Zamicol

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   by Zamicol 5y ago

   Hashes are the answer. How they get implemented in solving this problem is the question
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   by Zamicol 5y ago

   Einstein was ostracized from academia. He is the quintessential lone genius. Einstein's 1905 papers were ignored, even by his own teacher Minkowski. Einstein was considered an arrogant academic failure. The "lone genius" w
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   by Zamicol 5y ago

   PoW is a broad, general name, just as PoS is a broad, general category. PoSW is a subset of PoW. To say "PoW can be parallelized" isn't necessarily true.
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   by Zamicol 5y ago

   It's a subset of PoS. It's totally marketing. "Our PoS is so novel it deserves it's own name."
5. 365.▲
   by Zamicol 5y ago

   I sometimes have difficulty finding efficient algorithms for specific tasks like this. Any advice on becoming better at finding efficient algorithms?
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   by Zamicol 5y ago

   My high school's district required students to read The of Lord of the Flies. My freshmen English teacher hated the book so much he broke district requirements and told my class he was giving everyone A's on that assignment. He a
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   by Zamicol 5y ago

   Well done. That's the best I've ever heard that said.
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   by Zamicol 5y ago

   For the curious, aaa[...].com is just converting your string to hex, and then replacing the hex with various types of "A"'s. If you wanted to use an alphabet other than 16 characters, you could do arbitrary base conversion:
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   by Zamicol 5y ago

   It's unfortunate the author felt the need to emphasize sentences like "On average[...]" and "Of course, there are many men who don't [...]" so frequently. This is yet another reminder that my generational peers
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    by Zamicol 5y ago

    So there doesn't appear to be ENS support?
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    by Zamicol 5y ago

    >being thrown around a technology that is dodgy at best I have yet to meet someone that says this who has foreseen the implications of defi. In my mind, as an early bitcoiner, that was the original promise of bitcoin. A list of coins by
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    by Zamicol 5y ago

    Genuinely asking. - Bits are the quantum of information. - Genes are the quantum of genetics. - Memes are the quantum of culture. - Action is the quantum of physics. If "idea" is the wrong word for the "quantum of human thoug
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    by Zamicol 5y ago

    Wouldn't the quantum of language be the idea?
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    by Zamicol 5y ago

    How can you send payment over the internet without cryptography? Also, PoW != Cryptocurrency.
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    by Zamicol 5y ago

    Yes.
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    by Zamicol 6y ago

    I cannot fathom Bitcoin ever adopting Proof of Stake (PoS) like Ethereum. Bitcoin's community is far too dogmatic. I see PoW as a liability for the whole cryptocurrency system. For this reason I think the transition to PoS will be li
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    by Zamicol 6y ago

    Isn't 4000k far more "natural"? A full moon is 4000k.
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    by Zamicol 6y ago

    Are there any experimental tests of relativistic mass?
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    by Zamicol 6y ago

    I know someone who just took out a loan on Ethereum to buy a house. That's its usage. https://defipulse.com/ Every one of those "apps" is usage on Ethereum, everything from trading (Uniswap, think of it as a
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    by Zamicol 6y ago

    Because PoW is easier to implement correctly than PoS. PoW can be as simple as checking a hash (in addition to the basic block rules). PoS has a lot more rules, for example Eth has a lot of PoS rules and includes features like slashing whi
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    by Zamicol 6y ago

    Eth 2.0 is running right now. It is 100% PoS.
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    by Zamicol 6y ago

    For years I've told loved ones, friends, and anyone with a passing interest in the nascent space to avoid Tether like the plague. In my opinion, it's only a matter of time until it blows up.
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    by Zamicol 6y ago

    It's a huge problem. Worse, bitcoin's massive electricity usage results in data center consolidation. If a nation state just simply wanted to impair bitcoin, they could chop off electricity to a few warehouses. If they cut off 25
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    by Zamicol 6y ago

    Have you looked at Uniswap?
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    by Zamicol 6y ago

    Exactly. Defi couldn't ask for a better case study than wsb.
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    by Zamicol 6y ago

    Ethereum is producing insane value. For example, Uniswap is a decentralized exchange living on top of Ethereum that frequently has volume higher than Coinbase. A couple years ago that was the "end vision". Now it's an every
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    by Zamicol 6y ago

    This is one of many reasons why Ethereum is moving to Proof of Stake (PoS) and ditching Proof of Work (PoW). The already functional Ethereum 2.0 chain has Bitcoin's security guarantees for a tiny fraction of the electricity costs. Bit
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    by Zamicol 6y ago

    Energy consumption is a large red target making it easy for nation states to attack. I cannot easily target your computer running proof of stake in your closet. I can easy to cut the electrical wires into your proof of work data center.
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    by Zamicol 6y ago

    I'm sorry for my snarky remark. I'm tired of what seems to be fake news coming only form the parents of my friends (60+ group) and that group being unable to reconcile basic, foundational facts. This includes my own father. I&#x27
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    by Zamicol 6y ago

    There are very large demographic differences on the lines of age. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/10/26/what-the-20... Could I be more diplomatic? Sure. We have a large number of older people