01:14:05 <yang> Is there any benefit / advancement in mining Monero with GPU's instead of simple PC CPU's ?
01:14:23 <yang> I mean does it make a difference mining with a fast computer?
01:14:40 <yang> where is this explained?
01:15:29 <yang> For example, would it make any sense mining in on SBC boards like RPI 5 or clones?
01:19:33 <nioc> don't know where I could point you for an explanation but here is some info..
01:20:31 <nioc> GPUs are very inefficient and designed that way on purpose because once GPUs can be used then ASICs can follow 
01:21:25 <nioc> for CPUs you need 2MB of L3 cache for each thread used for mining or it becomes quite slow
01:22:15 <nioc> that is the basic parameter to determine what CPU can be used to efficiently mine 
01:23:36 <nioc> the other part of the equation if you are trying to mine for a profit is the electricity cost, many find it impossible to mine at a profit 
01:25:49 <yang> I mean I already pay for electricity (hosting) so it could be used for some purpose other than idling
01:26:02 <yang> but its just PCs with CPU's
01:29:37 <nioc> just PCs with CPUs is all that can be used to mine monero so......
01:29:48 <yang> ok so it would also work on a SBC
01:29:54 <yang> but slowly of course?
01:30:25 <yang> Do I need a nother program, than Monero client?
01:31:18 <nioc> xmrig is the mining program that you should use
01:31:30 <yang> ok
01:31:43 <nioc> the miner built into the node is not that efficient 
01:34:35 <nioc> gupax has both xmrig and p2pool which may be best for you 
01:34:39 <nioc> yang: ^
01:35:00 <yang> nioc: thank you for sharing the info!
01:35:28 <nioc> yw
07:14:16 <br-m> <siren:kernal.eu> https://fosdem.org/2027/news/call-for-stands/
07:14:16 <br-m> <siren:kernal.eu> Opportunity to have a Monero stand at FOSDEM
07:24:24 <br-m> <yusufkhan:matrix.org> @ofrnxmr:xmr.mx @ofrnxmr:monero.social Helo
07:24:59 <br-m> <ofrnxmr> Hi
07:25:07 <br-m> <yusufkhan:matrix.org> How much Hash Did u have on ur solo mining farm back then and how many blocks did u get in a period of how long.?
07:25:23 <br-m> <yusufkhan:matrix.org> Like the ones u mentioned with the phones and stuff..
07:26:43 <br-m> <yusufkhan:matrix.org> And also How r u? 🙃
07:30:48 <br-m> <ofrnxmr> global hashrate was much lower then, as was the price of monero. Maybe 3kh and ~4 blocks over a few years, with the majority coming in year one
07:38:32 <br-m> <yusufkhan:matrix.org> cool @ofrnxmr:monero.social
07:38:53 <br-m> <yusufkhan:matrix.org> Thanks Man!
08:22:58 <br-m> <yusufkhan:matrix.org> Anyone in here mines xmr solo now?
09:13:04 <br-m> <pw:xmr.mx> @yusufkhan:matrix.org #xmrmine:matrix.org
09:27:55 <br-m> <yusufkhan:matrix.org> Ok Cool
14:05:16 <Guest38> Hi all. I am wondering the best ways to make secure and private payments online through any website, especially if they do not accept monero or cryptocurrency upfront. Of course I would like to be as legal as possible with the whole process. I am thinking of getting bitcoin through an exchange, swapping it for monero, then using something like
14:05:17 <Guest38> bitrefill or virtual cards. Then for SMS use mysudo or hushed. Then for snail mail use USPS or UPS or Amazon Lockers. For subscription payments, not sure what to do there. Anyone got any advice or services that can be used? No KYC would be preferred.
14:05:55 <Guest38> And for email use duckduckgo, simplelogin, firefox relay, addy
14:10:05 <br-m> <yahniukov:matrix.yahniukov.com> Guest38: https://www.goblincards.com/
14:11:04 <Guest38> Interesting, never heard of that before.
14:12:59 <br-m> <jpk68:matrix.org> > <Guest38> Hi all. I am wondering the best ways to make secure and private payments online through any website, especially if they do not accept monero or cryptocurrency upfront. Of course I would like to be as legal as possible with the whole process. I am thinking of getting bitcoin through an exchange, swapping it for monero, then using something like
14:12:59 <br-m> <jpk68:matrix.org> You could always try BTCPay Server for accepting payments
14:13:16 <br-m> <jpk68:matrix.org> Sorry, I misread the question, you were looking for actually making payments
14:13:20 <Guest38> Yes, I love btcpayserver.
14:13:27 <Guest38> Yes, actually making payments,
14:14:02 <Guest38> I would love the whole process to be anonymized if possible. Email, SMS, recurring subscriptions, package delivery, etc. Might be other stuff I am missing.
14:14:03 <btcdwed> anyone actually using goblincards?
14:14:25 <btcdwed> its possible to make it fully private
14:14:33 <btcdwed> but it will cost you some premium maybe
14:14:36 <btcdwed> and time :P
14:15:07 <Guest38> haha true, I am open to any ideas. If you can expand on those thoughts, I would love to know.
14:15:29 <btcdwed> you should join #monero-offtopic :P
14:15:40 <Guest38> sounds good, thanks
14:15:44 <btcdwed> yw
22:25:35 <br-m> <cookingnan:matrix.org> https://x.com/umbraXMR/status/2099065824870818119