The Internet is a feedback loop. We first used it to find data; now our Internet use creates data that is analyzed to improve UX. #TriHUG
@orweinberger Any limits to the number of nodes you can manage? I’m interested in a way to auto-spool up tons of nodes in event of an attack
@orweinberger FYI CoinChomp is shutting down; you may wish to swap out the link on your main page to https://t.co/mrXulx43Yu
orweinberger Check out fullnode.co, you can now fund a full Bitcoin node and even give it your own DNS name #bitcoin @coindesk @rogerkver
@aantonop @blockchain /cc @oocBlog
@jameswester It’s a fledgling ecosystem at best - is there a standard for quantifying if a system is large & diverse enough to be one?
7) I trust that the community will regulate itself & implement any necessary changes, be they in the protocol or at a higher level.
6) It is for this reason that I am not concerned in issues of technical trust such as recent mining centralization fears.
5) Some people place their trust in God, or in Government, or in some other “authority.” I place my trust not in a man, but in mankind.
4) Hardcore enthusiasts are sometimes called “Bitcoin believers,” and I think this is because we trust the community.
3) However, as I have seen the Bitcoin ecosystem weather storm after storm, it is clear where my trust lies.
2) This is true in the sense that you need not trust a single entity to process transactions.
1) I originally became interested in cryptocurrency because it was touted as a “trustless system.”
@BTCFoundation Also, I never received a response to my email about the next round of grants. Would like to discuss my Statoshi project.
@BTCFoundation Once again, your background image is preventing any of the hyperlinks from being clickable…