Keybase is now supported by the Stellar Development Foundation

Re:Keybase is now supported by the Stellar Development Found... by pjc50 on Thursday March 08, 2018 @11:12AM (#16545224)

Because cryptocurrency has a very high potential for propagating failures or legal risks. It's like being given a free piece of asbestos with your sandwich.

It's also prone to reputational risks; basically everyone who hears about cryptocurrency almost immediately either loves it or hates it.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Keybase is now supported by the Stellar Development Found... by bastawhiz on Thursday March 08, 2018 @11:26AM (#16545361)

> It's like being given a free piece of asbestos with your sandwich.

It seems less like you're being given a free piece of asbestos and more like you're being given tongs for holding some asbestos if you choose. Allowing one technology to work with another is different than marrying two technologies in an inseparable way.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Keybase is now supported by the Stellar Development Found... by bllguo on Thursday March 08, 2018 @01:24PM (#16546383)

you're implying that your revised analogy is better? If I order a sandwich I don't expect or want any tongs. To get them is suspicious.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Keybase is now supported by the Stellar Development Found... by Jedd on Thursday March 08, 2018 @03:33PM (#16547396)

You didn't order the sandwich.

Someone made the sandwich and let you use it, being clear along the way optional toppings may be added later.

[ Parent | on HN ]