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"The smart contract is the authority" Not sure that's as clear as the article suggests (at least to the extent you are dealing with entities within the reach o
by pkilgore 9y ago
"The smart contract is the authority"
Not sure that's as clear as the article suggests (at least to the extent you are dealing with entities within the reach of U.S. law (which is a whole lot!)).
See my thoughts on this here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14820950 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14820950
- pkilgore 9y agoTo put this another way, though, just because I don't sanitize my database inputs on my website, doesn't necessarily mean your SELECT * command will not be considered a hack. Both are exploitation of unintended behavior.
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- KGIII 9y agoI am reminded of a buddy of mine. He put a bunch of junk on the lawn. He also took a full sheet of plywood and painted "free for the taking" on it. Someone took the plywood and left his pile of junk.
- tylersmith 9y agoThe difference is that strict adherence to rules as written is the entire point of smart contracts. If you want nuance and subjective interpretation you use Ricardian Contracts. If you absolutely need smart contracts for some aspect they can be added to Ricardian Contract with the added benefit of prose. In the OpenBazaar community we call them Dumb Contracts. https://medium.com/@therealopenbazaar/the-case-for-dumb-contracts-6308aa5b757 https://medium.com/@therealopenbazaar/the-case-for-dumb-cont...