/) to scrape a BUNCH of game data, specifically "timeline" data, and see which players do things the best.
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who said you lose only 4k? 8k general compute power in AWS is roughly 200$ in bitcoin.
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#15If you're a FOI supporter, I'm one of the founders of http://lbry.io a startup launching this month that could absolutely put those to good use. We're creating a fully decentralized market for information, with an emphasis on consumer-friendly names.
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With 8,000$ worth of AWS credit, you would probably get a few cents worth of Bitcoin. Mining with computers or GPUs has stopped to be in any way profitable years ago.
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#18Ethereum GPU mining?
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#20You could spin up a large number of ArchiveTeam warrior images
Are they a 501(c)(3)? If the OP's marginal combined tax rate is, say 50%, then donating $8k in credits would be like $4k in their pocket. EDIT: Of course OP should talk to an accountant first. . . .
The Internet Archive is indeed a 501(c)3, and this is a great idea. It also fits very well with the request in the PS.