The below is an off-site archive of all tweets posted by @lopp ever

January 1st, 2017

@Excellion How much do you think the makebitcoingreatagain.com domain is worth? Asking for a friend…

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@FollowTheChain Yep, already have it listed 😊

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@giaglis @MScDigital Thanks for the reminder - I’ll add it!

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@drwasho Right, if you don’t need TM fixed then you don’t have to use SegWit. A hard fork would be cleaner but won’t happen any time soon.

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Want to understand Bitcoin better? My epic list of educational resources: https://t.co/V34A6R170f
(Suggestions for other links are welcome!)

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@SooMartindale @p4miller @jgarzik @BitfuryGeorge Impossible to predict the future, though. We shall see.

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@ssoeborg Right, very few people are against both hard and soft forks. Main argument is /how/ to scale, not /if/ to scale.

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@ssoeborg There are soft forks & hard forks; you can scale via either. It turns into a philosophical debate about the merits of each.

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@jgarzik @el33th4xor @BitfuryGeorge Completely agree - seems to me that 1 step forward is better than 0 steps.

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@jgarzik @el33th4xor @BitfuryGeorge A general engineering problem across the board - devs need to shove complexity under the hood.

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@jgarzik @el33th4xor @BitfuryGeorge I felt the same way, then wallet & library devs wrote support for it… might as well use it.

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@el33th4xor @jgarzik @BitfuryGeorge I’ve lost count at how many people have laughed at Bitcoin’s exceptionalism over the years…

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@el33th4xor @jgarzik @BitfuryGeorge If it’s ready, yes. Seems to me that practicality in Bitcoin is far different from traditional software.

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@el33th4xor @jgarzik @BitfuryGeorge I just don’t want to be having this same discussion on Jan 1, 2018.

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@el33th4xor @jgarzik @BitfuryGeorge I’m sure there are innumerable theoretical ways to approach scaling. I’m focusing on practicality now.

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@ssoeborg There are multiple possible approaches to scaling. One is allowing more data in blocks. Another is decreasing data required.

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@BronxR @el33th4xor @jgarzik @BitfuryGeorge Technically true. I was in favor of a hard fork, but it’s clearly not happening any time soon.

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@el33th4xor @jgarzik @BitfuryGeorge The ability for Bitcoin to onboard more users without compromising its strengths.

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@SooMartindale @jgarzik @BitfuryGeorge Not the point. Fixing TM enables a platform for building better scaling solutions on top of BTC.

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@ssoeborg @KyleBenzle Problem is there is no expectation set for node operators to have to upgrade lest they be forked off the network.

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@el33th4xor @jgarzik @BitfuryGeorge I’m in favor of every solution that propels us forward. Thing is, SegWit could be available in 2 weeksâ„¢

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@ssoeborg @KyleBenzle It’s more complex code, it changes some economics of UTXO spending, it’s a soft fork that “blinds” nodes to new rules.

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@jgarzik @BitfuryGeorge For me, I’d say it’s mostly UTXO and fee related problems. 2nd layer networks may be less susceptible.

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@KyleBenzle You’re reading too much /r/btc propaganda.

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@deadalnix @ErolKazan I see. Well, I can only fit so much into 140 chars. I’d urge you not to assume that other people have bad intentions.

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@deadalnix @ErolKazan Sounds like a straw man argument to me. I don’t see anyone claiming SegWit solves malleability for non-SegWit txns.

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@deadalnix @ErolKazan Why do non segwit transactions need to be phased out?

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@ErolKazan It’s not so much a statistical issue as it is a binary issue of solving problems. https://t.co/Soyc9UUf8S https://t.co/m2PaHBVH2B

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@deadalnix @ErolKazan Are you just arguing that it doesn’t solve malleability because non-segwit txns are still malleable?

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Miners: it’s up to you to make Bitcoin great again by fixing transaction malleability. Fastest path forward: activate Segregated Witness.

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First bug of 2017: a leap second bug! https://t.co/v5tsMydpHL

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