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Re:Ask HN: Am I going insane or is there genuinely no value ... by tome on Saturday April 23, 2022 @08:47AM (#31133804)
> Let's just assume satellites can provide that data in a trustless way to the blockchain via some clever oracle mechanism).

> Instead of having a handwritten weak contract like the Paris climate act, you'd have actual enforceable code that can not be gamed.

I'm having trouble reconciling these two ideas.

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Re:Ask HN: Am I going insane or is there genuinely no value ... by dllthomas on Monday April 25, 2022 @01:05AM (#31150907)
On the one hand, I guess we could imagine that the block chain plays an integral role in the "clever oracle mechanism". On the other hand, I think that turns this discussion into "imagine it's useful; in that case, it's useful!"
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