Jack Dorsey's Block Scraps 'Web5' Project
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/08/1411243/jack-dorseys-block-scraps-web5-project
- Source link:
[1] https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/11/07/jack-dorseys-square-to-invest-more-in-bitcoin-mining-and-shut-decentralized-web5-web-venture/
[2] https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/06/11/0125221/jack-dorseys-tbd-announces-web3-competitor-web5
Thou shalt count no further (Score:2)
5 is right out!
Naming troubles (Score:3, Informative)
With titles like "Block", "Threads" or simply "X", - whether it is the UNIX display system or the shitshow that was previouly called Twitter that was already bad before its takeover but somehow found a way to be worse - technology companies names have become very confusing.
Re: (Score:2)
This is why Mastodon and Bluesky aren't terrible names? If you can't make something clearly defined, use a common term in an unexpected way.
Heard a guy talking about Bitcoin in a bar: (Score:1)
He said: "Fiat currencies are obsolete. They're total crap."
His friend: "Really? Like what currencies?"
Guy: "Anything - the Euro, the Yen, even the USD - all crap."
Friend: "Uh Ok; so like, what's Bitcoin's worth then?"
Guy: "Each coin is worth north of $75K right now."
Friend: "What?! $75K?? As in USD??"
Guy: "Yeah - over $75K USD each"
Friend: "Wow. Bitcoin sure is a lot of crap!"
Trump (Score:3)
I wonder if this is because Bitcoin and crypto is a favourite scam of the president elect?
Re: (Score:2)
Its not a scam in the same way that a thermonuclear bomb isn't evil. Its intended purpose is evil sure. And the intended use of Bitcoin is a scam, but sure bitcoin itself is not a scam. And bombs aren't evil.
Re:Trump (Score:4, Interesting)
Look who it's supporters are.
Go ahead, list them out.
Now tell me again why it's not a scam.
We have the bros to thank for 2nd Trump term (Score:2)
> Look who it's supporters are. Go ahead, list them out.
> Now tell me again why it's not a scam.
Indeed - and the bros [1]have already admitted [coindesk.com] that we have craptocurrency backers to thank for another Trump term:
> Buoyed by donations and votes from a digital asset industry he aggressively courted, Trump won a second term to the White House
And they're [2]already on their way to corrupt the next elections [coindesk.com] (but only to whomever supports their crypto corruption - how noble!)
[1] https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/11/06/trumps-triumph-is-also-cryptos-gensler-regulatory-clouds-likely-to-vanish/
[2] https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/11/04/andreessen-horowitz-donates-23m-to-crypto-super-pac-fairshake-for-2026-elections/
Re: Trump (Score:2)
This only scam here is the people posting comments about Trump in unrelated stories to harvest karma from the TDS-afflicted. Nice try though.
Re: (Score:2)
> about Trump in unrelated stories to harvest karma from the TDS-afflicted. Nice try though.
More MAGA lies. [1]Nice try though. [slashdot.org]
[1] https://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=23514567&cid=64930759