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Ask HN: Blockchain projects to work on

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Anybody wants to share some ideas about potentially cool blockchain projects to work on? It has to be something feasible -- something that has real value, not just another twitter app, and also it has to be achievable -- something that can be done by one or two guys as an opensource github project on a spare time.

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Any particular languages?

Any language will do. I'm fairly well versed in any middleware technology -- Rails, Django, Java, node.js. For the presentation, I'd like to stick with Rect.js/ReactNative. So I guess, back to the language question -- combination of JS on the server and the client will do just fine. My goal is to keep it as simple as possible and really focus on what can be done with blockchain.

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post #2

Any particular languages?

Any language will do. I'm fairly well versed in any middleware technology -- Rails, Django, Java, node.js. For the presentation, I'd like to stick with Rect.js/ReactNative. So I guess, back to the language question -- combination of JS on the server and the client will do just fine. My goal is to keep it as simple as possible and really focus on what can be done with blockchain.

aren't blockchain protocols supposed to be language neutral.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Any language will do. I'm fairly well versed in any middleware technology -- Rails, Django, Java, node.js. For the presentation, I'd like to stick with Rect.js/ReactNative. So I guess, back to the language question -- combination of JS on the server and the client will do just fine. My goal is to keep it as simple as possible and really focus on what can be done with blockchain.

aren't blockchain protocols supposed to be language neutral.

that's exactly right

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Guys, here is one niche idea that has been brewing in my head for sometime now. I was a part time bouncer for a strip club in London, Uk years ago and always been interested in the economics and profit dynamics of the profession. So please bear in mind when reading this, is nothing to do with the social and anthropological side of things. There are tons of inefficiencies in the strip club industry. It cost money to handle money. Strip clubs would allow the dancers to handle all the money they made throughout the entire shift, then have a wait-staff style pay-out at the end of the night where they would tally up the dances and add up all the money the exotic dancer owe the strip club “house.” The dances are tracked by either the strip club DJ or the house mum. This, of course, could accumulate to hundreds of pounds which the exotic dancer had been managing all night long. After split with the strip club, earnings are further depleted. Tips in the industry is standard. It's customary to tip strip club DJ & house mum i.e. £1 a dance. There is an opportunity to introduce a payment service using blockchain technology leveraging smart contracts to govern the core financial side of strip club where the exotic dancer is the only one who needs a smartphone and an app. The client chooses what service he wants and pays accordingly, still in cash, but in a more controlled manner.

All thoughts gratefully welcomed....

My personal email is rume.gbenedio@yahoo.com

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Dmitry, I think this feasible. In terms of real value, I think it will create a positive aspect in the financial structure of strip clubs and exotic dancers operate their business in a way that is relevant to today's use of technology i.e. automation and trust. And a fun idea for ALL OF US to work on
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