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Posters on “Anonymous” Online Economics Forum identified due to poor hashing (twitter.com)
4 points by dalek2point3 1064 days ago
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ok123456 1064 days ago
The methodology is very flawed. If anything, he's invented a new proof of work coin. Guess the hash function and it's inputs such that there collisions in the ranges you'd expect.
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3cats-in-a-coat 1064 days ago
Can we please not cringe everything into coin & blockchain talk.
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ok123456 1064 days ago
1) The research is cringe. 2) it's appropriate because he's literally guessing hashes.
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3cats-in-a-coat 1063 days ago
Sure, but I visibly wince when I read "coin" these days. Please excuse me.
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ok123456 1062 days ago
That's a you problem.
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