Based on heat and people coming and going, police assumed it was a cannabis farm . Based on that incorrect conclusion, they raided the place. Flimsy evidence.
Sandwell Bitcoin mine found stealing electricity
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#12So the police are getting RTX cards this Christmas and we still aren't :(
Those are ASICs. Mining Bitcoin on an RTX is untenable.
other crapcoins are possible w/ GPUs
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#13"Detectives said they were tipped off about lots of people visiting the unit throughout the day and a police drone picked up a lot of heat coming from the building." Does that imply a drone with infrared capabilities?
Yes - they also have IR cameras on police helicopters and use this to identify likely cannabis farms fairly regularly in the UK.
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#14"Detectives said they were tipped off about lots of people visiting the unit throughout the day and a police drone picked up a lot of heat coming from the building." Does that imply a drone with infrared capabilities?
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#15Based on heat and people coming and going, police assumed it was a cannabis farm . Based on that incorrect conclusion, they raided the place. Flimsy evidence.
Didn't they raid the place because they knew that they were stealing electricity?
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#16"The computer equipment has been seized but no arrests have been made, the force said." Whoever does get arrested for this, they won't be facing the same charges for intent to supply drugs. I'm not sure on the penalty of stealing electricity, but it's probably a lot less severe.
Can they be forced to give up all of the proceeds from their illegal actiivty?
I think they just need to pay the amount they stole plus penalty.
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#17"The computer equipment has been seized but no arrests have been made, the force said." Whoever does get arrested for this, they won't be facing the same charges for intent to supply drugs. I'm not sure on the penalty of stealing electricity, but it's probably a lot less severe.
I don't get your reply? Obviously they're not facing charges for intent to supply drugs because that's not what they did?
Computer equipment getting seized is unusual for electricity theft.
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#18"Detectives said they were tipped off about lots of people visiting the unit throughout the day and a police drone picked up a lot of heat coming from the building." Does that imply a drone with infrared capabilities?
Possibly. But it could also be something as simple as a snow free roof when the neighbourhood is covered. Or one unusually dry after rain.
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#19"Detectives said they were tipped off about lots of people visiting the unit throughout the day and a police drone picked up a lot of heat coming from the building." Does that imply a drone with infrared capabilities?
DJI sells a FLIR addon for their drones. [1] The mavic 2 enterprise is also available with a FLIR camera. [2]
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#20"Detectives said they were tipped off about lots of people visiting the unit throughout the day and a police drone picked up a lot of heat coming from the building." Does that imply a drone with infrared capabilities?
yes, ir cameras are widely used in helicopters, eg. https://youtu.be/Q481RMKwpCY?t=45
it's a no brainer to mount them on drones too