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July 05, 2016, 03:48:42 PM
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Will FACTOM help reduce the effects of Big Data in any way? - theoretically it would create less need for paper files in real life....however could it help big data problems that exist digitally?

https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/real-big-data-ht-leverage-bitcoin-blockchains-for-unlimited-storage

Paul Snow commented on that link


more links:


http://healthitanalytics.com/news/is-blockchain-the-answer-to-healthcares-big-data-problems

http://www.wired.com/insights/2014/08/sciences-big-data-problem/
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July 05, 2016, 04:11:58 PM
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Damn Factom, enough of sideways trading, go up or go down.

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Damn Factom, enough of sideways trading, go up or go down.

You are invested again?
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Damn Factom, enough of sideways trading, go up or go down.

You are invested again?


This looks to me as a period of consolidation before the price continues in the upward direction. Charts are looking great. Strong support very good signs showing as someone who has been watching for months I can say this is looking solid.

Crazyivan you need some patience. Price isnt going to move over night. What kind of useless comment was that? Price is clearly in an uptrend and in consolidation mode. Any vet trader can see this. Anyways, I have ignored you now. Have fun replying to me - wont be read by me anyways. Not worth my time for sure.
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July 05, 2016, 04:54:42 PM
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Damn Factom, enough of sideways trading, go up or go down.

You are invested again?


This looks to me as a period of consolidation before the price continues in the upward direction. Charts are looking great. Strong support very good signs showing as someone who has been watching for months I can say this is looking solid.

Crazyivan you need some patience. Price isnt going to move over night. What kind of useless comment was that? Price is clearly in an uptrend and in consolidation mode. Any vet trader can see this. Anyways, I have ignored you now. Have fun replying to me - wont be read by me anyways. Not worth my time for sure.

Damn, my life s got no more meaning after he ignored me. Good bye life. Smiley

@tempus, yes, I ve got some, not much, still not sure about the ability of the team to deliver but I like the trading thrill.

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No mining this ? .
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Because of the discussion about value a long post... tried to make it short but wasn't possible. ;-)


Value is function, it's subjective, individual and dependent on situations

If we think about value, it's about psychology. And if one keeps on questioning, there is most likely no objectivity to find. The reason is, that it first needs a basic lack of something that needs to be solved - out of an individual perspective. If there is a basic lack we try to find solutions and we already see this solutions as value. One functional solution is build on another which can give the impression of objectivity. But that is in fact an illusion. We see money as value? It has function. It can have psychological value, ppl feel more safe with money than without it, but just because it's a potential solution to solve a lack of "something".


What's the highest value humans can think of?

Most people see the own life as the highest value they can think of, but some people "sell it" to rescue the life of somebody they love if needed (basic lack). Some people even choose death as "function" to solve a lack - if there is deep suffering. Some people even give their life for an idealistic concept. But even the most talented manipulator can't brainwash anybody into a fanatic concept if there is no suffering (basic lack).

It becomes interesting when we think about the connection between "what do I see as value" and "what do others see as value".

Again one extreme example: Like already said, most people see most or at least high value in their own life. But: Suicide reason Nr. 1 is always psychological isolation (losing hope and perspective in a fundamental way is isolation). Depression as reason for suicide? It's an expression, not the real lack. Alcohol and Drugs as reason for suicide? Alcohol and Drugs had just function and lost that function, or are not available (what makes the basic suffering even more intense.). And than death can become to a "function" to solve suffering while the one and only solution in life would be to solve psychological isolation.

It may sound nearly religious or even esoteric, but that (the feeling of isolation) is the basic lack all humans want to solve and everything they believe to see value in, is first something like a very natural and deep instinct - like relations to others. That's one reason btw. why isolation is a very hard form of torture and every possible way of torturing involves at least aspects of isolation (losing hope and perspective is always an aspect).

Why I'm a little bit philosophical here is, because all values we know of are in fact concepts about functions to solve a basic lack. We build one potential solution on to another and that always has two sides: It can help to reduce the basic lack but it also creates new ones --> we need more functional solutions. And that is the basic reason for all technique we know of since the beginning of human history.

