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Re:The Ethereum Classic Declaration of Independence by jnpn on Saturday August 13, 2016 @03:08AM (#12280588)
The original blockchain was deprecated on 3/14. Neither ETH nor ETC are using it. http://ethdocs.org/en/latest/introduction/the-homestead-rele...
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Re:The Ethereum Classic Declaration of Independence by Tinyyy on Saturday August 13, 2016 @04:04AM (#12280699)
That's technically true but not actually so and is very misleading. Quoting you,

> Don't take anyone's word for it; ask for unbiased sources.

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Re:The Ethereum Classic Declaration of Independence by jnpn on Saturday August 13, 2016 @04:18AM (#12280734)
>That's technically true but not actually so

Not sure what you mean by this. In case you need a refresher, this is how hardforking works: http://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/1952/what-is-a-h...

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Re:The Ethereum Classic Declaration of Independence by Tinyyy on Saturday August 13, 2016 @06:04AM (#12280939)
I thought meanings should not be literal but based on interpretation? Is that principle thrown out of the window again?
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Re:The Ethereum Classic Declaration of Independence by jabgrabdthrow on Saturday August 13, 2016 @04:20PM (#12282939)
> The original blockchain was deprecated on 3/14.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance

Ethereum used to be a protocol but now it is an interest group. You said it best, just study the facts.

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