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1 year agoYou are literally describing cryptocurrencies in the last paragraph.
Why would it need to be wireless? You can just place it connected to the wall. That’s literally a mining rig. You let companies and people use your processing power (or storage in some cases) for a fee (the mined coin).
I think this may be the perfect description for Web3 tbh.
If you buy a used office desktop, it can be worth it to just put in a GPU. You have to know what you’re looking at though. Some prebuilds include stuff like custom motherboards or PSUs that are very hard to upgrade or make it impossible to install a GPU. Otherwise DIY is cheapest.
Debian is very stable, good for professional use.
She already uses some software and she probably would like something similar. Maybe look for alternatives or ways to run her choice of software on Linux?
Overall if she’s going to use it in professional capacity, switching to Linux could be a risk.