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I definitely agree that PoW is very hard to understand because it is not a computer thing, it's about the relationship between large number theory, thermodynami
by gtrubetskoy 9y ago
I definitely agree that PoW is very hard to understand because it is not a computer thing, it's about the relationship between large number theory, thermodynamics and statistics/probabilities.
I describe it to myself as a clock, I've written my thoughts down here, you might find it interesting: https://grisha.org/blog/2018/01/23/explaining-proof-of-work/ https://grisha.org/blog/2018/01/23/explaining-proof-of-work/
- Husafan 9y agoI don't know why this got down voted. I found this extremely helpful and well written. Thank you.
- cocktailpeanuts 9y agoWow that was a great post. Thanks for sharing. Yes I agree proof of "work" is a misnomer and a red herring. The work is just a means to an end which is "Time".