Tim_cas's comments

On: Ask HN: Any ICO that actually delivers what it promises?

[Tim_cas]

That askscience AMA is really interesting

On: Bitcoin's Use in Commerce Keeps Falling

[Tim_cas]

How Google is entering the crypto space is https://blog.usejournal.com/google-entering-the-blockchain-s... very telling. Bitcoin is not going away. Get over it.

[hk__2 → Tim_cas]

Google is not entering the crypto space. Quoting from the article:

> Google finally officially entered the blockchain space, announcing on its blog just before the Google Cloud Next ’18 conference in San Francisco in July 24–26, to be supporting distributed ledger technology, aka blockchain

Adding a blockchain service to your cloud platform offering is far from "entering the crypto space".

[jeromegv → Tim_cas]

Crypto space doesn't necessarily mean Bitcoin, could be another better technology that eventually becomes mainstream.

[shawnz → jeromegv]

And when someone claims that they support Bitcoin or see a future for Bitcoin, chances are they too are talking about cryptocurrencies in general and not specifically Bitcoin.

[droidist2 → shawnz]

True, it's just often easier to say Bitcoin because many people have heard of it.

On: Google Ventures uses algorithms to approve or kill VC investments

[Tim_cas]

You can't do this with crypto startups

[paulgb → Tim_cas]

Given how that market is doing, that might be to its credit.

On: The LDC D language compiler can now generate WebAssembly

[Tim_cas]

This is great news!