And the very important point if we think about value, is the topic "others" to solve "psychological isolation". Because what do we basically see as solutions? Psychologically it's about all forms of communication which is the requirement for all kinds of relationships. Technically we often call it connections but in fact communication and connection are synonym. And there is no functional solution for any problem without communicative/connective aspects. There isn't even a way for a solution without that.

That is also important because one individual not just sees value in something (a possible solution). Because the basic value already is about communication/connecting to others to solve a fundamental lack, we also need communication and reassurance if we are not alone with our view on potential value. That's a very interesting point and we can see that everywhere. No objectivity. The technical best solution has no chance to be seen as highest value if just one person knows about it but everybody else prefers something that is inferior. More precise: Just the fact that others see more value in something that is inferior makes it superior regarding value.

The basic principle is always:

1. There is a lack, a problem that needs to be solved.
2. There is a concept about a function as solution
3. If we have trust in that concept we try it
4. If it keeps promise we have a working function
5. We see value in a working function

6. That value increases if it's time-constant
7. That value increases the more other people believe in it


And also the points 2 and 3 already involve(d) "others" (knowledge is always a result of communication). We need communication to find a concept. We need communication to reassure us if others show at least trust, or even better, if they already can show "proof of concept" because they already tried it.

Gold

Even the value of gold is based on that principle. It's seen as a basic store of value. It can have technical function but that is not the reason for the value that is seen in gold. It's the potential to have "value-function" that gives value and that is a result that others see value in it. It becomes obvious if we subtract that aspect. Would gold have the value it has if others wouldn't see it as store of value? No. Would we see gold as store of value if it wouldn't have been seen that way since millennia? Most likely not. And it's value is always just a potential. I need to sell it to have money to sell that money to buy a solution for an existing problem.

Dollar or Euro? It has function and it only has function because there is an agreement to see function in it. People call it value but that value also lays in it's potential to solve lacks/problems.

Bitcoin

And it's very interesting to think about Bitcoin with that in mind. Why do we see value in Bitcoin? We need to know where are the problems it solves or at least could solve to answer that question. Bitcoin is seen as value because of the weaknesses of existing solutions. The financial system is slow and it's expensive, it's centralized and corrupt, it's economically flawed by design (which lead to so called "solutions" that makes it even more expensive, more centralized and more corrupt). With other words: There are again a lot of problems to solve. And Bitcoin is seen as a solution: decentralized, international, fast, secure (...). It's a very interesting mix of idealism and technology.

But is the Bitcoin-price where it is because people really use it as solution for existing problems? No. Even the majority of Bitcoiners use existing methods. Most people who buy Bitcoin want to make profit. That is the function the majority sees in it for now. Bitcoin-Investors bet on the possibility, that already existing problems of the established financial systems become more pressuring (high inflation for example or even a fundamental crash) which would lead more people into Bitcoin as a solution for those problems. And that's a bet that could turn out as very profitable. But the value for now is also totally based on the question "do other people see value in it, and will more people see function and therefore value in Bitcoin in the future?".

And... Also Bitcoin as a potential functional solution has problems and needs solutions. There is the question how to keep it decentralized. A centralized Bitcoin would include all problems the established systems already have, but it would die even faster. And there is the blocksize-problem that limits it's potential and is a threat for the Bitcoin-economy, etc. The high volatility is also seen as something that limits it's potential and for some it's a reason not to trust in Bitcoin as store of value, while others see a (potentially) profitable function especially in that aspect.


Factom

And Factom and Factoids are even more interesting if we focus on it's value more basically. The basic principles of value I tried to describe above are way better reflected in Factoms functionality and design than in Bitcoins functionality and design.

The problems that Factom promises to solve, with it's focus on data, are more pressuring for more people in the present, than the problems of the financial systems. That could change any time (financial crisis could become very intense at any time), but for now I believe it's true. And a lot problems of the financial systems also are connected to data.

