I say it's stupid because a miner and a node do very different things.
Node --> general computer
Miner --> specialized computer, that produces a lot of heat and noise.
> If I could have my node built into my fridge to take advantage of better cooling while reducing power consumption
That would be super silly. A computer inside a fridge will produce heat in a place where you want cold. It would be strictly less efficient.
Same
nodes are required for miners, in order to get the block templates to hash grind
it makes more sense to have them as independent items because you can connect multiple miners to one node, the reverse relation does not hold
I don't knowwwww
FutureBit sells the Apollo II as a Full Node + Miner or just the Miner that can hook up to a Full Node. I'm pretty sure it's not a bad idea to give people options and let them decide what's best for themselves. Or as you say, FutureBit is stupid.
#bitaxe doesn't produce a lot of heat and noise.
Far from that.
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