Blockchain hosts the SatoshiDICE bet form for free
Good to know, thanks. I will update the thread.
I do not agree with the spam argument myself since the amount of transactions made today will be insignificant compared to the amount needed in future if bitcoin continues to grow. As long as transactions all include the correct fee why should some be deemed "more useful" than others.
You're talking specifically about only the volume. But the SatoshiDICE issue is more accurately described as "sending amounts that are considerably less than the cost to send them." No matter what the condition of the network, there will always be an amount which is less than the cost required to send it. In all cases these become economically unviable to spend and yet they cannot be pruned.
Having developed the code for storing the block chain as an in-memory database, surely you understand that having these unprunable transaction outputs is a hindrance.
SRoulette already implemented technical measures to prevent creating these econmically unviable outputs, why can't SatoshiDICE?
If you still are worried about the transaction spam, then it is not a problem with SatoshiDICE - it is a problem with the bitcoin protocol / default rules.
It is definitely also a problem with the bitcoin rules but since bitcoin is in beta, it is in the best interests of the growth of the network to use every means available to put a stop to the bad behavior. An interim measure of removing the SatoshiDICE gambling form would help the network for at least a little while, and it would also put financial pressure on SD shareholders and principals to fix their code.
Again, note that SRoulette offers identical games but doesn't spam the network. I agree with you that we need a permanent fix in the bitcoin rules, but can't you concede that SatoshiDICE should clean up it's act and be a good network citizen?