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69 sats \ 12 replies \ @Fabs OP 17 May \ parent \ on: [TECHNICAL] Initial draft of my [personal] summary on part #2 of HD-wallets /ECC bitcoin_beginners
"Where possible, it would be nice to get some motivation. Why this procedure, instead of something else? What exactly is this accomplishing?"
Man, I don't even know that myself (yet). I'm simply trying to accrue the necessary"facts" in the right order, and form it into a sort of "canvas" to work off of, to try and have it make sense to me. 🥲
I know it's tough, and it's not even close to how broadly it could be written...
It makes you wonder how a supposedly single coder could think about all these intricacies, and have them not only make [functional] sense, but have it also weather every storm...
Mind. Blown.
I'm pushing close to a hundred hours on the first part and second draft alone... I'm happy to call it a day on those when it's done.
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0 sats \ 9 replies \ @Lumor 17 May
It makes you wonder how a supposedly single coder could think about all these intricacies
Are you thinking about Pieter Wuille or Greg Maxwell here? Cause it's probably not Satoshi. https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0032
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0 sats \ 8 replies \ @Fabs OP 18 May
Well, that, but elliptic curves are also used in transaction signing et cetera.
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0 sats \ 7 replies \ @Lumor 18 May
What did the single coder do? I think a mathematician must have invented the use of elliptic curves for cryptographic signing way back.
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0 sats \ 6 replies \ @Fabs OP 18 May
You're making me uncomfortable, Lumor.
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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @Lumor 18 May
Sorry about that.
I guess my drive is to have technically minded people to not ascribe too much genius to others that came before them. It can be demoralizing, at least to myself to put them on too high pedestals. Everyone should contribute their part.
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @Fabs OP 18 May
And I'm with you on that! I wonder what you're up to; anything in the making? 😶‍🌫️🌝
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @Lumor 18 May
Also it's good to remember that every single idea originated inside the brain of a single person (sometimes with redundancy). More of an empowering perspective..
Maybe I'm on the hunt for even better perspectives, to boost creativity. :) Do not create under this nym.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Fabs OP 18 May
Hm, a wise little fella it seems, under what nym are you creating then?
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 17 May
I also think it's fine to have these two summaries be highly technical, since you're planning on building off of them. Some of the context and "Why should I care?" will come later.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs OP 17 May
Yeah... At least that's what I hope 🤣
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