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Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? by rescripting on Saturday December 09, 2017 @11:49AM (#15886595)
Does that matter? If you're looking to develop a drug to treat hypertension but end up with Viagra by accident instead, do you throw it away because that wasn't the original goal?
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Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? by TimJYoung on Saturday December 09, 2017 @12:05PM (#15886690)
It certainly matters if you've still got a lot of people running around telling anyone that will listen that the drug is a sure-fire cure for hypertension.
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Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? by raugustinus on Saturday December 09, 2017 @06:54PM (#15888875)
There's a lot of people in the world running around telling people all kinds of things.
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Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? by rabidrat on Saturday December 09, 2017 @02:19PM (#15887507)
If the production of Viagra at scale winds up causing global health problems, then yes, you throw it away.
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Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? by rescripting on Saturday December 09, 2017 @04:51PM (#15888376)
This may be straining the metaphor a bit, but I think you underestimate how much individuals want a magic sex pill.
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Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? by he0001 on Thursday December 14, 2017 @02:17AM (#15920509)
Tell that to the FDA...
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