With other words: If Factom or a system like Factom would already be finished and working since  3 years (for example), it's likely that it already would be used more than Bitcoin is used. And because a system like Factom doesn't record and store just the past of "cold" transactions, but data, it also involves a more intense incentive to continue with that. Data is more meaningful. The past of all kinds of data involves deeper identifications, even if it's more about business-data. That principle becomes even more intense if data is connected to other data. Potential barriers to use Factom are lower than in Bitcoin. The "establishment" still sees Bitcoin as kind of shady and if Bitcoin should become mainstream it would be seen as a real threat. And it's very common to attack everything in many ways that is seen as threat for existing interests. There may be scenarios that Factom also could be seen as threat for existing interests, but it's true what Paul Snow often says: Honesty is subversive. Factom's low barriers make it possible to be much more subversive than Bitcoin is. That makes it more possible for Factom to find it's way into already established system to change them to the better, while Bitcoin is like an offensive attack against an established system.

And it's economical design is also a better reflection of potential value than Bitcoin. The conversion from Factoids to Entry Credits gives additional trust. Plus: Maybe Factom is a better mix of control and decentralization at the same time, which could turn out as more time-stable.


The point is: If we think about the value of Factoids and if it's possible that FCT's become a store of value or would be used even as payment beyond the system itself, there are some reasons why the answer could be yes. The basic reason to see value in something is trust in time-stability - that "others" believe and continue to believe in it's value as well. And a recorded past of data gives a more of trust because it gives high incentive to continue with that. There is also more potential for a network effect or with other words: Factom is, (because it's about data) more "communicative". It connects in potentially many ways and therefore "deeper" than Bitcoin. It's all subjective of course, but it won't be machines who will make a decision to use or not to use Factom or if they continue using it or quit.

Btw: That principes are a little bit similar to Facebook. I know some people who say that they wouldn't make an account and use FB if they wouldn't already have one. They already "recorded" a past and that gives some incentive to update it. They are already connected to others and that also is a high incentive not to leave or to switch to another system. It's possible that there are social networks that are better in some or even many ways than Facebook, but nobody will use an alternative if others stay in Facebook. The identification with Factom is more intense because of the past and because of the connections. That is the basic value of Facebook for it's users.


And Factom's (and therefore Factoids) basic value will be - if successful:

1) ...there are a lot of existing and very pressuring problems for many people without an easy solution yet
2) ...Factom (hopefully) will be seen as a functional solution to solve those problems
3) ...if "some" use Factom "others" will see that as proof for that functionality
4) ...if "some" use Factom it can be an incentive to use it as well to connect with others

5) ...a already recorded past is a high incentive to continue with that instead of shifting to another system.
6) ...if there should be even connections of data between X and Y and Z, it will be an additional and intense incentive to continue instead to shift


With a focus on basic principles of value, it can be superior to a system like Bitcoin in my opinion, because it's a better reflection of all of those aspects and therefore more effective. The same can be true for a system like Ethereum. But even if "smart contracts" seem to sound more "special" for many than Factom's use case, that concept could turn out as wrong.  In my opinion it's superficial. Factom's use case will most likely turn out as superior to smart contracts, because it's more basic and the problems to solve are more pressuring. And because of the complexity, it will be much harder to establish a smart-contract-system on a blockchain than a data-recording-system on a blockchain. And while I believe it's not just possible what the Factom team wants to realize but also possible that it will be really useful and find it's way into the "business-world", I don't believe that Ethereum has much chance to become the system that really realizes smart contracts to become established. That is about Point 2... It will be most likely way easier to see a time-stable solution in Factom than in Ethereum.

Long story short: In my opinion and with a focus on basic value-principles, Factom is pretty perfect because it's the best combination of

1) "high incentive" to use it because of already existing and high pressuring problems without much alternative yet
2) hopefully high functionality to solve existing problems
3) low barriers to use it
4) high potential for a network effect,
5) a lot of potential for a first-mover advantage
6) and if established at one point: high incentive not to switch to another system.
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Because of the discussion about value a long post... tried to make it short but wasn't possible. ;-)


Value is function, it's subjective, individual and dependent on situations

If we think about value, it's about psychology. And if one keeps on questioning, there is most likely no objectivity to find. The reason is, that it first needs a basic lack of something that needs to be solved - out of an individual perspective. If there is a basic lack we try to find solutions and we already see this solutions as value. One functional solution is build on another which can give the impression of objectivity. But that is in fact an illusion. We see money as value? It has function. It can have psychological value, ppl feel more safe with money than without it, but just because it's a potential solution to solve a lack of "something".


