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Navigating Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP: Google Is Making Blockchains Searchable

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I think the word "quietly" has now developed all kinds of insinuations and borders on editorializing.

Consider: Teacher quietly teaching students math.

It sort of implies that the teacher has something to hide.

Google is making blockchains searchable doesn't sound alarming. Because it isn't.

The quasi-intensifier "just" is used to similar effect. I wouldn't call it editorializing - more like an attempt to give the quotidian a sense of urgency.

I think official release is more interesting. https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/introd...

I hate this trend of forcing really weak story telling into articles. I clicked the link because I was interested in the headline, not the balmy weather in Singapore.

That was my first thought as well after reading the first few sentences. I actually gave up on reading the article because of it.

Though I've noticed this to be more common in the blockchain/cryptocurrency sphere, perhaps that's just because I tend to read those kinds of articles more often.

> Though I've noticed this to be more common in the blockchain/cryptocurrency sphere

No, this is a technique used elsewhere too. I believe it is called an anecdotal lede or a delayed lede.

And it's annoying almost everywhere.

I was intrigued by the narrative until it turned into basically nothing, I expected some interesting discovery

Didn't read; website unusable.

So, a normal news website then.

"Enhanced" block explorers, i.e. with better indexing than dumping blockchain data into a time-series database have been around for years... this is nothing new. Even block explorers aided by machine learning have existed for years.

They just cost money and were primarily built with funds from the FBI and NSA which is why you'll never hear abt most of these.

Wow, here's a new move in the "abusive GDPR wall" game:

> We are processing your request to optin/opt-out of receiving targeted ads. Your web activity will no longer be used for targeted advertising by the companies.

> This may take up to a few minutes to process.

And indeed it does! Mine is currently stuck at an indicated 45%. Perhaps this is designed to make the user go back and try again but this time accept all the tracking.

I rembember the same thing on some other website I visited a few months ago, it's absolutely horrible. Imagine the face of the engineer that was told to implement this.

Why is it even have a progress bar/circle? Isn't http 202 enough?

It's sending requests to probably dozens of domains, each of which sends back new "anti-cookies" for your browser to store.

I just use Ghostery and hope it already blocks all trackers. Although it also has its own opt-out bullshit and a few weeks ago it "upgraded" itself to offer you coupons "related" to the site you're visiting...

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