andelu · HackerTrans

hace 5 añosdiscuss

You are correct, and only BSV takes this seriously. Transaction fees taking over for block rewards are set out in the whitepaper. Section 6: Incentives... It explains block subsidy and tx fees including the purpose of both along with the transition plan...

andelu

hace 5 añosdiscuss

It is widely held in the BSV community that UTXO has better scaling properties. Txs can be validated independently of other txs, alowing for parallelization of tx processing. See this for more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mhvk0U6zqE&ab_channel=Unbou... In account based models tx cannot be parralely validated. Please enlighten me if I have been mislead.

andelu

hace 5 añosdiscuss

>It is very easy to "scale" if you centralize all processing in a handful of nodes.

"Yes"

andelu

hace 5 añosdiscuss

BitcoinSV uses the UTXO model, which is easier to scale than global state models like ethereum, solana, etc. And with it's massive block size there is hope for fast payments and low fees.

andelu

hace 5 añosdiscuss

BitcoinSV was probably chosen since it allows using layer 1 for peer-to-peer payments, by using huge blocks. In theory this means low fees and high transactions/seconds. This makes interoperability etc simpler than many layer 2 techs.

andelu

hace 5 añosdiscuss

I love this quote, but can someone explain to me what is meant with "Unless suffering is the direct and immediate object of life, our existence must entirely fail of its aim."?

andelu

hace 5 añosdiscuss

Maybe Elon Musk suspects that effective algae biofuel production is a strong candidate for his 100M price, which would benefit SpaceX greatly. Maybe even feasible on Mars, in artificial atmosphere there.

andelu

hace 5 añosdiscuss

That is not the same. Then you need nutrients for cell replication as well (amino acids/protein, minerals, vitamins). But if you just collect secreted hydrocarbons from algae you in theory only need sunlight and water, and a little nutrients to maintain the cells. Maybe one issue is that most algae replicate very often, maybe once a day. I used to do bioengineering of an algee (Chlamydomonas) in my Masters

andelu

hace 5 añosdiscuss

I have an idea about genetically modifying algae to continuously synthesize and excrete cellulose or similar. In theory would only need sunlight and water to operate, and cellulose could sink to the bottom and collected. Anyone knows if this has been explored?

andelu

hace 5 añosdiscuss

"Notably, in line with previous publications12,13,23, our data suggest that memory formation is largely an enhancer-driven phenomenon."

This is very interesting, and for me a new take on memory formation. It seems to have the advantage over LTP that it can work as a conincidene detector over longer time-spans.

andelu

hace 5 añosdiscuss

Heritability? How? Remember that gamets (egg/sperm) are not affected by this, so passing these memories onto the next generation is not plausible.

andelu

hace 5 añosdiscuss

I wonder what the significance of this mechanism vs long term potentiation (LTP) is. Any insights?

andelu

hace 5 añosdiscuss

Original article here (paywalled): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-020-00717-0

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