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obviouslynew
·2 years ago·discuss
Uber engineering does, there is extensive work that goes into the app to ensure drivers aren't GPS spoofing or that an actual ride is occurring. I.E. Check the accelerometer or gyro. That said theres a natural tension between making the app accessible to drivers and locking it down to protect riders. I.E. Disabling the app if your phone is rooted/jailbroken. But again you are limited to privacy, the api's for the devices you have to support and managing how accessible the app is.
obviouslynew
·3 years ago·discuss
I agree that Bitcoin is that perfect storm of technological and financial obfuscation that's made the ideal air cover for charlatans.

However, organizations contributing to this space are trying to extend the functionality and utility of these technologies. For example, check out Chainlink https://chainlinklabs.com/research,

But if you would like a less self-serving narrative, check out what the WEF https://www.weforum.org/organizations/chainlink/ & SWIFT https://www.swift.com/news-events/press-releases/swift-unloc... think about their decentralized tech.

Other forms of interesting decentralization applications look no further than IPFS & Filecoin. https://protocol.ai/

You're not wrong; there are scams and a lot of snake oil, but don't let that deafen you to what direction thoughtful applied use of the technology can produce.
obviouslynew
·3 years ago·discuss
Well Herbalife is a corporate entity, that has governing leadership that you can challenge its 'claims' because the corporate entity makes them, sells it to people who don't know better etc. Conceptually, that means that Herbalife gives people false information, they take that and perpetuate it in their MLM for their benefit.

Bitcoin, is piece of open source software that was released on the internet 13 years ago running all over the world. With no central governing entity, all driven by software consensus mechanisms.

Would you consider that you just don't like some of the organizations that have built themselves around this network making misleading claims? Rather than the technology itself?
obviouslynew
·3 years ago·discuss
I agree this is philosophically unaligned with the ethos of Bitcoin. But it's still fascinating to watch isn't it? SEC Approves an ETF of a digital currency created by an anonymous open source developer(s). When has something like that happened before in software?
obviouslynew
·3 years ago·discuss
Or the technologists that push these open source projects forward were abandoned by the very communities that used to celebrate disruptive technologies.
obviouslynew
·3 years ago·discuss
Sure as long as you realize its simply an opinion and not act like it's a fact that it's bad. Fundamentally it feels like every time these threads open up on HN 70% of it is bad faith, repeat arguments.

Don't like Bitcoin's Proof of work properties, check out Ethereum. Don't think that everything needs to be on one central ledger? Check out Polkadot. It feels like so many commenters here put their heads in the sand about an entire class of technology because they're caught up in their opinion as fact.
obviouslynew
·3 years ago·discuss
By your logic then, Signal is just a method for terrorists and child predators to communicate? Do you hold that opinion of Signal?