Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurd
I don't think it needs introduction about the current hype that is going on with Blockchain, bitcoin, Ethereum and other initiatives. To get more feeling about what it is and how it works I decided to have a go with Ethereum as it promises to be a possible disruptive solution for lots of different use cases. Without going into the theoretical background of Blockchain or Ethereum (there are already lots of docs written about it) this post will focus on how I set up a private Ethereum network on my MacBook. I will use Docker containers as Ethereum nodes and use Mist browser on my Mac to 'connect' to the private network.
Source: https://pragmaticintegrator.wordpress.com/2017/10/28/set-up-private-blockchain-with-ethereum-part-1/
(Score: 2) by arslan on Wednesday November 01 2017, @10:02PM
It smells doesn't it? That's the problem, the blockchain buzzword is being overloaded and sold like it has all the shiny that Bitcoin has but behind the scenes it is being stripped down and tweaked for specific use-cases. It reeks like a snake-oil salesman expo.