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Re:Dreams of a Red Emperor: The Relentless Rise of Xi Jinping by yongjik on Friday October 23, 2020 @04:42PM (#24873895)
> Xi asked his leadership group to study Block-chain and Quantum tech

The internet was originally a DoD project, after all. Every industrial country tries to take a slice in the next big technology, but of course the predictions are hit-and-miss.

I mean, blockchain, really?

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Re:Dreams of a Red Emperor: The Relentless Rise of Xi Jinping by justicezyx on Friday October 23, 2020 @04:53PM (#24874033)
I mean, packet switching, really? [1]

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Blockchain is a gimmick for startup, but it's quite useful as an infrastructure, just like what Internet was.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packet_switching

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