Didn't read; website unusable.
So, a normal news website then.
Navigating Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP: Google Is Making Blockchains Searchable
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Re: Navigating Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP: Google Is Making Blockchains Searchable
#12I think official release is more interesting. https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/introd...
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#13I think the word "quietly" has now developed all kinds of insinuations and borders on editorializing. Consider: Teacher quietly teaching students math. It sort of implies that the teacher has something to hide. Google is making blockchains searchable doesn't sound alarming. Because it isn't.
The quasi-intensifier "just" is used to similar effect. I wouldn't call it editorializing - more like an attempt to give the quotidian a sense of urgency.
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#14Wow, here's a new move in the "abusive GDPR wall" game: > We are processing your request to optin/opt-out of receiving targeted ads. Your web activity will no longer be used for targeted advertising by the companies. > This may take up to a few minutes to process. And indeed it does! Mine is currently stuck at an indicated 45%. Perhaps this is designed to make the user go back and try again but this time accept all t…
Why is it even have a progress bar/circle? Isn't http 202 enough?
It's sending requests to probably dozens of domains, each of which sends back new "anti-cookies" for your browser to store.
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#15I hate this trend of forcing really weak story telling into articles. I clicked the link because I was interested in the headline, not the balmy weather in Singapore.
I was intrigued by the narrative until it turned into basically nothing, I expected some interesting discovery
Re: Navigating Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP: Google Is Making Blockchains Searchable
#16Wow, here's a new move in the "abusive GDPR wall" game: > We are processing your request to optin/opt-out of receiving targeted ads. Your web activity will no longer be used for targeted advertising by the companies. > This may take up to a few minutes to process. And indeed it does! Mine is currently stuck at an indicated 45%. Perhaps this is designed to make the user go back and try again but this time accept all t…
I just use Ghostery and hope it already blocks all trackers. Although it also has its own opt-out bullshit and a few weeks ago it "upgraded" itself to offer you coupons "related" to the site you're visiting...
Re: Navigating Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP: Google Is Making Blockchains Searchable
#17"Enhanced" block explorers, i.e. with better indexing than dumping blockchain data into a time-series database have been around for years... this is nothing new. Even block explorers aided by machine learning have existed for years.
They just cost money and were primarily built with funds from the FBI and NSA which is why you'll never hear abt most of these.