Nice article on #crypto , #blockchain and how it is all currently going: https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/p/in-2.. #spoiler - it is not going well at all.
Web3 is likely to be a #failure https://networked.substack.com/p/web3-i-.. #cyrpto #blockchain is a #solution seeking a #problem ... And not even a great one at that.
Can somebody *for the love of all that is good* please put #hilaryclinton back under the rock she crawled out from under: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/hill.. She doesn't know what she's talking about, she's not #relevant any more and nobody cares for her. She knows nothing of #crypto #coin or #blockchain ...
At least #zulip will not create a #crypto shit #coin https://blog.zulip.com/2021/11/12/why-no.. It's really concerning how many #companies / #platforms are getting involved with the #blockchain - including #facebook , #telegram , #signal , #twitter and #reddit ... Probably the biggest reason not to #implement it is the fact that #chat and #socialmedia do not need this.
As I already knew, #images are not #stored on the #blockchain - only some #metadata https://erickhun.com/posts/nft-misconcep.. But this could open up some interesting ideas for ultra small images that *could* be stored entirely, especially a #dataurl https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs.. I'm pretty sure you could get an #svg down to a pretty #affordable #price !
Looks like w3c are #rejecting a #proposal for #unique #decentralized #id 's: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/pub.. Apparently this is on the basis that it is not #energy #efficient due to the use of #blockchain - I somewhat have to agree. *Anything* that relies on blockchain will eventually grow to an #unsustainable #size , #computation or both. #proofofwork is simply not going to cut it.
This could be quite a #compelling #socialmedia #alternative https://www.manyver.se/ As others have pointed out, a #offline mode is a good indication of proper #decentralization ... #scuttlebutt seems like a pretty cool system, although its reliance on #blockchain means that it is doomed to be a #storage nightmare. More #comments on #hackernews here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=286..
Interesting idea to build a #decentralized #inflation #measurement #dashboard https://1729.com/inflation/ The problem is that they all want some for on #blockchain #solution to a problem that really doesn't require it. Still, the idea of putting up money for problems you want solved is an interesting one indeed.
The #azure #blockchain is apparently now dead: https://www.infoq.com/news/2021/06/micro.. Another one bites the dust.