Whilst I don't want to be endorsing piracy, as a brit it is incredibly frustrating not being able to keep up with the TV shows which are often aired in the United States many months before they arrive in the UK. Especially when using social media which can really spoil the plotline.

One of my favourite things to do would be to join in on reddit's active discussions for The Walking Dead or Breaking Bad the day it was released in the United States, something which I wouldn't be able to do without the ability to pirate these shows online.

I would happily watch advertisements similar to what are shown on TV if it meant I could see the show in realtime, but that's just not an option at the moment.

So with the success bitcoin has recently had, it seems like a good idea to start mining coins, as it basically creates free money, is there a reason that this would not be worth doing now that the value of bitcoin has increased so much, or does it just make the idea all the more appetising?