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1/ Polkadot is a really well-designed project with some extremely smart folks at the helm - but their plan for interoperability with Bitcoin won't work for a few reasons that will be explained in detail within this thread. #Polkadot $DOT #Parity
2/ Documentation on the proposed 'bridges' for $DOT can be found here = wiki.polkadot.network/docs/en/learn-…
This is where the 'XClaim' protocol is introduced.
This is where the 'XClaim' protocol is introduced.
2a/ One major setback stopping this from being trustless from the jump is the fact that Polkadot does not use Proof of Work (that is necessary) - but even putting this to the side, there are critical elements missing.
“There’s no #gender-neutral #pandemic, and this one is no different!”
Read this interview @phumzileunwomen on the specific gender dimension of #Coronavirus and how this has highlighted once more the need to have more women in power!
nytimes.com/2020/08/09/us/…
Read this interview @phumzileunwomen on the specific gender dimension of #Coronavirus and how this has highlighted once more the need to have more women in power!
nytimes.com/2020/08/09/us/…
While #women represent 1/2 of humanity, their under-representation in political offices is appalling. This is not only wrong, but also stupid: female leadership correlates with more inclusive governance & better economic outcomes.
From crossing party lines, being more responsive to public needs, increasing stability, challenging the status quo, and inspiring more #women to run for office, #GenderParity benefits societies and enables progress.
\1 I continue to struggle with @ParityTech's software design decisions. My #Parity node keeps dropping peers. The advice I get is "upgrade to the latest unstable version". Parity is even configured to auto-update itself by default. Why do I have to run at the edge just to work?
2\ Parity is either (a) consumer software or (b) bad software.
It's (sometimes) OK when consumer software forces you to upgrade b/c, as a consumer, you're dumb & insecure. Business (or prosumer) software achieves a higher level of security & control by sacrificing ease of use.
It's (sometimes) OK when consumer software forces you to upgrade b/c, as a consumer, you're dumb & insecure. Business (or prosumer) software achieves a higher level of security & control by sacrificing ease of use.
3\ Consider: if Parity upgrades itself automatically that means /usr/bin/parity can edit itself. I have to completely trust that the Parity code, DNS, &c. prevents any peer from causing my Parity to change to something unintended. I hate this "feature", so I turned it off.
