Texas community will vote to form a city in effort to quiet crypto mine

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> The Florida-based company responded by extending a 2,000-foot long, 24-foot tall soundproofing wall last year and replacing most cooling fans with an immersion cooling system. According to MARA, it has replaced 67% of fans with the liquid-based system.

That's actually nice of them, although I'm somewhat surprised it didn't do more to dampen the noise. I suppose the original peaceful quiet they had before is probably just impossible now

The wall they built looks like its kind of a joke when you see it in context and the situation is a lot worse than just not having the "original peaceful quiet".

More Perfect Union did a video on this a few months ago that gives a better visceral sense of what these people are dealing with:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7_WDzPyoqU

My guess is that the bulk of the noise is the HVAC systems that either cycle air in and out of the buildings and/or AC compressors / condenser fans. Building a wall seems like good faith but it's like a cubicle wall in an open concept office, provides more privacy than it does to block sound.

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