‘Help me get through the winter,’ the Governor reportedly told crypto miners in the state
edit: Companion article ‘A deep freeze is coming to Texas, and no one knows if the power grid is ready’ - https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/02/a-deep-freeze-is-coming-to-texas-and-no-one-knows-if-the-power-grid-is-ready/
What happens when an unstoppable force meets an egg with a big crack in the middle?
:amerikkka-clap:
:bottom-speak: Pwease shut down if powa grid appeawrs to fail.
:top-use-words: I will give that request all the attention it deserves and go back to minting NFTs associated with computer generated stoner cartoons.
the market said :bugs-no:
Well if another flash freeze hits and they keep running their rigs they’ll get charged thousands an hour for mining crypto, just like the people trying to heat their homes. See? The system works.