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RE: Witness Update - 6/6/2017 - More Human Than Human
Wrote a bash script to monitor my witness node and made it available to the other witnesses as well.
Really? You shared the uptime script to other witnesses aka competitors as well?
Well isn't that a fine example of your character. You don't mind helping others, and you believe in a fair, stable system. Very nice job.
With people like you and @timcliff and a few others... I feel very confident that the system has a very solid back end with responsible and well intentioned people keeping it running.
Fabulous. I'll be upvoting your witness user soon...
I don't view other witnesses as competitors. That's the beautiful thing about delegated proof of stake, we get assigned to validate the network according to the protocol and the votes of the community. That enables us to collaborate instead of compete so that everyone benefits.
Yes, but you get awarded in steem based on
block solvesblock signing and confirmation. If other witnesses miss blocks, you have a greater chance of being next in line tosolve itwitness the transactions and sign the block. It doesn't matter... share the wealth. :)P.S. Just upvoted your witness.
It's not a matter of "solving" a block, it's a matter of cryptographically *signing" it which is validation the software you run has confirmed it's transactions. Using the word "solve" is a misnomer and carry-over from Bitcoin mining concepts. DPoS is a different animal.
However, I commend you @intelliguy and the OP for all you do to further the core agorist principles that bind us together, and look forward to participating with both of you and do my part to further the vision of freedom for the individual under the NAP.
Thank you immensely for the clarification. It would help if I would strive to use the proper language to avoid propagating incorrect lingo.
I've adjusted my comment with strikethrough so that my corrections are now obvious. I will try to improve how I talk about DPoS and witnesses, it's very important for us to avoid bitcoin-related carry overs, because we are a completely different animal as you said.
Thanks again!
Indeed, there's plenty to go around. :)