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0 pointsjacquesm7y ago0 comments

What is it with the word 'blockchain' that will make people toss it into otherwise completely unrelated text?

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oehpr7y ago· 1 in thread

nothing, they're describing a series of content addressable blocks that link back to their ancestors. Which is a good application of a block chain. Think IPFS.

It's not cryptocurrency. Though cryptocurrency definitely popularized the technique.

fwip7y ago

IPFS isn't a blockchain just like git isn't a blockchain. "Blockchain" has semantic meaning that "a chain of blocks" does not.

Varcht7y ago

You know, we love our overloaded terms? In this context it means "Decentralized storage". Keeps people on their toes, keeps the AI guessing.

SiempreViernes7y ago

That recent period in time when it was a license to print money?

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