Dad: "A job can give you three things: Good pay, learn useful new skills, and a comfortable and enjoyable place to work. If you aren't getting at least two of those things, look for another job."

Mum didn't really give advice, but I probably would have done a lot more dumb shit if not for her guiding me not to.

1y ago

is there any legitimate use of blockchains?

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Agent641 @lemmy.world 1y ago

Why is mining a nessecary part? Is it only to keep the quantity of units in circulation in check? And why is that nessecary? Is there an equivalent fixed amount of USD that is in circulation?

Why can't it just be a ledger of fixed qty where nodes get paid a fee for handling transactions and keeping the blockchain updated instead of proof of busywork? Why does it need to be so wasteful of electricity? Why is it so slow? Will it ever be as fast and cheap as an osko payment? I can (and have) sent $40,000 to another person from my bank account and it took under 10 seconds for them to receive it, even though they bank with a different entity.

1y ago

You guys have any conversation starters to offer a poor lemming?

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Agent641 @lemmy.world 1y ago

Can you hear that?

What?

Sounds almost like... Ice breaking.

1y ago

If two people who could read minds came in contact would they reverb until they broke the psychic connection?

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Agent641 @lemmy.world 1y ago

It's all covered in the RFC MR-232 standard.

Preamble to the MR-232 Standard (Mind-Reading Interface Protocol)

This specification defines the electrical, mechanical, and procedural characteristics required for establishing a reliable bi-directional interface between two or more Mind-Reading Entities (MREs). The MR-232 protocol ensures that mental transmissions, hereafter referred to as thought signals, are conveyed with integrity, confidentiality, and minimal cognitive interference.

The standard prescribes signaling levels, channel allocation, and arbitration methods to prevent recursive reflection scenarios (wherein two MREs attempt simultaneous reciprocal mind access). To mitigate infinite regress conditions, MR-232 mandates a Collision Arbitration and Safeguard System (CASS) whereby priority is negotiated using predefined mental “handshake” patterns. In case of unresolved contention, both MREs revert to a defined quiescent state (null cognition exchange) until a stable channel can be reestablished.

Safeguards include:

Loopback Prevention: Automatic suppression of recursive self-thought feedback when both MREs mirror inquiry at identical intervals.

Privacy Interlocks: A mandatory mental parity check ensures only intentional transmissions are accepted; stray or subconscious emissions are discarded.

Fail-Safe Timeout: If no valid acknowledgment is received (High-Ack) within a defined cognitive window, the session is terminated to preserve neural stability.