What's the highest value humans can think of?

Most people see the own life as the highest value they can think of, but some people "sell it" to rescue the life of somebody they love if needed (basic lack). Some people even choose death as "function" to solve a lack - if there is deep suffering. Some people even give their life for an idealistic concept. But even the most talented manipulator can't brainwash anybody into a fanatic concept if there is no suffering (basic lack).

It becomes interesting when we think about the connection between "what do I see as value" and "what do others see as value".

Again one extreme example: Like already said, most people see most or at least high value in their own life. But: Suicide reason Nr. 1 is always psychological isolation (losing hope and perspective in a fundamental way is isolation). Depression as reason for suicide? It's an expression, not the real lack. Alcohol and Drugs as reason for suicide? Alcohol and Drugs had just function and lost that function, or are not available (what makes the basic suffering even more intense.). And than death can become to a "function" to solve suffering while the one and only solution in life would be to solve psychological isolation.

It may sound nearly religious or even esoteric, but that (the feeling of isolation) is the basic lack all humans want to solve and everything they believe to see value in, is first something like a very natural and deep instinct - like relations to others. That's one reason btw. why isolation is a very hard form of torture and every possible way of torturing involves at least aspects of isolation (losing hope and perspective is always an aspect).

Why I'm a little bit philosophical here is, because all values we know of are in fact concepts about functions to solve a basic lack. We build one potential solution on to another and that always has two sides: It can help to reduce the basic lack but it also creates new ones --> we need more functional solutions. And that is the basic reason for all technique we know of since the beginning of human history.

And the very important point if we think about value, is the topic "others" to solve "psychological isolation". Because what do we basically see as solutions? Psychologically it's about all forms of communication which is the requirement for all kinds of relationships. Technically we often call it connections but in fact communication and connection are synonym. And there is no functional solution for any problem without communicative/connective aspects. There isn't even a way for a solution without that.

That is also important because one individual not just sees value in something (a possible solution). Because the basic value already is about communication/connecting to others to solve a fundamental lack, we also need communication and reassurance if we are not alone with our view on potential value. That's a very interesting point and we can see that everywhere. No objectivity. The technical best solution has no chance to be seen as highest value if just one person knows about it but everybody else prefers something that is inferior. More precise: Just the fact that others see more value in something that is inferior makes it superior regarding value.

The basic principle is always:

1. There is a lack, a problem that needs to be solved.
2. There is a concept about a function as solution
3. If we have trust in that concept we try it
4. If it keeps promise we have a working function
5. We see value in a working function

6. That value increases if it's time-constant
7. That value increases the more other people believe in it


And also the points 2 and 3 already involve(d) "others" (knowledge is always a result of communication). We need communication to find a concept. We need communication to reassure us if others show at least trust, or even better, if they already can show "proof of concept" because they already tried it.

Gold

Even the value of gold is based on that principle. It's seen as a basic store of value. It can have technical function but that is not the reason for the value that is seen in gold. It's the potential to have "value-function" that gives value and that is a result that others see value in it. It becomes obvious if we subtract that aspect. Would gold have the value it has if others wouldn't see it as store of value? No. Would we see gold as store of value if it wouldn't have been seen that way since millennia? Most likely not. And it's value is always just a potential. I need to sell it to have money to sell that money to buy a solution for an existing problem.

Dollar or Euro? It has function and it only has function because there is an agreement to see function in it. People call it value but that value also lays in it's potential to solve lacks/problems.

Bitcoin

And it's very interesting to think about Bitcoin with that in mind. Why do we see value in Bitcoin? We need to know where are the problems it solves or at least could solve to answer that question. Bitcoin is seen as value because of the weaknesses of existing solutions. The financial system is slow and it's expensive, it's centralized and corrupt, it's economically flawed by design (which lead to so called "solutions" that makes it even more expensive, more centralized and more corrupt). With other words: There are again a lot of problems to solve. And Bitcoin is seen as a solution: decentralized, international, fast, secure (...). It's a very interesting mix of idealism and technology.

