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Re:Paul Buchheit on Joining Google, How to Become a Great En... by Moodles on Friday October 19, 2018 @09:35PM (#18261210)
Has any technology got a worse hype to practical use ratio than blockchain though?
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Re:Paul Buchheit on Joining Google, How to Become a Great En... by nostrademons on Friday October 19, 2018 @10:20PM (#18261366)
Within the last 3 years: Magic Leap, AR/VR in general, Theranos, Elon Musk's cave-diving submarine, Juicero, self-driving cars, drone delivery. Smartwatches, smart-home speakers, and IoT are roughly tied with blockchain for hype/use ratio.
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Re:Paul Buchheit on Joining Google, How to Become a Great En... by Moodles on Sunday October 21, 2018 @08:59PM (#18271375)
I disagree. Smart watches like FitBit or Apple actually do stuff, self driving cars do actually drive, Elon Musk's submarine hyped as much as blockchain, seriously? Blockchain businesses have achieved practically nothing.
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