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So sorry to observe Blockchain tech/ppl as a perfect example of a snake oil / snake oil sellers. I can clearly see a big future on this field, kind of a Democracy 2.0, the "short script which is going to replace all the governments". But the myriad of dudes who don't know even the very basics of cryptography but having some excellent sales skills make me feel sad sometimes.
Are you a Balaji S fan?
So sorry to observe Blockchain tech/ppl as a perfect example of a snake oil / snake oil sellers. I can clearly see a big future on this field, kind of a Democracy 2.0, the "short script which is going to replace all the governments". But the myriad of dudes who don't know even the very basics of cryptography but having some excellent sales skills make me feel sad sometimes.
Anyone selling anything at all...
Anyone who pitches a "safer" computer language, or methodology. Rust, for example. People who sell memory that they know is unreliable, otherwise RowHammer[1] wouldn't work Most of the "CyberSecurity" industry... the Operating System should be doing their job, but isn't. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Row_hammer
So sorry to observe Blockchain tech/ppl as a perfect example of a snake oil / snake oil sellers. I can clearly see a big future on this field, kind of a Democracy 2.0, the "short script which is going to replace all the governments". But the myriad of dudes who don't know even the very basics of cryptography but having some excellent sales skills make me feel sad sometimes.
Democracy is hell on earth. Whether it is a system of government, or a means by which groups make decisions or peddles their wares. The majority tends to encumber, enslave, and/or murder the minority. The eventual outcome of any purely democratic state or process is tyranny. This is why the founding fathers choose a republican form of government that uses democratic processes. Recall that Socrates was sentenced to di…
JIRA, SonarQube, VeraCode, Coverity - all these apps that seem like a good idea in principle, but end up being misconfigured with complicated workflows, and generally get in the way of ever making changes to software and get used to tick the security box instead of actually fixing anything.
Anyone who pitches a "safer" computer language, or methodology. Rust, for example. People who sell memory that they know is unreliable, otherwise RowHammer[1] wouldn't work Most of the "CyberSecurity" industry... the Operating System should be doing their job, but isn't. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Row_hammer
Anyone who pitches a "safer" computer language, or methodology. Rust, for example. People who sell memory that they know is unreliable, otherwise RowHammer[1] wouldn't work Most of the "CyberSecurity" industry... the Operating System should be doing their job, but isn't. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Row_hammer
Not a memory development guy, but I am a rust programmer and have managed cybersecurity teams. Rust is amazing for memory safety and good programing practice. And cyber… is a lot more than the OS.