ryanstr's comments

On: Harvard to Sanction Final Clubs, Greek Organizations

[ryanstr]

We need to shift our approach towards analyzing Greek Life towards one framed around group theory within America: https://medium.com/@ryanstr/in-defense-of-greek-life-8ac736d...

On: Deloitte Announces Growing Blockchain Initiative and Services

[ryanstr]

Accessing data with permissions towards access only going to specific, pre-determined parties. Brings blockchain in line with the current data control paradigm by doing so.

[bergeoisie → ryanstr]

If you're restricting permission like this, why bother with a blockchain at all? Why not just use a conventional database?

[aakilfernandes → bergeoisie]

With a conventional database, the owner can set any value to anything they like.

With a private blockchain (and smart contracts), the owner can't forge values.

For example lets say you want to fake a transfer from client A to client B. In a traditional database, the owner can do that. With a blockchain, the owner can't.

[dev1n → aakilfernandes]

The owner of the blockchain can of course forge values! The computational power of the network of a private blockchain is fairly easily overcome.

[aakilfernandes → dev1n]

And every actor will know there's a double spend attack and stop accepting the chain. Unlike a public blockchain, there should never be a fork in a private blockchain. If there is a fork, you know the owner is mounting a double spend attack.

On: An Open Letter to Sam Altman

[ryanstr]

This is from 3 years ago.