David Gerard@awful.systemsM to Buttcoin@awful.systemsEnglish · 8 months agoThe Lightning Network barely worked and could never solve bitcoin congestion. The proponents are finally giving up trying to push this dumb idea uphill.protos.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkThe Lightning Network barely worked and could never solve bitcoin congestion. The proponents are finally giving up trying to push this dumb idea uphill.protos.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to Buttcoin@awful.systemsEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareDJM (freelance for hire)@masto.aicakelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 months ago@dgerard Lightning Network Onion Routing: Preliminaries https://ellemouton.com/posts/onion-routing-prelims/
minus-squareDavid Gerard@awful.systemsOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 months agoeverything about this dumb as hell idea is so obviously unfeasible. every aspect. it’s amazing.
minus-squaregerikson@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 months agoFrankly the example would be better if instead of a coffee, Alice wants to buy a kilo of horse. At least with those stakes someone would be motivated to sit down and peruse the insane network diagrams.
minus-squaregradyp@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoyou talking lightning or crypto in general because you are right on both.
minus-squaregradyp@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agotongue in cheek to be sure, but sometimes it feels good to preach to the choir :)
@dgerard Lightning Network Onion Routing: Preliminaries https://ellemouton.com/posts/onion-routing-prelims/
everything about this dumb as hell idea is so obviously unfeasible. every aspect. it’s amazing.
Frankly the example would be better if instead of a coffee, Alice wants to buy a kilo of horse. At least with those stakes someone would be motivated to sit down and peruse the insane network diagrams.
you talking lightning or crypto in general because you are right on both.
well i mean, yes,
tongue in cheek to be sure, but sometimes it feels good to preach to the choir :)