Totally sustainable lmao The Bitcoin mine, which MARA has owned for almost two years, has been a source of noise pollution that residents say has been the cause of a range of health issues including lack of sleep, vertigo, nausea and motion sickness. The MARA Data Center has been absolutely terrible for the residents. Time - ‘We’re Living in a Nightmare:’ Inside the Health Crisis of a Texas Bitcoin Town “As of December 2023, the Granbury mine is owned and operated by Marathon, one of the largest Bitcoin holders in the world.” “In order to cool the machines, the site’s operators attached thousands of fans to the containers, which churned constantly, emitting a vicious buzz. As more machines were switched on, the noise sounded like a ceiling fan, then a leaf blower, then a jet engine.” “Jenna Hornbuckle, 38, lost hearing in her right ear and was diagnosed with heart failure; ear exams document her hearing loss along with that of her 8-year-old daughter Victoria, who contracted ear infections that forced doctors to place a tube in her ear.” “As rock music blares from the speakers and other patrons chatter away, Rosenkranz pulls out her phone and clocks 72 decibels on a sound meter app—the same level that she records in Indigo’s bedroom in the dead of night. In early 2023, her daughter began waking up, yelling and holding her ears.” “In one study, he exposed young, healthy students to noise events up to 63 decibels, and found that their vascular function diminished after just a single night. In other studies, he’s found that nighttime noise pollution directly leads to heart failure and molecular changes in the brain, which may lead to impaired cognitive development of children and make some people more prone to developing dementia.” Texas Tribune - Texas leaders worry that Bitcoin mines threaten to crash the state power grid “‘Nobody in their right mind would live here,’ Shadden said. ‘My windows rattle. The sound goes through my walls. My ears ring, 24/7.’” “Local law enforcement has cited Marathon more than 30 times for violating noise limits above 85 decibels. From the edge of Shadden’s property, her neighbor measured 87.9 on a decibel reader the same day that the Senate hearing took place. Neighbors have talked to local elected officials, but they say there hasn’t been any significant action resulting from those meetings. ‘You certainly get the impression that there's people that see this is just a great, you know, money opportunity for the county, right? And the health issues they haven't gotten too concerned about,’ said Granbury resident John Highsmith.” DL News - Angry Texans fight Bitcoin mine’s 80,000 noisy machines in test for industry “For more than a year, a Bitcoin mining facility owned by Marathon Digital Holdings has been minting the cryptocurrency day and night with about 80,000 fan-cooled computers. “The sound has been antagonising the folks in Granbury, a town not far from Fort Worth.” Residents have watched in amazement as rabbits, birds, and other wildlife have fled the area to escape the noise. But, she says, before pausing to add: ‘There sure are a lot of vultures.’”

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Bears and bulls. Lend me your fuzzy ears. I propose a quick, coordinated, WSB style DUMP then PUMP. My first offer is: Bears get a 10% drop over the next 2 weeks. Then we Bulls get 15% gain from that point on until EOY. We all get what we want. We'll revisit where we're at January 1.

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Part of the corn that holds up the ears I think

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I'm all ears

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If you close your eyes and cover your ears with noise canceling headphones and then sit inside a sound proof room Kevin hart is actually funny

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Those ears falling apart...

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Youre supposed to get your ears cleaned?? Like at an ear cleaning place?

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Maybe it's because you finally got your ears cleaned? 👂

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Go buy some rn fr. Make sure u get the one with the bulb thingy so u can wash ur ears out, 5 drops each ear, one at a time, lay on ur side for 10 15 mins, and then use the bulby thing with warm to hot water, as hot as you can handle. You'll be hearing like new istg

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I have so much wax in my ears

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