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Re:Hidden surprises in the Bitcoin blockchain and how they a... by mikeash on Saturday August 23, 2014 @09:32PM (#8217381)
This comment seems to simultaneously assume that Bitcoin will last forever and that Bitcoin can be seriously harmed by a few individuals. These two ideas seem to me to be fundamentally incompatible.
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Re:Hidden surprises in the Bitcoin blockchain and how they a... by wyager on Saturday August 23, 2014 @09:37PM (#8217388)
>seriously harmed by a few individuals.

It's not serious, but it's harm.

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Re:Hidden surprises in the Bitcoin blockchain and how they a... by mikeash on Saturday August 23, 2014 @09:42PM (#8217394)
The way the comment is written makes it sound serious. If it's not serious then who cares?
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Re:Hidden surprises in the Bitcoin blockchain and how they a... by wyager on Saturday August 23, 2014 @09:48PM (#8217407)
> If it's not serious then who cares?

I care when a mosquito bites me. I also care when people pollute the blockchain.

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