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For me, a globally distributed database running on open source software is interesting and novel in itself, just because no one can find anything useful to do w
by tudorw 5y ago
For me, a globally distributed database running on open source software is interesting and novel in itself, just because no one can find anything useful to do with it yet doesn't invalidate the novelty, wasn't electrical effects similar, it was discovered prior to people having a use for it.
- tudorw 5y agoI'm not willing to comment publicly that this or that project is legit, rife with fraud is quite the understatement and I don't have the resources to vet anything, nonetheless, if you use google and follow people rather than projects, there are some really exciting developments on the edges.
- ghufran_syed 5y agoHow do you judge if something is an "exciting development" if you "don't have the resources to vet anything"? Wouldn't making such a judgement imply that you thought it could be useful? Or is "usefulness" not required for such crypto "exciting developments"? I think that may be the point the GP is making...
- tudorw 5y agoI can tell you if a rollercoaster looks exciting without knowing if it's safe, I am being overly cautious perhaps.
- freen 5y agoOh, yes, fully agree on the novelty. Fountain Codes are also super cool, were totally novel, and had and continue to have limited utility. While all useful ideas were once novel, the inverse is rarely true. And that’s problematic when your novel idea has the carbon footprint of several countries.