asciilifeform: a well-designed ~mathematical~ mechanism doesn't HAVE 'unknown unknowns.' it has PROOF where 'unless x,y,z ' (e.g., ecdsa break, or p==np) 'mechanism works such-n-such'
asciilifeform: as well as 'idiots can mine without operating node'
asciilifeform: to fix the 'miners can selectively deny tx', for instance
asciilifeform: i can see at least a dozen effective variants of fix.
asciilifeform: satoshi ~could~ have invented mircea_popescu's hybrid pow/pos algo.
asciilifeform: mircea_popescu himself teaches us that 'you are responsible for ALL questions on the exam'
asciilifeform: but i have less excuse than most, i followed the subject before it was a subject, had my own crackpot bitcoin, unpublished, a decade ago, etc.
asciilifeform: generally it is not an interesting line of thought, it is on par with 'if i knew today's lottery number last week'
asciilifeform: if i had even so much as mined on the ~fpgas that i already owned~ when the thing began, i would be in neighbouring dirigible to mircea_popescu
asciilifeform: i walked the razor blade for a very long time, ended up very p0000r for it
asciilifeform: it was a difficult time, smart folks were very difficult to persuade to give a damn re bitcoin
asciilifeform: a top-of-the-line american jet is found with a clean fist-sized hole lengthwise, incl. pilot's arse. pieces reassembled, and everyone shits their pants in astonishment.
asciilifeform: whereas i've modelled sybilatrons for ages.
asciilifeform: mircea_popescu thinks 'nominal attempt' - as in 'hasty justification because asciilifeform had indigestion and was inclined to harp on mircea_popescu for no good reason' ?
asciilifeform: from my perch it is not distinguishable from bush's 'weapons of mass destruction' thing
asciilifeform: trinque: aha, it is called fuhrerprinzip
asciilifeform: trinque: if mircea_popescu had been going for the 'fuck off, who asked anyone' angle, why would he have bothered to write the qntra piece re: miner collusion ?
