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this is a bad idea that will never work

/s

Why do you think that? Please elaborate! HackerNews isn't supposed to be about trolling.

Personally, I like the idea and i'm going to use it. However, it relies on people downloading the extension. If there are enough people using it (which is definitely possible) then it would be successful.

Maybe because it says that on the page that was submitted.

Okay, true. I concede. It's nevertheless interesting.

/s indicates sarcasm

You are entirely wrong. It is a good idea that will never work.

Agree, it's a good idea that, unfortunately, deals too much with big fishes (in private and gov sector)

Wrong again! It's an interesting concept but only an ok idea that has no real world application given its limitations.

It need demonstrate only one useful real world application for you to be wrong. It does not need to become universal. As others have said, a web site that validates the consistency of its own content seems to have potential. I would also consider the Internet of Things; a Thing having its own IPv6 address and its own domain name. QR Codes can help take care of the intractability of long hashes.

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