Mining for Renderers
Mining for Renderers. So, you have some graphics cards laying around – or, slotted perfectly ready for Octane, Blender, Daz3d, Unity, Cinema3d, and more. But, you don’t use them 24/7. And you've heard of mining cryptocurrency. But, you are wary of viruses, hackers, overheating your cards (your babies), and other real-but-rare threats. Well, here you go… A Guide to (quick and easy) Mining for Renderers. Most information, for non-miners, is spotty. Let’s clear that up first. (Before you read the rest)… Yes, you can make money and it’s easy to set up. What is mining? (there’s lots of this info – here’s a quick version). In order to chain transactions of a cryptocurrency (the blockchain), a block needs to match a timestamp+code that starts with lots of zeros. This becomes statistically harder as the ‘difficulty’ goes up – and requires lots and lots of computing power around the world to ‘solve the puzzle.’ This is where miners come in. Imagine Folding@Home, where computers from around