▲ 272 ▼ Stray cats go mining for warmth in a Bitcoin mine (lemmy.ca) submitted 9 months ago by Amuletta@lemmy.ca to c/cat@lemmy.world 31 comments fedilink hide all child comments The owner has a heart - he bought them heating mats so that they could snooze in another room.
[–] baggins@lemmy.ca 77 points 9 months ago (10 children) Underground and accessible to stray cats? Sounds super legit permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 55 points 9 months ago (4 children) And it cost the owner MILLIONS. Why? Because, you know. There were cats. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago If the story is true, I'm guessing this was mistranslated & it could have cost them millions if the cats damaged the equipment. If it really cost them anything, they'd have mentioned what happened. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Venator@lemmy.nz 8 points 9 months ago* (1 child) Probably caused the servers to overheat, or the cats stepping on the power button, and cost millions of Mongolian Tugrik in downtime... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago Or it's a shit post ;) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago I'm guessing that the accumulated shedding did extensive damage to the equipment AND the owner and/or journalist overstated the damage 🤷 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Speiser0@feddit.org 10 points 9 months ago (1 child) Where else would you go mining than underground? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 9 months ago* The streets of Paris? Oh, you said miNing? My bad! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca [S] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children) Well, presumably there are doors and stairwells. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 9 months ago* (1 child) Nope. Those are illegal in Mongolia. Floors too. That's why Nightwish have never played there. #MongoliaFacts #FloorJansen permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 points 9 months ago I think "inner Mongolia" is China, here permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 55 points 9 months ago (4 children) And it cost the owner MILLIONS. Why? Because, you know. There were cats. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago If the story is true, I'm guessing this was mistranslated & it could have cost them millions if the cats damaged the equipment. If it really cost them anything, they'd have mentioned what happened. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Venator@lemmy.nz 8 points 9 months ago* (1 child) Probably caused the servers to overheat, or the cats stepping on the power button, and cost millions of Mongolian Tugrik in downtime... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago Or it's a shit post ;) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago I'm guessing that the accumulated shedding did extensive damage to the equipment AND the owner and/or journalist overstated the damage 🤷 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago If the story is true, I'm guessing this was mistranslated & it could have cost them millions if the cats damaged the equipment. If it really cost them anything, they'd have mentioned what happened. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 8 points 9 months ago* (1 child) Probably caused the servers to overheat, or the cats stepping on the power button, and cost millions of Mongolian Tugrik in downtime... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago Or it's a shit post ;) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago Or it's a shit post ;) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago I'm guessing that the accumulated shedding did extensive damage to the equipment AND the owner and/or journalist overstated the damage 🤷 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Speiser0@feddit.org 10 points 9 months ago (1 child) Where else would you go mining than underground? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 9 months ago* The streets of Paris? Oh, you said miNing? My bad! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 9 months ago* The streets of Paris? Oh, you said miNing? My bad! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca [S] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children) Well, presumably there are doors and stairwells. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 9 months ago* (1 child) Nope. Those are illegal in Mongolia. Floors too. That's why Nightwish have never played there. #MongoliaFacts #FloorJansen permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 points 9 months ago I think "inner Mongolia" is China, here permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 9 months ago* (1 child) Nope. Those are illegal in Mongolia. Floors too. That's why Nightwish have never played there. #MongoliaFacts #FloorJansen permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 points 9 months ago I think "inner Mongolia" is China, here permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 points 9 months ago I think "inner Mongolia" is China, here permalink fedilink source parent