Over Thanksgiving week 2022, Jason Lowery caught the entire Bitcoin community's attention with provocative arguments for the application of the Second Amendment to Bitcoin and mining operations. While Jason puts forth compelling ideas, his discussion regarding how (and if!) the Second Amendment ought to be applied to bitcoin mining lacks legal rigor. In this episode, Logan Bolinger, Arceris, and host Storm Rund break down some of Jason's arguments and provide informed legal perspectives. 

We discussed:

- A glaring threat vector to Bitcoin mining no one seems to be talking about (hello Twitter bots)

- What constitutes *real* legal precedent

- Basics of the restrictions on the Second Amendment

- Constitutionality of state seizure of Bitcoin miners

- Examination of the low, middle and high ebbs of the Youngstown Steel Seizure tripartite framework

- Possible avenues of resistance

Check out Distributed Hash and Logan's blog

Guests: Logan Bolinger & Arceris

Host: Storm Rund

Brought to you by: Red Dirt Mining

Putting the "wizard" in Home Mining Wizards, Barnminer is an everpresent resource for miners who are looking to stand up their own operations. 

We discussed:

- How Barnminer became Barnminer

- Navigating the informational vortex of electricity tariff sheets

- How to interface with local utility companies to move from residential rates to commercial rates

- tackling structural problems like space, noise, and airflow

- Utilizing bitcoin mining to turn idle electrical capacity into an asset

Guest: Barnminer

Host: Storm Rund

Brought to you by: Red Dirt Mining

Perhaps one of the most creative mining operations hashing at the moment, the team at Lago Bitcoin mines with used cooking oil as a part of their efforts to launch a circular economy on Lake Atitlán in Guatemala. Host Storm Rund speaks with guests LakeBitcoin, BillWhittaker11, mrcdbrown3, and A2JUN_AJPU_btc.

We discussed:

- The origin of the Lago Bitcoin project and their goal to build a circular economy

- How Lago Bitcoin can utilize waste from landfills and used cooking oil in order to clean up the natural environment of Lake Atitlán

- Investing in the local community to foster economic independence and education for the community's youth

- What makes Bitcoin such a useful tool to improve infrastructure, create economic opportunity, and strengthen community bonds

- Lago Bitcoin's vision for the future of the project

- How you can get involved

Check out Lago Bitcoin's Medium page

Guest: Lago Bitcoin

Host: Storm Rund

Brought to you by: Red Dirt Mining

Welcome to the Difficulty Adjusted podcast, the podcast for Bitcoin Miners. In this episode, host Storm Rund speaks with Nonce Raider from the Red Dirt Mining team about the recent launch of the Open Source Mining Calculator: 

What we covered:

Guest: NØNCΞ ЯΔIÐΞR

Host: Storm Rund

Brought to you by: Red Dirt Mining 

Welcome to the Difficulty Adjusted podcast, the podcast for Bitcoin Miners. In this episode, host Storm Rund speaks with guest Rob W. from Upstream Data and Distributed Hash over:

- Local regulators seeking to enjoin oil and gas-powered mining operations in Adams County, Colorado 

- How lines ought to be drawn between valid local regulations and bureaucratic overreach

- How miners can go about advocating for the mining industry in their local jurisdiction

- The state of the hosting market and what makes Distributed Hash's privacy-focused approach unique

- Rob's research around certain faulty Whatsminer PSUs

- Mining at an altitude

Guest: Rob W.

Host: Storm Rund

Brought to you by: Red Dirt Mining

This is the first episode of the Difficulty Adjusted podcast, the podcast for Bitcoin Miners. In this episode, host Storm Rund speaks with guest Alex from Kaboomracks over:

- The Proof of Work behind Proof of Work

- The demanding nature of the mining industry

- How to go about working with power companies as a small miner

- Potential red flags when hosting miners

- Benefits and drawbacks of ASIC firmware

- Alex's take on the maturity of the mining industry & what gets him excited

Guest: Kaboomracks Alex