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That's very unfortunate. However, I'd like mention a few things about attempting a self-repair:

  • You don't need a heat gun to disassemble it. A simple Philips head screwdriver will do.
  • Batteries are dangerous regardless of their charge. You should be careful handling them even when they are fully discharged.

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Why is Hell so hot?

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So called "Mining Rigs" are powerful computers. People are lending their computational resources to a blockchain in exchange for some cryptocurrency.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we had a crypto-boom where a lot of people were hoarding gaming graphics cards (which were cheaper than dedicated cryptocurrency mining hardware) for increased earnings.

This led to a lot of people (particularly gamers) hating cryptocurrencies and miners, not unlike the RAM crisis going on right now due to the "AI" bubble.

Also, mining rigs draw a lot of power to operate, which comes out as heat. The temperature of Hell talked about in the post might refer to this, or simply sinful (from the perspective of gamers) nature of mining.

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I believe they are the same person who made gpu-screen-recorder (Nvidia ShadowPlay clone). They are obviously very talented and I think it would be better to spend that effort improving Wayland compositors instead.

Still, I wonder what their motivations are as this page does not mention that.