Repair wins and casualties — weekly confessional

Same here honestly. running a node changed how I think about the whole stack, mining included. Anyone measuring something different?

Strong disagree with the last reply — solo mining ETC is a lottery where you keep the ticket price as expected value. I still buy the ticket.

Genuine question first: difficulty grinding up is just the market telling you to find cheaper power.

This matches my experience. pool fees look small until you count payout friction on top. Would you do it differently?

Counterpoint: a 2834W night-tariff window is the closest thing to free money in home mining.

Same here honestly. I moved everything to ESP-Miner and the difference was bigger than any chip tweak. Anyone measuring something different?

Counterpoint: I moved everything to immersion and the difference was bigger than any chip tweak. Anyone tried the opposite?