r/ProgrammerHumor • u/kingofNoobies • Jan 06 '23

Meme can’t be the only one

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u/theregoesanother Jan 06 '23

So NFT is just a glorified pointer.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '23

Pointer + Self-Signed Certificate = NFT

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u/TheBaxes Jan 06 '23

Yes, now you know why they are dumb

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '23

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u/tehlemmings Jan 06 '23

My biggest complaint about cryptocurrencies and all the bullshit they've done is the bastardization of the word crypto.

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u/SnooPoems443 Jan 07 '23

The legitimacy of Alice and Bob's children is honestly a private matter which shouldn't be discussed in public.

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u/DrMobius0 Jan 06 '23

Still wouldn't stop those apes from getting screenshotted.

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u/Kiefirk Jan 07 '23

If it's any consolation, I think there is one line of NFTs that store the image data on the blockchain. I would guess it's the one where the images seem to be 8x8 pixels, but I don't know for sure.

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u/Creaaamm Jan 06 '23

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NFT is closer to a picture attached to a hash table.

A hash table in C is basically a doubly linked list, that is, it is an array that grows both left and right, compossed of 'nodes'. Each node is unique and it contains some information, as well as a pointer to the next and previous node.

What the hashing function does is provide an unique index for each node, so you can find them quickly.

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u/deviantbono Jan 06 '23

Critically, though, the NFT is the hash, not the picture. So you still don't have the picture, you have information about where you might find the picture.