Blockchain is a solution desperately looking to solve problems. OK, the idea of the blockchain is sound. It ensure that changes based on previous data is valid. There are two major drawbacks, one in the blockchain itself, and the second applicable to TW.
Firstly the big problem is the need for continuous calculations. This eats huge amounts of electricity just to be able to validate the transactions. The more transactions you apply, the more processing you have to do. This is inherently not scalable when it comes to enormous amounts of transactions. Bitcoin is just starting to feel these effect now, and once people realise the huge costs involved, the I reckon it will go into free-fall. Secondly, and more applicable to TW, you cannot change any previous data. TW is essentially a data storage, and some of that data is likely to change. Yes that change can be factored in to the chain, but sometimes data entered is wrong or temporary and needs amending. No, blockchain is not suitable for TW. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/fbec727a-9d6e-4eb9-9c97-73d97965a344%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
