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That was a painful read. Considering the amount of money invested into this coin, someone should have coughed up travel expenses to get these guys into a room t
by rkagerer 9y ago
That was a painful read. Considering the amount of money invested into this coin, someone should have coughed up travel expenses to get these guys into a room together for a few days so they could more efficiently clarify themselves to each other, maybe establish a bit of trust and rapport from working alongside each other on a problem, and reach consensus as to what facts and opinions they agree on vs. what is in dispute. I would have loved to see some of that energy they spent fretting over optics instead put into solid engineering work.
Just my two cents. Most of this is over my head as I'm not by any means a cryptography expert.
- charleslmunger 9y agoThis is a conclusion you might reach if you're not familiar with the terminology the MIT researcher used. Here's an analogy - suppose a professor of engineering is looking at a new car from a promising startup, and discovers that the car uses banana peels as brake pads. (this is about as irresponsible and naive as rolling your own crypto.) Prof: I've noticed that you're using a non-standard brakepad material, which functions very poorly for stopping the motion of the car. You should fix this. Startup: That's fine, these peels are organic and eco friendly, and they're safe because I modelled them in the same shape and size as normal brake pads.