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by kanzure 11y ago
Here's some other details: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3urm8o/optin_rbf_i...
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by kanzure 11y ago
> The idea that hard forks are dangerous or irresponsible is a belief that is not well supported bip99 - https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0099.mediawi... https://www.reddit.c
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by kanzure 11y ago
> Another thing I look forward to are links to interesting alternatives like SCP Some "see also" on that topic, then .... https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3u1m36/why_arent_w... htt
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by kanzure 11y ago
> > Bitcoin-NG > Many problems linked https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3or365/bitcoinng_p... Thanks dude, I forgot about my comment there. As for weak blocks, how about this one: https
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by kanzure 11y ago
Article seems to quickly call "Lightning Network" a "sidechain". Not only is this wrong, it's similar to calling "zero-confirmation Bitcoin transactions" a "sidechain". It's not anything lik
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by kanzure 11y ago
> First, you're confusing me for my brother. It's a common mistake. I feel sort of cheated because you two use very similar HN usernames. You are not as bad as the Rayhawk brothers, though, which I am convinced are all the same
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by kanzure 11y ago
> What are you talking about, there are no such requirements "Bitcoin resource requirement minimization" does not mean "this is an existing requirement in the protocol". Resource minimization, indeed even resource max
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by kanzure 11y ago
> Blockstream Liquid makes them a middleman He asked about Bitcoin transaction middlemanship, not alternative ledger consensus systems. It should not be surprising that alternative ledgers exist that provide some features that Bitcoin do
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by kanzure 11y ago
> The problem is that Blockstream and those acting on it's behalf oppose any increase in blocksize. .... because Bitcoin Core developers find that most block size increase proposals seem to be incompatible with Bitcoin resource requ
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by kanzure 11y ago
> didn't allow any patches for supporting systems with over 8GB of memory The Bitcoin Core developers are incapable of coercing other users into not applying non-Bitcoin-compatible 8 GB block size limit rules. Also they don't w
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by kanzure 11y ago
> Whichever direction the majority chooses is the direction of Bitcoin. The whole point of Bitcoin is that you cannot actually measure "majority", because of problems including censorship and sybil attacks. You can measure hash
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by kanzure 11y ago
> Every "soft-fork" to date has used PoW to activate new consensus rules Consensus rule parameters are things like "max block size". However, there have been some proposals for extension blocks to increase block size
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by kanzure 11y ago
> "Proof-of-work is essentially one-CPU-one-vote." - Nakamoto Yes this is one of the things that Satoshi got wrong. "1 CPU = 1 vote" is wrong. Turns out that Proof-of-Work is unrelated to the physical quantity of CPUs
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by kanzure 11y ago
> > 1. If consensus parameters cannot be voted on then Bitcoin is a failure > Eagerly awaiting a substantive response to this by maaku. I am very much not maaku, but first it's obvious that Proof-of-Work has not been used to d
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by kanzure 11y ago
> They do not like to explain exactly what this "better understanding" actually is, given that computers haven't got any slower. Scalability isn't only about going fast/slow. Scalability is about growth in perfor
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by kanzure 11y ago
> The only reason it's not currently possible is because the Bitcoin Core developers have deliberately forced the network to run out of capacity The Bitcoin developers suspect that there is nearly unlimited demand for $0.00000000000
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by kanzure 11y ago
> People who trust each other can cooperate together without expending resources on protecting themselves. This is not how security works. You need to consider the adversarial case, not the average case. > Consider Bitcoin - the cost
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by kanzure 11y ago
> I used to think I could recall conversations, but how do I know they actually happened? That seems trivial to verify; just record details about all conversations you have with everyone. I have been doing this since 2009. I have a 5 MB
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by kanzure 11y ago
Timestamping isn't enough to make something a sidechain: https://blockstream.com/sidechains.pdf ... unless you are using "sidechain" in a very loose, diluted sense.
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by kanzure 11y ago
> That's simply not what currency is. Currency is an transferable i.o.u. worth whatever the creditor says it's worth. The most pervasive currency is currently the greenback. Every additional party or layer between you and the U
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by kanzure 11y ago
> I wouldn't consider it disruptive either (on-list replies might be; watch out for them) Already happened, but looks like the reject mailing list isn't configured correctly: https://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail&#
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by kanzure 11y ago
100% absolutely noise, even if from Real Satoshi. The bitcoin-dev mailing list is for development chatter regarding the Bitcoin consensus protocol and associated technology. However, moderation policy is uh... well, the best way to describe
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by kanzure 11y ago
> I think rejecting it would have been the wrong action. On what grounds? http://bitcoinstats.com/irc/bitcoin-dev/logs/2015/12/10#l144...
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by kanzure 11y ago
> Edit to add PS: Also what is Satoshi's original mail. I hope satoshi@vistomail.com is the original, ans satoshin was created later on, which was the non evidence kanzure was so unhappy about yesterday? I feel that in the interest
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by kanzure 11y ago
> I chose my words carefully. What, precisely, did gwern do? Describe their actions as if your Reddit link didn't exist. I also chose my words carefully. I pointed out that he was involved in making this accusation. He used faulty r
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by kanzure 11y ago
I used to like the guy (this is crossing a line, for me) and I think he has lots of potential, but there's no reason for civilized society to tolerate anons recklessly calling in raids based on the accumulated weight of lots of non-evi
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I fear gwern has gone off the deep end on this one, situation is getting ridiculous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3vzgnd/bitcoins_cr...
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by kanzure 11y ago
> support contracts aren't zero margin software products, and nobody buys software anymore There have been other models for open-source software companies, such as the "sell some defaults to advertisers or sponsors". If so
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Some transcripts from the Scaling Bitcoin workshops(lists.linuxfoundation.org)
29 points by kanzure 11y ago|7 comments
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by kanzure 11y ago
> Cloned livestock also increases health risks from reduced genetic variance. Like, "animal husbandry can manage genetic variation, but cloning can't" ? Doesn't add up. In both cases you can have humans in the loop to

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