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I mentioned to an academic computer scientist that I worked with blockchains. He immediately asked "So these blockchains, how do they do consensus? Isn't it som
by mbrock 9y ago
I mentioned to an academic computer scientist that I worked with blockchains. He immediately asked "So these blockchains, how do they do consensus? Isn't it some kind of majority vote?" I said "Well, kind of, in combination with economic incentives to follow the longest chain." He just said "Well, come on! That's the whole problem! That's not a solution!" or something like that. Not impressed at all!
- kobeya 9y agoBitcoin does not meet the requirements identified by the academic community for a usable digital currency. On the other hand, it works (while nothing that came out of academia in this area ever has). Infer from that what you will. It would be nice if science had a term for its equivalent of "outsider art."