The War Between Gamers And Cryptominers—And The Scarc
The War Between Gamers And Cryptominers—And The Scarce Global Resource That Sparked It
The War Between Gamers And CryptominersâAnd The Scarce Global Resource That Sparked It
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The global microchip shortage plays out every day in a scramble to acquire vital equipment for these and other demanding industries, and it isnât likely to improve anytime soon.
Throughout the week, Doug Dejarnette heads to his Houston homeâs second-floor game room and there transforms himself entirely. Sometimes the 38-year-old pretrial services officer becomes a Paladin warrior, raiding dungeons in the PC-version of
World of Warcraft, and, at other times, the titular character in
Half-Life Alyx, battling ETs on an alien-occupied Earth through an Oculus Rift headset. What largely makes his gaming possible is a videocassette-shaped device inside his hand-built computer called a graphics processing unit, which renders the gamesâ animation, allowing it to appear on a screen.
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