But is the Bitcoin-price where it is because people really use it as solution for existing problems? No. Even the majority of Bitcoiners use existing methods. Most people who buy Bitcoin want to make profit. That is the function the majority sees in it for now. Bitcoin-Investors bet on the possibility, that already existing problems of the established financial systems become more pressuring (high inflation for example or even a fundamental crash) which would lead more people into Bitcoin as a solution for those problems. And that's a bet that could turn out as very profitable. But the value for now is also totally based on the question "do other people see value in it, and will more people see function and therefore value in Bitcoin in the future?".

And... Also Bitcoin as a potential functional solution has problems and needs solutions. There is the question how to keep it decentralized. A centralized Bitcoin would include all problems the established systems already have, but it would die even faster. And there is the blocksize-problem that limits it's potential and is a threat for the Bitcoin-economy, etc. The high volatility is also seen as something that limits it's potential and for some it's a reason not to trust in Bitcoin as store of value, while others see a (potentially) profitable function especially in that aspect.


Factom

And Factom and Factoids are even more interesting if we focus on it's value more basically. The basic principles of value I tried to describe above are way better reflected in Factoms functionality and design than in Bitcoins functionality and design.

The problems that Factom promises to solve, with it's focus on data, are more pressuring for more people in the present, than the problems of the financial systems. That could change any time (financial crisis could become very intense at any time), but for now I believe it's true. And a lot problems of the financial systems also are connected to data.

With other words: If Factom or a system like Factom would already be finished and working since  3 years (for example), it's likely that it already would be used more than Bitcoin is used. And because a system like Factom doesn't record and store just the past of "cold" transactions, but data, it also involves a more intense incentive to continue with that. Data is more meaningful. The past of all kinds of data involves deeper identifications, even if it's more about business-data. That principle becomes even more intense if data is connected to other data. Potential barriers to use Factom are lower than in Bitcoin. The "establishment" still sees Bitcoin as kind of shady and if Bitcoin should become mainstream it would be seen as a real threat. And it's very common to attack everything in many ways that is seen as threat for existing interests. There may be scenarios that Factom also could be seen as threat for existing interests, but it's true what Paul Snow often says: Honesty is subversive. Factom's low barriers make it possible to be much more subversive than Bitcoin is. That makes it more possible for Factom to find it's way into already established system to change them to the better, while Bitcoin is like an offensive attack against an established system.

And it's economical design is also a better reflection of potential value than Bitcoin. The conversion from Factoids to Entry Credits gives additional trust. Plus: Maybe Factom is a better mix of control and decentralization at the same time, which could turn out as more time-stable.


The point is: If we think about the value of Factoids and if it's possible that FCT's become a store of value or would be used even as payment beyond the system itself, there are some reasons why the answer could be yes. The basic reason to see value in something is trust in time-stability - that "others" believe and continue to believe in it's value as well. And a recorded past of data gives a more of trust because it gives high incentive to continue with that. There is also more potential for a network effect or with other words: Factom is, (because it's about data) more "communicative". It connects in potentially many ways and therefore "deeper" than Bitcoin. It's all subjective of course, but it won't be machines who will make a decision to use or not to use Factom or if they continue using it or quit.

Btw: That principes are a little bit similar to Facebook. I know some people who say that they wouldn't make an account and use FB if they wouldn't already have one. They already "recorded" a past and that gives some incentive to update it. They are already connected to others and that also is a high incentive not to leave or to switch to another system. It's possible that there are social networks that are better in some or even many ways than Facebook, but nobody will use an alternative if others stay in Facebook. The identification with Factom is more intense because of the past and because of the connections. That is the basic value of Facebook for it's users.


