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Re:Why Is It Taking 20 Minutes to Mine This Bitcoin Block? by southpawflo on Monday February 26, 2018 @11:40PM (#16471114)
I've had multiple teachers tell me that if you can't explain something you don't completely understand it yet. grok what I'm saying? :)
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Re:Why Is It Taking 20 Minutes to Mine This Bitcoin Block? by nostalgiac on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @12:32AM (#16471295)
I've heard this a few times but thoroughly disagree.

Being able to explain/teach something to others is a very different skill to understanding it and isn't compulsory.

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