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Ternary is fashionable again because of IOTA? As in the cryptocurrency/network? ...since when? To put it bluntly I don't think any mainstream academic communit
by throwawaymath 8y ago
Ternary is fashionable again because of IOTA? As in the cryptocurrency/network?
...since when? To put it bluntly I don't think any mainstream academic community takes IOTA seriously. Its stated justifications for using ternary computing are pretty weak, theoretical benefits notwithstanding.
- DrNuke 8y agoYou’re welcome, mainstream academic communities do a different job, though. I can see the long-term benefits in trying something technologically novel to accommodate a fully interconnected IoT planet but I am not paid by IOTA to evangelize, so, again, we will see what happens.
- throwawaymath 8y agoSure, but we can agree IOTA hasn't made anything "fashionable" again right? If it's not being taken seriously by the research community and it hasn't otherwise driven material innovation, it's not setting any trends. There has always been research interest in ternary computing. But I don't know a single serious research institution or group (even if not academic) which concurs with IOTA's approach.
- DrNuke 8y agoWell, their vision is shared by industrial partners indeed. I presume we are seeing this from different perspectives (mine: industrial ability within some limitations; yours: full theoretical validation) and maybe we need to agree which is which for “exciting areas of research” and “fashionable”?