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I've been a fan of blockchains ever since I found bitcoin well over a decade ago. I'm a huge fan of decentralization, but the limits of blockchains have been pr

I've been a fan of blockchains ever since I found bitcoin well over a decade ago. I'm a huge fan of decentralization, but the limits of blockchains have been pretty clear for a long time now. While blockchains are cool and possibly fully decentralized, they don't scale well. So far we're no closer to finding a way to scale without making it more centralized. As usage goes up, centralization goes up too. One can no longer host a full node on basically any hardware. I fully understand that people are sceptical. The amount of bullshit is insane, and basically no users have any idea about how any of this works. I've seen a lot of sites and services that promises you amazing things, without giving any details about how it archives it. Most people don't care if it works in a sensible way,they just don't want to miss out.

birracerveza 5y ago
Avalanche and Tezos disagree with you. You can run a node on a raspberry pi.
- NorwegianDude 5y ago
  If you think you can run a full node on a pi then I can't help you. If you don't belive me, check e.g. avalanche: https://support.avax.network/en/articles/4064879-technical-requirements-for-running-a-validator-node-on-avalanche https://support.avax.network/en/articles/4064879-technical-r...
  - dmitriid 5y ago
    "Avalanche is an incredibly lightweight protocol, so the minimum computer requirements are quite modest. Hardware: 8 core CPU >= 2 GHz, RAM: 16 GB, Storage: 200 GB free space." Is this satire? I can't tell anymore.
  - birracerveza 5y ago
    Thanks for correcting me, I confused it with Tezos.
    - dmitriid 5y ago
      Since all crypto crap uses their own terminology devoid of meaning, it's hard to figure out what something is. However, for something called Tezos Baker the minimum requirements are: https://wiki.tezosagora.org/use/baking/setting-up-a-secure-baker https://wiki.tezosagora.org/use/baking/setting-up-a-secure-b... - Disk: 100 GB SSD (SSD is highly recommended over HDD) - Memory: Recommended RAM for running a Tezos Node is 8GB - CPU: Running with at least 2 cores is recommended So, while technically you can run it on Raspberry Pi, it's pushing it.

birracerveza 5y ago

Avalanche and Tezos disagree with you. You can run a node on a raspberry pi.

NorwegianDude 5y ago
If you think you can run a full node on a pi then I can't help you. If you don't belive me, check e.g. avalanche: https://support.avax.network/en/articles/4064879-technical-requirements-for-running-a-validator-node-on-avalanche https://support.avax.network/en/articles/4064879-technical-r...
- dmitriid 5y ago
  "Avalanche is an incredibly lightweight protocol, so the minimum computer requirements are quite modest. Hardware: 8 core CPU >= 2 GHz, RAM: 16 GB, Storage: 200 GB free space." Is this satire? I can't tell anymore.
- birracerveza 5y ago
  Thanks for correcting me, I confused it with Tezos.
  - dmitriid 5y ago
    Since all crypto crap uses their own terminology devoid of meaning, it's hard to figure out what something is. However, for something called Tezos Baker the minimum requirements are: https://wiki.tezosagora.org/use/baking/setting-up-a-secure-baker https://wiki.tezosagora.org/use/baking/setting-up-a-secure-b... - Disk: 100 GB SSD (SSD is highly recommended over HDD) - Memory: Recommended RAM for running a Tezos Node is 8GB - CPU: Running with at least 2 cores is recommended So, while technically you can run it on Raspberry Pi, it's pushing it.