Stream: blockchain
Topic: The history of a bad idea
Nick Hatt (Apr 25 2019 at 22:19):
https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2019/04/20/medical-records-on-the-blockchain-the-history-of-a-bad-idea/ I liked this post
Grahame Grieve (Apr 25 2019 at 22:40):
blithering nonsense
I did too ;-)
Grahame Grieve (Apr 25 2019 at 22:43):
except for this bit:
Not just the ideas — including some technically bizarre ones, like blockchain-based logs of all accesses to patient data
That's the sole use he mentions that has some actual value; it's not technically bizarre...
Michael Lawley (Nov 24 2019 at 06:12):
Noting that he also distinguishes "blockchain" from a Merkle tree - https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2017/09/06/estonias-smartcard-security-problem-is-probably-not-blockchain-related-but-what-is-estonias-blockchain/
Grahame Grieve (Feb 12 2020 at 22:50):
nailed it: https://xkcd.com/2267/
Peter Jordan (Aug 24 2020 at 20:43):
Grahame Grieve (Aug 24 2020 at 21:55):
awesome line:
Why are they deciding to stop? Enlightened – and thus former – blockchain developer Mark van Cuijk explained...
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