Node hardware in 2026 — Pi, mini-PC or old laptop?

Counterpoint: a small test rental before committing has saved me twice now — watch the shares land at your own pool first. Would you do it differently?

Cable temperature is the diagnostic nobody checks. Warm connectors are wasted watts. What's everyone else seeing?

For what it's worth, difficulty grinding up is just the market telling you to find cheaper power. Curious what the group thinks.

Counterpoint: I treat mining income as a slow DCA and the mood swings stopped.

Genuine question first: I killed a hashboard learning hotair rework and consider it tuition. Anyone tried the opposite?