And Factom's (and therefore Factoids) basic value will be - if successful:

1) ...there are a lot of existing and very pressuring problems for many people without an easy solution yet
2) ...Factom (hopefully) will be seen as a functional solution to solve those problems
3) ...if "some" use Factom "others" will see that as proof for that functionality
4) ...if "some" use Factom it can be an incentive to use it as well to connect with others

5) ...a already recorded past is a high incentive to continue with that instead of shifting to another system.
6) ...if there should be even connections of data between X and Y and Z, it will be an additional and intense incentive to continue instead to shift


With a focus on basic principles of value, it can be superior to a system like Bitcoin in my opinion, because it's a better reflection of all of those aspects and therefore more effective. The same can be true for a system like Ethereum. But even if "smart contracts" seem to sound more "special" for many than Factom's use case, that concept could turn out as wrong.  In my opinion it's superficial. Factom's use case will most likely turn out as superior to smart contracts, because it's more basic and the problems to solve are more pressuring. And because of the complexity, it will be much harder to establish a smart-contract-system on a blockchain than a data-recording-system on a blockchain. And while I believe it's not just possible what the Factom team wants to realize but also possible that it will be really useful and find it's way into the "business-world", I don't believe that Ethereum has much chance to become the system that really realizes smart contracts to become established. That is about Point 2... It will be most likely way easier to see a time-stable solution in Factom than in Ethereum.

Long story short: In my opinion and with a focus on basic value-principles, Factom is pretty perfect because it's the best combination of

1) "high incentive" to use it because of already existing and high pressuring problems without much alternative yet
2) hopefully high functionality to solve existing problems
3) low barriers to use it
4) high potential for a network effect,
5) a lot of potential for a first-mover advantage
6) and if established at one point: high incentive not to switch to another system.


Very nice post. I found this interesting Paul Snow post.


In the land value video it states "Factom also allows cryptographic public records of land without revealing the true ownership". If just a hash is stored how does this work?


Factom allows people (and the government and other entities) to hold validateable documents, because the hash in Factom will match the digital document (independent of who is holding the document). Factom also provides a means of notifying parties of updates to the document, as it can be hashed in a particular chain, and updates added to that chain will necessarily notify interested parties of the change.

Factom can be used to store anything, not just hashes. Meta data is particularly important, to allow information in entries to be mapped to real world documents that various parties may or may not have access to, but still need to know of the documents existence (or lack of existence).

So the ability to summarize data, provide the ability to audit the supporting data without revealing the raw data, to provide validation of such audits tied to reputation, and other processes that we use today can be improved by building off of a trustless data integrity layer.

With land titles, we are looking to do the following:

  • Create audit trails with real world responsibility for the processing of titles, surveys, sales, and contracts
  • Provide a notification layer that allows entities to know of changes against particular titles.

  • Prevent manipulation of the past by altering documents, deleting records, or denying knowledge of information

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The Secret Life of Big Data | Intel: https://youtu.be/CNoi-XqwJnA

What is Big Data? Big Data Explained (Hadoop & MapReduce): https://youtu.be/c4BwefH5Ve8

Cool video from IBM on DATA: https://youtu.be/aWShHDhF8Yo

Deep Learning: Intelligence from Big Data: https://youtu.be/czLI3oLDe8M    

The Future of Big Data: IT Insider with MIT Prof. Sam Madden: https://youtu.be/367KWPASWtE

The Future of Data Science - Data Science @ Stanford : https://youtu.be/hxXIJnjC_HI

Lockheed Martin Speaking of the Future: Data Analytics : https://youtu.be/t02BBmuiOOU

The Future of Big Data: Bigger and Smarter: https://youtu.be/-CABR38CbPM
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July 05, 2016, 06:53:11 PM
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It is a bit more complicated than that.

I refer to it as a mangrove of Merkle trees.  I was being extra paranoid, and everything is covered by two hashes.

https://github.com/FactomProject/FactomDocs/blob/master/factomDataStructureDetails.md

Each entry has a SHA512 then that is fed back in at the beginning to a SHA256.  Feeding the SHA512 into SHA256 at the beginning further increases the difficulty in finding a collision relative to putting it at the end.  It gets rid of any midstate optimizations an attacker would have if we just tacked the sha512 result onto the end of the entry when feeding it into SHA256.

http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/36558/what-is-a-midstate-how-does-using-a-midstate-speed-up-hashing

https://github.com/FactomProject/FactomDocs/blob/master/factomDataStructureDetails.md#entry-hash

The directory blocks and entry blocks reference both the previous serial hash as well as the previous Merkle root.  Even if someone was able to find a SHA256 collision for one piece of data, it would also need to simultaneously have a hash collision when hashed in a different way, which is radically more difficult.



