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Bottle: A Bitcoin SV Browser

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Re: Bottle: A Bitcoin SV Browser

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Post by ge96 »

Kind of interesting, would like to have a map of the known links/what is it at a basic overview level at least eg. file, site, image, etc...

Only concern to me is that "lack of distributors" if you compare against public web so what do you put in here? That depends though, someone has to host, you(pay bills), or big company that has free hosting like a forum.

Re: Bottle: A Bitcoin SV Browser

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Post by qz_ »

Certainly an interesting idea, but I think you're raising the barrier to entry by not simply implementing this as a browser extension. By having to develop a completely separate browser you're wasting a lot of time and resources that could otherwise be used to achieve the goals of the project.

I also seriously doubt the willingness of most people to install yet another battery-guzzling Electron app.

Re: Bottle: A Bitcoin SV Browser

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Post by jacobroyquebec »

>And because it's on the blockchain, ownership is provable, the content is permanent, and it can be directly monetized forever.

How can content be monetized foreved if it costs something to upload (send a transaction to create the block) but nothing to browser (navigating through the blockchain costs nothing)?

Re: Bottle: A Bitcoin SV Browser

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Post by volaski »

qz_ wrote: post #5

Certainly an interesting idea, but I think you're raising the barrier to entry by not simply implementing this as a browser extension. By having to develop a completely separate browser you're wasting a lot of time and resources that could otherwise be used to achieve the goals of the project. I also seriously doubt the willingness of most people to install yet another battery-guzzling Electron app.

According to the website:

Why a standalone browser instead of building as an extension for existing browsers, or waiting for mainstream browser support?

1. Build for the future

Many things we take for granted in the old "web browsing" experience--including the security model--no longer apply in the new world of Bitcoin.

The thing is, Bitcoin is NOT "the next web". In many ways it's completely opposite of what the WWW is, which is why Bitcoin is so powerful.

That's why it's more beneficial to start from scratch instead of forking an existing full-fledged browser built for the existing WWW, with many legacy features that can constrain future directions. We can create a new user interaction model optimized for the new Bitcoin world order.

2. Bitcoin-Native

Bitcoin has a fundamentally different architecture than the old web in many different ways, with built-in immutability, a self-contained authentication model, and natively monetizable/traceable files.

Instead of thinking from the old WWW mindset, we should think from a Bitcoin-native mindset.

Bottle can discipline us to publish Bitcoin-first documents, build Bitcoin-first apps, each interconnected to one another in Bitcoin-native ways.

Re: Bottle: A Bitcoin SV Browser

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Post by seisvelas »

This is ridiculously cool. Something in me burns to brush this off, which kind of annoys me. I wasn't aware of how affected I've been by the current wave of anti bitcoin/blockchain/deep learning reaction. It's sad because ultimately, that kind of sentiment just limits the ability to appreciate really awesome stuff that people make, like this.

I madly respect the creator of Bottle for wasting your time on something wondrous and original.

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