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Re:Wall Street rethinks blockchain projects as euphoria meet... by majewsky on Thursday March 29, 2018 @12:59PM (#16708665)
When meeting my company's Head of Blockchain (not sure if the pun is intended) a while ago, I asked him if git would qualify as blockchain technology. He replied that "blockchain is not a technology, It's a paradigm shift". Literally. That statement was so absurd I didn't even know what to say, so it worked out well for him.
Re:Wall Street rethinks blockchain projects as euphoria meet... by radicalbyte on Thursday March 29, 2018 @01:38PM (#16709097)
This is exactly what's driving my skepticism. The people who I've met who are most vocal about "blockchain" are also the ones who know little to nothing about the algorithm itself (and algorithms in general).
Re:Wall Street rethinks blockchain projects as euphoria meet... by s73v3r_ on Thursday March 29, 2018 @01:21PM (#16708904)
That is exactly the kind of thing I would expect to hear from a "Head of Blockchain". Your company made a great hire, and they will clearly push the boundaries of marketing bullshit with regard to blockchain.
Re:Wall Street rethinks blockchain projects as euphoria meet... by dilyevsky on Thursday March 29, 2018 @02:17PM (#16709531)
I’m with on that but i feel like the punchline of that story should be “my company has a Head of Blockchain”.
Re:Wall Street rethinks blockchain projects as euphoria meet... by smacktoward on Thursday March 29, 2018 @03:00PM (#16710058)
In their defense, they tried the title "Blockhead" first but that didn't look as good on the résumé.
Re:Wall Street rethinks blockchain projects as euphoria meet... by darpa_escapee on Thursday March 29, 2018 @04:42PM (#16710850)
Please start a blog and write more about what goes on in this company.
Re:Wall Street rethinks blockchain projects as euphoria meet... by FireBeyond on Thursday March 29, 2018 @09:01PM (#16712755)
Whenever I hear someone say that, I'm reminded of this Dilbert strip: http://dilbert.com/strip/1995-08-25