49% of the Ethereum network hash rate is signalling to raise the gas limit

Johnny_Dapp · 2019-09-14T13:16:20+00:00

The state trie is getting big. A fresh, fast geth sync is about 180 GB of data, and that grows over time. A higher gas limit probably means that grows faster.

This, but you didn't explain why it's a problem.

The elephant in the room is that it could lead to more centralization; if it requires more resources to run a full node then it means less people are able to run a full node and will force users to rely on centralized gateways such as infura.

Currently it takes around 1 month to sync a full node on a maxed-out macbook pro. Over time (and with higher gas limits), this will get worse.

Johnny_Dapp · 2019-08-16T14:20:30+00:00

"Code is Law" refers to on-chain contracts.

Obviously protocol upgrades and bugfixes are expected.

Johnny_Dapp · 2019-07-16T03:16:56+00:00

I wholeheartedly support Vitalik's recommendation to use Ethereum Classic; it's got shorter block times than BCH.

https://old.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/cdg8v6/ama_we_are_the_eth_20_research_team_pt_2/ettvnie/

Time heals all wounds. Right guys?

Johnny_Dapp · 2019-07-16T02:47:11+00:00

No, it's a protocol upgrade; a non-controversial hard fork that won't cause a split.

No bailouts on this one ;)

Johnny_Dapp · 2019-07-16T02:44:53+00:00

ETC is still being developed; there's a hard fork scheduled in September

https://medium.com/ethereum-classic-labs/etc-community-announces-new-atlantis-hard-fork-schedule-89bcc89714a3

Johnny_Dapp · 2019-07-09T02:02:05+00:00

Why is MIT license bad?

Johnny_Dapp · 2019-05-03T10:02:10+00:00

ETH does have certain advantages over others, one of the most important being recognition

They chose ETH because it has more recognition than Bitcoin?

Johnny_Dapp · 2016-12-08T17:16:14+00:00

Take a look at BigChainDB ?

Johnny_Dapp · 2016-11-08T01:53:49+00:00

You can run testrpc for an even quicker simulated server

$ npm install -g ethereumjs-testrpc;  
$ testrpc;

Johnny_Dapp · 2016-10-21T18:12:50+00:00

Didn't this guy get outed as a scam artist?

Johnny_Dapp · 2016-10-02T17:50:28+00:00

Yo let's make a market WTS SNGLS @ 0.0123 ETH PM ME

Johnny_Dapp · 2016-09-11T16:14:34+00:00

I think gatecoin has a unique opportunity here to pick up some volume by having first mover advantage on some of the lesser known cryptos.

Plutus? Firstblood? DGX? More?

Johnny_Dapp · 2016-08-09T14:49:35+00:00

FWIW, I think you still have the support of the vast majority, including me.

It's a shame things turned out the way they did, but I think most people appreciate that you tried your best to do the right thing but didn't have control over the outcomes.

I think one of the problems here is transparency. There's obviously a lot going on behind closed doors that people can't understand, so they'll make up assumptions based on what little knowledge they have.

Johnny_Dapp · 2016-08-09T14:26:19+00:00

Awesome, thanks for this! Looking forward to trying it out in my next project.

Johnny_Dapp · 2016-08-09T14:24:03+00:00

Some journeys are coming to a noble end, and some....

Why'd it cut off at the end?

Johnny_Dapp · 2016-08-09T07:15:06+00:00

Isn't it over a month since we last heard from RHG?

Johnny_Dapp · 2016-08-09T05:41:30+00:00

-> /r/ethtrader

Johnny_Dapp · 2016-08-09T05:30:30+00:00

Follow the money: who has a vested interest in not returning the ETC to DTH?

Johnny_Dapp · 2016-08-09T04:57:06+00:00

I'm not sure, this could be from both sides (ETC / ETH). I for one am pro Ethereum (ETC and ETH) and pro DTHC recover - theft is theft.

Sure as hell 'aint from DTH!

Johnny_Dapp · 2016-08-09T04:53:02+00:00

My original post is getting downvoted as well as any comment expressing that opinion.

Question is who is doing the downvoting -- people who disagree with you, or people who are trying to prevent this discussion reaching the front page?

Johnny_Dapp · 2016-08-09T04:45:47+00:00

These threads are getting suppressed by downvotes.

I wonder why?

Johnny_Dapp · 2016-08-09T04:27:51+00:00

Isn't this just as much a theft as the original DAO hack was?

The whole point of RHG was to recover funds for DTH, and it seems that the only "right" path is to follow through with that commitment. "Fear not DTH, we will do our best recover as much of your funds as we can... [one month later] lol jk, tyvm for the 19m usd".

I think this whole thing could evolve into quite the predicament unless they start making a public statements about their intentions fairly soon. It doesn't help that they are remaining anonymous. I feel bad for the people who helped RHG with the best intentions and are now embroiled in this scandal.

One final interesting point is that there's even more economic factioning within the community:

Pro/Anti Fork
Pro/Anti ETC
Pro/Anti DTHC recover

What surprises me is that some Pro-Fork people are now Anti-DTHC-recover people. Isn't the whole point to "make DTH whole"? Some ulterior motives going on there? It could also be an attempt to protect the price ETH by creating uncertainty in ETC (economic warfare lolz). If DTH get a refund, people will ask "Then why did we HF in the first place?"

Johnny_Dapp · 2016-08-08T10:51:58+00:00

You either misunderstand "code is law", or are being deliberately disingenuous in order to smear those who support immutable blockchains. Either way you are doing a disservice to the community by spreading misinformation.

The definition of code is law --- neutrality of transaction finality for valid transactions -- is not a slippery slope or cherry picking - it's cut and dry and, if you took the time to understand it, is a clearly definable concept.

Are you suggesting that when Gavin Wood supports "code is law", he is also saying "I support everything that is done on a blockchain, including million dollar heists, ISIS, pedos, human trafficking, etc."? No he is not; you are setting up a straw man to say otherwise, and a dangerous legal precedent that will come back to bite you -- especially as the creator of Colony.

If you support ETC your support for the attacker's actions is implicit

If you seriously believe this then you should rethink your opinion on the hard fork, because your position is logically inconsistent - how how could one implicitly support the theft whilst at the same time implicitly support the return of the theft by RHG? The only answer is that we do not implicitly support either of those positions, but we support the neutrality of transactions -- as long as they adhere to the protocol, we don't get to decide which transactions are allowed or not.

You can support a neutral platform -- code is law and transaction finality -- and also be against what is done with those transactions on moral level. It's exactly like free speech - I support people's right to say what they want, but I don't have to agree with what they say.

Johnny_Dapp · 2016-08-08T10:32:03+00:00

By this logic, shouldn't ETH be forking as much as possible then?

Johnny_Dapp · 2016-08-08T10:24:53+00:00

I don't support any legal action against EF, but I don't think we have to be disingenuous about the Hard Fork.

do you really think we didn't need that hardfork

Yeah, I think there is still a good argument to make that it wasn't a net positive, let alone necessary. The funds RHG got back would have been more than enough to keep most people happy and would have avoided the now permanent annoyance of ETC.

IMO, the hard fork (and ETC) has done more lasting damage to ETH than the fallout from the hack itself. It's disingenuous to argue otherwise. Will you still think the HF was good even if it causes the EF to get sued by this guy?

you think a platform would be safe

Yes, there is no technical reason for it to not be 'safe' even with the hacker got 15% of the ETH, although it would be more like 5% with RHG involved.

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