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"Slow Database"-Flavored WASI Any time you see the word "blockchain" replace it with "Slow Database" in your head and see if it still makes sense.

by sunsu 7y ago

boapnuaput 7y ago
Indeed, I felt like I was reading an article about how to abuse stored procedures in order to push all of the computation to the database, even the inefficient parts. [0] [0] https://thedailywtf.com/articles/The_Stored__0x26__0x23_220_0x3b_berProcedure https://thedailywtf.com/articles/The_Stored__0x26__0x23_220_...
viach 7y ago
Any time you do a generalization, you are wrong.
- root_axis 7y ago
  Infinite recursion.
- Asmod4n 7y ago
  The Blockchain is the slowest and at the same time most energy hungry Datastore mankind has ever build. And in the case of bitcoin it's not fit for the job it was developed for.
  - yarrel 7y ago
    It was designed to help create a timestamp for blocks of transactions. It's doing that just fine for Bitcoin.
    - nosuchthing 7y ago
      There's no way for the blockchain to validate time stamping due to fluctuation in hash power and the nature of an adversarial network with untrusted data. What's been happening is blocktimes wildly fluctuate, anywhere from 20 seconds - 90 minutes + even though the software attempts to calibrate for 10 minutes.
      - jobigoud 7y ago
        He just means things are unequivoqually ordered in time, so each block is a time stamp. Not necessarily running at constant frequency as our other time keeping tools.
geodel 7y ago
My brain was making combinations like Slow braised Wasabi flavored etc.
cromulent 7y ago
I checked the shipping status of an Alibaba purchase today after I received the Fedex notification yesterday. The message on the Alibaba site said: "Attention: Tracking information is supported by the Alibaba Global Trade Blockchain. It may be delayed for 1-2 days."
woah 7y ago
This is a cheap throwaway joke that has absolutely nothing to do with the content of the article. It would have been possible to make this joke by only reading the title.

"Slow Database"-Flavored WASI Any time you see the word "blockchain" replace it with "Slow Database" in your head and see if it still makes sense.

by sunsu 7y ago

"Slow Database"-Flavored WASI Any time you see the word "blockchain" replace it with "Slow Database" in your head and see if it still makes sense.

boapnuaput 7y ago

Indeed, I felt like I was reading an article about how to abuse stored procedures in order to push all of the computation to the database, even the inefficient parts. [0] [0] https://thedailywtf.com/articles/The_Stored__0x26__0x23_220_0x3b_berProcedure https://thedailywtf.com/articles/The_Stored__0x26__0x23_220_...

viach 7y ago

Any time you do a generalization, you are wrong.

root_axis 7y ago
Infinite recursion.
Asmod4n 7y ago
The Blockchain is the slowest and at the same time most energy hungry Datastore mankind has ever build. And in the case of bitcoin it's not fit for the job it was developed for.
- yarrel 7y ago
  It was designed to help create a timestamp for blocks of transactions. It's doing that just fine for Bitcoin.
  - nosuchthing 7y ago
    There's no way for the blockchain to validate time stamping due to fluctuation in hash power and the nature of an adversarial network with untrusted data. What's been happening is blocktimes wildly fluctuate, anywhere from 20 seconds - 90 minutes + even though the software attempts to calibrate for 10 minutes.
    - jobigoud 7y ago
      He just means things are unequivoqually ordered in time, so each block is a time stamp. Not necessarily running at constant frequency as our other time keeping tools.

geodel 7y ago

My brain was making combinations like Slow braised Wasabi flavored etc.

cromulent 7y ago

I checked the shipping status of an Alibaba purchase today after I received the Fedex notification yesterday. The message on the Alibaba site said: "Attention: Tracking information is supported by the Alibaba Global Trade Blockchain. It may be delayed for 1-2 days."

woah 7y ago

This is a cheap throwaway joke that has absolutely nothing to do with the content of the article. It would have been possible to make this joke by only reading the title.