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Running a bitcoin node in grandmas Australian basement was never a long term design constraint. In an era of Chinese fabricated asics running on state subsidiz

• Frogolocalypse 10y ago
  No, you do not understand, or choose to ignore things that are uncomfortable for you to integrate. It's not 'grandmas basement', it's effectively everyone in Australia. https://www.telstra.com.au/support/category/broadband/fix/how-to-check-your-broadband-connection https://www.telstra.com.au/support/category/broadband/fix/ho... > Connection type : upload bandwidth > ADSL : Up to 1Mbps > ADSL2+ : Up to 1Mbps > Cable (Base Plan) : Up to 1Mbps > Cable (Speed Boost) : Up to 2Mbps > nbn™ Fixed Network (Base Plan) : Up to 5Mbps (only available in a small proportion of locations) > nbn™ Fixed Network (Very Fast Speed Boost) : Up to 20Mbps (only available in a small proportion of locations, and only to business customers) > nbn™ Fixed Network (Super Fast Speed Boost) : Up to 40Mbps (only available in a small proportion of locations, and only to business customers) > nbn™ Fixed Wireless : Up to 5Mbp (only available in a small proportion of locations) Welcome to the world outside of your bubble. A node currently takes up about 35% of the upload bandwidth of an internet connection. At a minimum. > I fail to see node centralization as a priority. And therein lies your problem. While you continue to hold to that belief, you will find that the direction of bitcoin will go contrary to your desires.