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New comment by stackzero in "Gut epithelial barrier damage caused by dishwasher detergents and rinse aids"

stackzero — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:50:22 +0000

Is there an ELI5?

New comment by stackzero in "We built the fastest CI and it failed"

stackzero — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 04:43:11 +0000

Change the name to something short that sounds like it can be part of my stack and existed in linux forever e.g. ert Earthly sounds too mid 2010s and something extra/startupy

New comment by stackzero in "Roast This Order Book"

stackzero — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:15:02 +0000

Please roast this simple order book implementation

Roast This Order Book

stackzero — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:15:02 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/jordy25519/simple-lob

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35083663

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by stackzero in "The Problem with Ethereum"

stackzero — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:16:35 +0000

+1 for 51% font attack

New comment by stackzero in "The Problem with Ethereum"

stackzero — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:14:29 +0000

bitcoin maximalism is the worst. wealth will tend to concentrate over time anyway (parteo distribution) and a "ruling class" will emerge on bitcoin. miner's voting with hash power is not the future of cryptocurrency governance. If bitcoin does not evolve to allow this effectively it will be regulated out of common use.

It's possible to experiment and build decentralized governance models directly into blockchains see e.g. https://polkadot.network/polkadot-governance/ (disclaimer not a shill I like the tech)

New comment by stackzero in "Real world ownership is not a use case for blockchain"

stackzero — Wed, 19 May 2021 20:06:11 +0000

Unfortunately, this is a 2015 take on blockchain. Protocols are now to the point where you can have the ability to create "courts" and social governance protocols on the network itself to resolve this kind of thing, also see: https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/03/23/legitimacy.html

Real talk with a blockchain engineer (2021 edition)

stackzero — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 05:08:55 +0000

It's been ~2 years since my last post on this. time for round 2.

Strong use cases that have emerged for blockchains are:

- Proof of digital ownership: currency and NFTs (anything non-fungible)

- Transparent voting: verifiable elections and governance ("DAOs")

DeFi has shown some incredible applications like uniswap emerge with now silicon valley backing.

Unfortunately DeFi is also rebuilding the house of cards we have in the current financial system, which only a select few will really understand and benefit from.

So what's next?

Governance.

The future for blockchain is all about semi-regulation in the western world. There must be an avenue for proper governing bodies to participate, even for simple things like verifiable dispute resolutions, yes and tax.

Currently software developers hold all the keys to governance due to technical entry barriers. e.g. there's a misconception that only X bitcoin will ever exist, actually bitcoin core devs could change this at anytime (of course with repercussions, forks, etc.).

If blockchains do not evolve to allow proper decentralized and judicial governance systems we will simply recreate the current state of things except with software developers in charge. Governments will then ban use of public blockchain cryptocurrencies and supplant them with their own private variants (see CBDCs).

Lastly, most people will be using blockchains in 10 years without realizing or caring as the UX improves.

All that said, it's an incredible space to be working in.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26588927

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by stackzero in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2020)"

stackzero — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 23:01:20 +0000

Good luck, we'd be lucky to have you :)

New comment by stackzero in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2020)"

stackzero — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 20:01:28 +0000

Centrality | Auckland | Onsite (or remote NZ)

Building decentralized ledger technology with rust + wasm.

Our team comes from various programming backgrounds python,c++,java embedded, enterprise, data science. If learning rust, distributed systems, or pushing the boundaries in an emerging industry sound fun then please reach out!

We're looking for:

- Senior Fullstack

- Senior Rust Dev

- Intermediate Rust Dev

apply here: https://centrality.ai/careers/ or email: peopleops(at)centrality(dot)ai

if you want to know more, drop me a line: beauchjord(at)gmail(dot)com

New comment by stackzero in "Escaping the Dark Forest"

stackzero — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 00:48:43 +0000

cryptocurreny != investment scam. It's just another way to transfer and store value.

Interacting with automated contracts is an interesting extension to that system which can make things alot more complex.

The 'dark forest' comes from a kind of man-in-the-middle attack where anyone can see the order book and exploit it, by putting their own slightly better orders in. Hence the need for co-operation with a closed order book (miner) to get the transaction in safely.

New comment by stackzero in "How to speed up the Rust compiler one last time"

stackzero — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 04:26:35 +0000

gg man. Really enjoyed your posts since starting rust.

New comment by stackzero in "Show HN: My GitHub Readme Is Interactive"

stackzero — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 04:06:16 +0000

is this like twitch plays pokemon?

New comment by stackzero in "David Graeber has died"

stackzero — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 01:03:18 +0000

RIP. His book "Debt: The first 5000 years" really impacted my thinking about how our economy works and how I might help it in the future.

New comment by stackzero in "Software reuse is more like an organ transplant than snapping Lego blocks (2011)"

stackzero — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 07:48:39 +0000

Accurate IMO. You can get the components or organs but they don't snap together, more careful integration required...like surgery

New comment by stackzero in "Deno 1.0"

stackzero — Thu, 14 May 2020 01:19:38 +0000

As someone not from a js background, when would I use this? is it a drop in replacement for node with TS support? or something else

New comment by stackzero in "A possible new back end for Rust"

stackzero — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 00:35:20 +0000

+1 enjoyed how accessible this write up was

New comment by stackzero in "Ask HN: What are you reading to make sense of the economy?"

stackzero — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 10:06:32 +0000

I'm interested in pointers on this in general, not just wrt the current climate.

New comment by stackzero in "New Grad vs. Senior Dev"

stackzero — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 23:22:36 +0000

There's some good wisdom in this story. It reminds me of that article posted here about a more page cache efficient b-trees vs. Knuth's theoretically ideal version

New comment by stackzero in "Ask HN: Advice for a new and inexperienced tech lead?"

stackzero — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 22:04:36 +0000

- You can't lead a team further than you have been yourself There is a constant need to spend time up-skilling, performing tech spikes, thinking ahead - 20% of people do 80% of the work. You should be in the 20% and also invest time with the people in your team that are in the 20% - Genuinely care about the people you lead and help them get better at whatever their goals are