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Re: Show HN: Hacker News for cryptocurrency and Blockchain

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Post by tuxxy » Wed, Sep 06, 2017, 2:36 AM UTC

dsacco wrote: post #27

Look, I understand this might become like the "hacker" debate, but can we please stop referring to blockchain and digital currencies with the term, "crypto"? We're coming to the point where people refer to these currencies as "cryptos". The cryptography of digital currencies is a very small portion of the entire field, and the term is being gradually co-opted to refer to that specific portion. The reason I bring this…

I concur. I have the keywords "cryptography" in my resume along with "NSA Suite-B Algorithms".

The amount of blockchain and cryptocoin startups that contact me are absolutely insane. They immediately assume that because I have the word crypto somewhere in there that I am working exclusively at cryptocoin startups.

Re: Show HN: Hacker News for cryptocurrency and Blockchain

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Post by tylerhou » Wed, Sep 06, 2017, 3:35 AM UTC

ashaney wrote: post #29

grzm wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> can we please stop referring to blockchain and digital currencies with the term, "crypto"? I'm afraid that train has left the station. Can anyone think of a situation where such a language reversal has occurred?

Not off the top of my head, but I think it qualifies as a synecdoche: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synecdoche

Other way around - synecdoche usually refers to a whole through a part (calling an entire ship by just saying stern, for example) but a part through a whole is usually called metonymy. Synecdoche is a subset of metonymy.

Edit: the wikipedia article does mention that it can be a part through a whole. But this is at odds with my Classical background.

Re: Show HN: Hacker News for cryptocurrency and Blockchain

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Post by bdcravens » Wed, Sep 06, 2017, 4:35 AM UTC

dsacco wrote: post #27

Look, I understand this might become like the "hacker" debate, but can we please stop referring to blockchain and digital currencies with the term, "crypto"? We're coming to the point where people refer to these currencies as "cryptos". The cryptography of digital currencies is a very small portion of the entire field, and the term is being gradually co-opted to refer to that specific portion. The reason I bring this…

Even bigger on my list of pet peeves regarding Bitcoin naming is using the term "bit" to refer to a fraction of a Bitcoin:

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Units

Re: Show HN: Hacker News for cryptocurrency and Blockchain

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Post by ReverseCold » Wed, Sep 06, 2017, 5:16 AM UTC

abhutra wrote: post #15

ringaroundthetx wrote: post #11

why did you make this instead of a subreddit?

I actually thought of it. But I believe that although reddit can be a great platform but it comes with certain limitations. With so many things going on in blockchain and cryptocurrecnices at so many fronts, a subreddit would give preference to only popular things. That is why I have added tags (Needs more improvement though), so that a person can look at his interest specifically. We can also add New ICOs section, s…

It's like internet forums all over again. Every "subreddit" can be hosted somewhere else. This is fine.

Re: Show HN: Hacker News for cryptocurrency and Blockchain

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Post by abhutra » Wed, Sep 06, 2017, 7:25 AM UTC

DennisP wrote: post #25

Nice set of links so far. I hope this gets some traction. Gray on white isn't the easiest for my old eyes, though.

Thanks.

Would try to tweak some colors.

Re: Show HN: Hacker News for cryptocurrency and Blockchain

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Post by abhutra » Wed, Sep 06, 2017, 7:27 AM UTC

Volt wrote: post #30

No RSS feed?

That's the next thing in mind. There are some minor bugs which needs to be resolved, will put rss feed after that.

Re: Show HN: Hacker News for cryptocurrency and Blockchain

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Post by tom_mellior » Wed, Sep 06, 2017, 8:48 AM UTC

Part of the appeal of Hacker News is that it doesn't require a "first name" and a "last name" and an email address during registration.

Re: Show HN: Hacker News for cryptocurrency and Blockchain

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Post by malikNF » Wed, Sep 06, 2017, 8:50 AM UTC

dsacco wrote: post #27

Look, I understand this might become like the "hacker" debate, but can we please stop referring to blockchain and digital currencies with the term, "crypto"? We're coming to the point where people refer to these currencies as "cryptos". The cryptography of digital currencies is a very small portion of the entire field, and the term is being gradually co-opted to refer to that specific portion. The reason I bring this…

Agreed, what if we come up with a short word for it and spread it around, use it amoung ourselves and it will automatically spread around.

Something like CryptoC.

Re: Show HN: Hacker News for cryptocurrency and Blockchain

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Post by ainiriand » Wed, Sep 06, 2017, 9:44 AM UTC

The clicked links accumulate so if you click 'Newest' 3 times in a row you have to go back 3 times to get back to the home. Don't add links to history if the same url is already on top.

Re: Show HN: Hacker News for cryptocurrency and Blockchain

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Post by danmaz74 » Wed, Sep 06, 2017, 10:15 AM UTC

Is there a way to filter only news like, eg, when new coins get launched, when there are rumors about coins getting added to exchanges, when they actually got added? I'm following the space a bit, but the signal-to-noise ratio is terrible.

An idea for a project that would be really useful IMHO: a calendar with all releases/rumors about additions/actual additions to exchanges. I would even pay a bit for that :)