How Blockchain Works

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Post by dsr12 » Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 11:56 AM UTC

Re: How Blockchain Works

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Post by mathnmusic » Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 12:44 PM UTC

I used this blockchain demo to teach a class this weekend. Many thanks to Anders Brownworth for creating this: https://anders.com/blockchain/blockchain.html

Re: How Blockchain Works

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Post by olalonde » Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 12:46 PM UTC

This ship seems to have sailed already but I feel like it really should have been "How blockchains work". We don't say "How relational database works", "How operating system works", "How computer works", etc. We do say "How Linux works" or "How Bitcoin's blockchain works".

Re: How Blockchain Works

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Post by blowski » Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 12:52 PM UTC

olalonde wrote: post #3

This ship seems to have sailed already but I feel like it really should have been "How blockchains work". We don't say "How relational database works", "How operating system works", "How computer works", etc. We do say "How Linux works" or "How Bitcoin's blockchain works".

Just to play devils advocate here, I drink “milk” not “milks” despite the fact that it might be from soya, cow or goat.

Re: How Blockchain Works

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Post by stolenmerch » Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 1:01 PM UTC

blowski wrote: post #4

olalonde wrote: post #3

This ship seems to have sailed already but I feel like it really should have been "How blockchains work". We don't say "How relational database works", "How operating system works", "How computer works", etc. We do say "How Linux works" or "How Bitcoin's blockchain works".

Just to play devils advocate here, I drink “milk” not “milks” despite the fact that it might be from soya, cow or goat.

Because 'milk' is an unmarked plural. 'Chain' is not.

Re: How Blockchain Works

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Post by Moodles » Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 1:09 PM UTC

Now explain to a technical audience why some people say nonsense like how it’s the next internet or how it’ll change the world please.

Re: How Blockchain Works

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Post by debacle » Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 1:16 PM UTC

stolenmerch wrote: post #5

blowski wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just to play devils advocate here, I drink “milk” not “milks” despite the fact that it might be from soya, cow or goat.

Because 'milk' is an unmarked plural. 'Chain' is not.

More importantly, why aren't people talking more about blockmilk technology?

Re: How Blockchain Works

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Post by theoh » Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 1:17 PM UTC

olalonde wrote: post #3

This ship seems to have sailed already but I feel like it really should have been "How blockchains work". We don't say "How relational database works", "How operating system works", "How computer works", etc. We do say "How Linux works" or "How Bitcoin's blockchain works".

Forbes published an article containing this line "To understand its functioning and functionality, it is necessary to start first with the definition of blockchain." It's annoying in the same way that people in marketing using the word "digital" as a noun is annoying.

But it's how financial/business people are typically abbreviating "blockchain technology". It's like Brexit: there are many possible implementations, but one concept.

Re: How Blockchain Works

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Post by geraldbauer » Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 1:18 PM UTC

A great way to learn about blockchains is building your own from scratch / zero in Python, Ruby, JavaScript, etc. Find many starter samples and articles in the Awesome Blockchains [1] collection. [1]: https://github.com/openblockchains/awesome-blockchains

Re: How Blockchain Works

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Post by lucozade » Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 1:18 PM UTC

Moodles wrote: post #6

Now explain to a technical audience why some people say nonsense like how it’s the next internet or how it’ll change the world please.

That's relatively easy.

1) Some people are ignorant;

2) Some people are trolls;

3) And some people have an agenda e.g. they're trying to get folk in 1) to buy something.