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Seeking alternative compression. Hopefully wrong on average. Shameless. Started @getcognito and @bloom

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    John Backus‏ @backus Oct 26

    John Backus Retweeted 𝙰𝚏𝚛𝚒 𝚂𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚎𝚍𝚘𝚗

    If you’re building a dapp, ignore stuff like this. Building decentralized apps already has a huge dev overhead, you *should* use centralized abstractions like Infura to save time.https://twitter.com/5chdn/status/1055828869775810560 …

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    𝙰𝚏𝚛𝚒 𝚂𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚎𝚍𝚘𝚗 @5chdn
    if we don't stop relying on infura, the vision of ethereum failed
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    11:33 AM - 26 Oct 2018
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    • HODL CRYPTO Who Accepts Crypto  ?? Moaaz Sidat Maggie Love Hrishikesh H Mikhail Dobrokhvalov Kartik Talwar Jon L Bryant Eisenbach
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      2. Kevin Cearns‏ @kcearns Oct 27
        Replying to @backus

        That’s fine but they can’t be called decentralized...

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      3. John Backus‏ @backus Oct 27
        Replying to @kcearns

        If you’ve got a “one drop of blood” definition of decentralization then sure, but I think that’s not a useful lens. I like “minimum viable decentralization”https://medium.com/@jbackus/minimum-viable-decentralization-d813dcf653fc …

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      2. Jean-Rodney‏ @j_larrieux Oct 26
        Replying to @backus

        I partially agree. This is a great v1.0 tactic but there should be at least an outline on how to migrate to a more decentralized option in the future

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      3. Michael Wuehler‏ @wuehler Oct 26
        Replying to @j_larrieux @backus

        The outline is simple.. run your own open sourced infrastructure

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      4. Taylor Monahan‏ @tayvano_ Oct 26
        Replying to @wuehler @j_larrieux @backus

        https://github.com/MyCryptoHQ/parity-ecs/ … cc @MiaAlexanderr_

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      1. Sebastian Corrochano‏ @SebastianCorro5 Oct 26
        Replying to @backus

        Well said friend!

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      1. Dondrey Taylor‏ @dondreytaylor Oct 26
        Replying to @backus

        Totally agree! There are efficiencies to developing using a centralized infrastructure. Sure, you can run your own nodes but ensuring uptime/reliability on a home network is a pain. On an EC2 sure, but infura just makes things easier imo.

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      1. Crypt0cracy‏ @Crypt0cracy Oct 26
        Replying to @backus

        Eventually fake decentralization buzzword will not be enough for scammers to justify their funny money investment scam.

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