jaekwon

For a while I wondered whether proof-of-stake is possible, or whether all attempts would suffer from the "nothing at stake" problem. About a year after my initial pondering, I found a solution after rummaging through old academic papers.

The problem as you stated feels like it should be solvable. The CAP theorem is not relevant here -- you're not bound by strong consistency because you don't need to provide connectivity 100% of the time. There is strong geographical stickiness in connections, so that looks like something to exploit. Combined with smart localized buffering of packets near the destination, it looks like a solution should exist.

The solution may not be compatible with your existing semi-centralized solution, which may be blinding.

Lewis, is that you?

I wanted to tell Lewis that his domain (heylewis) is expiring.

Also, yes. Keep it up!

I'm not a member on any of these groups but I did find one on facebook & messaged them.

What is that background image? Some fractal?

There is always a counter movement. It's going on right now, but for obvious reasons they don't make themselves known. Find each other.

I wanted to add, among all the advice here, that you should consider improving your body. Work on getting as fit as you can reasonably become to attain your ideal self. That's something you can work on alone, it'll give you a great conversational piece when talking to someone (e.g. about diet and self hacking), it'll improve your energy and mental clarity so that you can carry an interesting conversation, you'll have more self confidence, and people will be in general more attracted to you.

+1

What can an innovator do besides filing a defensive patent?

I've heard of various strategies like publishing the work in as many forums as possible; publishing it on IP.com; filing a patent application and withdrawing it; filing it and pledging; etc.

It would be nice if there were a step by step guide written by an attorney--ideally an ex-patent attorney--that goes lists the steps in order of priority/cost/ease for both individual innovators and companies with deeper pockets.

Just call save(b.A) or save(&b.A).

No need for methods, is performant. I can't think of a reason--besides extra typing--why this wouldn't be sufficient.

http://play.golang.org/p/7vE_wN6EBv

Does this protocol use bandwidth to achieve consensus, or is there another consensus mechanism such as proof of work assumed to be available?

Yeah, I noticed that too. Is it actually the case?

> It has to not be a currency to be a virtual currency, by the definition you favor.

incorrect.

Here's a simpler alternative if you don't want all the bells and whistles of Browserify

https://github.com/jaekwon/demodule

Weird, why would it fail after reaching the US?

Hi guys, I'm very curious about the effects of this. What is the network like? Can you characterize it in terms of latency, dropped packets, bandwidth?

Say if you wanted to upload/download a megabyte of data to a datacenter in the US using TCP with retries, would it work eventually with high probability?

I don't believe that any of us believe what we are writing.

Perhaps they got lost in their math.

http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0507094

I remember the story of a guy who could ride a bicycle by using his tongue to make a loud sound that bounces off of objects. Not sure if it's real, but it sounds plausible.

And this. All of these are amazing.

This is insane.

Go provides you with locks for those cases where you actually want to use a lock. And transactional balance logic absolutely screams for locks.

Well, now it's known that a placebo works, and the mind being mysterious still, a placebo is only a known unknown.

But if you give a sugar pill to a person who had never heard of the placebo effect, and tell him/her that the pill is only sugar with no effect whatsoever, perhaps we might find that the placebo effect does not manifest.

If you do the calculations, you might find that the expected utility return from investment in Bitcoin is much greater than the expected utility return from bootstrapping a business.

Hey, just because it's a crapshoot for you doesn't mean it is for me. Arguably there is more solid data in Bitcoin than in other closed companies.

I've seen my bitcoin holdings rise and fall by orders of magnitude, but mostly it rises. You can get used to it if you have a bit of a buffer for living expenses.

It's no more irrational than being an entrepreneur.

Hello good sirs, I am able bodied and in want of land and picket. Please reach me at the bar, call for Sam.

Problem: I can't find other people that I can associate with.

Solution: Move & get a career where you're more likely to find the right people.

So you just admitted that you're running a ponzi scheme? That wasn't disclosed.

Give me my money back.

Some what?

I have sent you $50 though coinbase.

I expect you to honor your word.

Return address: 1JEGu8qiaKbLgheAWCjRkeZNyEqhhaFVY3

Just because your expected return is negative doesn't mean it's dumb to partake in it. Nor is the outcome obvious.

The site wasn't created for the purpose of hooking in gambling addicts, so I see no problem with it. Also, you have no evidence that an explicit bitcoin ponzi scheme draws in gamblers who put in more money than they can afford to lose.

Makes sense.

In the end it's about choice. Would you rather trust the Zetas or Uncle Sam?