The factoid blocks have essentially segwit built in.  Factom had implemented segwit before it was called segwit.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3tgmch/bip62_dealing_with_transaction_malleability_has/cx6osvx?context=3



I did have an oh-shit moment when I learned Satoshi created an unsafe implementation of Merkle trees.  Thankfully, the earlier paranoia stops any attacks.
https://github.com/sipa/bitcoin/blob/584a358997e52a87e8c5402269c7fb3784ed2065/src/core.cpp#L227




We started off using SHA3 for some parts, but then NIST dragged their feet when we were building our system.  We ripped it out when different libraries in different languages were giving different results.
https://www.reddit.com/r/crypto/comments/32m07b/has_the_nist_controversy_totally_stalled_sha3/

If you look closely, Ethereum doesn't actually use sha3, because the standard changed after they wrote their libraries.  They use a pre-release version of keccak, which uses non-standard libraries.  I's probably OK, because there were complaints that the standard change decreased security.

Thanks a lot.






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@tempus, yes, I ve got some, not much, still not sure about the ability of the team to deliver but I like the trading thrill.

I would say "Damn, now the complaining starts again" but since you complain no matter if invested or not - welcome back! Cheesy
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Archives and Society: Record Keeping in Historical and Contemporary Perspective (The British Academy): https://youtu.be/H1mhiPrwrMg

Future Of Data: https://youtu.be/WFDvi7xW08E

The future of data, technology and the Internet: Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard #Online12 : https://youtu.be/i7qTCoNVj3s
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@tempus, yes, I ve got some, not much, still not sure about the ability of the team to deliver but I like the trading thrill.

I would say "Damn, now the complaining starts again" but since you complain no matter if invested or not - welcome back! Cheesy

Thx Tempus. Will try to live up to my reputation.  Grin Grin

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Hope that the usage pick up some speed soon, cause its a little bit stuck on amount of entry's a block with this amount the price can fall a lot compared to what it is now.
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@tempus, yes, I ve got some, not much, still not sure about the ability of the team to deliver but I like the trading thrill.

I would say "Damn, now the complaining starts again" but since you complain no matter if invested or not - welcome back! Cheesy

Thx Tempus. Will try to live up to my reputation.  Grin Grin

I have no doubt about that. If your attitude would change to "restrained" and "patient" --> I would believe your account was hacked. Grin
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Are there any cold storage tutorials on storing FCT?
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Are there any cold storage tutorials on storing FCT?

Yes: https://www.factom.com/howto/factoidpapermill/
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@tempus, yes, I ve got some, not much, still not sure about the ability of the team to deliver but I like the trading thrill.

I would say "Damn, now the complaining starts again" but since you complain no matter if invested or not - welcome back! Cheesy

Thx Tempus. Will try to live up to my reputation.  Grin Grin

I have no doubt about that. If your attitude would change to "restrained" and "patient" --> I would believe your account was hacked. Grin

How would I sound saying "Oh Factom s doing so, so great. I m sure it will reach $50 per token, the only thing we need to do is to wait 50 years for that. GOOD WORK Factom team!!! Hugs and kisses. "

Bah, fuck that. Factom, where is our M2?

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New seed money for Netki will also benefit Factom. Great to see!

http://www.coindesk.com/netki-3-5-million-seed-funding/

https://www.factom.com/netki-factom-announce-partnership/

https://mobile.twitter.com/NetkiCorp/status/750356064046944256
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Hope that the usage pick up some speed soon, cause its a little bit stuck on amount of entry's a block with this amount the price can fall a lot compared to what it is now.


Stuck..? Where is it stuck here...? https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RUZLxxoAfT3C5jIJ144DLYdztYe_sqrKqbTlZuD05-s/edit#gid=445871101

Weak and disguised FUD.


And there is more to the picture than just ECs and long term investors know that. I think you do too but opened a short position.

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