
I swear ...
... that Simon works for the same company as I do. We had a very similar discussion yesterday ...
BOFH logo telephone with devil's horns "These NFT things," the Boss says, attempting a smooth segue from our topic to his favourite – how to make cash with no effort. "Yes?" "What are they exactly?" "Non-Fungible Tokens." "Yes, I know that, but what does it mean?" "I think the main thing is that it's non-fungible." "You …
Have you checked the basement carpark recently? I should go down there now and have a quick look, see if there are any clues. Don't use the lift though. Or the stairs, come to think of it... No, on second thoughts, ask someone else to pop down there, tell them they're looking for old safes, bags of quickline, carpets, suspiciously burnt out vans...
Um, you didn't tell them to do that in the lift right? Or any areas with cameras or listening devices? Or near anywhere that serves bhajis?
Actually just make a run for it. It's the only way to be safe. No! Don't use the main door! That'll probably be booby trapped. No! Not the carpark either. Stay out of the lift! What he'll never suspect iis if you head for the fifth floor. Now, see that open window there? The one just above the conveniently placed skip? Climb out of that. I'm sure you can find a drainpipe to slide down. Watch out for the brackets that have been cut through... Oh never mind, I'm sure you'll find them yourself...
"The other day I came across an article on how to dd an old SCO disk and turn it into a VM. I think I'll dic out my old dual boot SCO laptop and try it for old times sake."
I did that with my Amiga 1200 during lockdown. Good luck and have some nostalgic fun!
(ok, I'm using an emulator, not a VM, before the pedants jump in!)
And even the torched cash example has been done before, over 25 years ago.
There's nothing new in the world, especially when it comes to art and gullability.
Stephen King released a book in which the ink began to fade when the page was exposed to air, meaning that it could only be read once, so technically, when you bought it it wasn't fungible, but if you read it and skipped two pages then technically it will be unique but the only way to prove it (short of an xray/mri scan) would be the open it, wiping that last pair of pages.
Yes, sleepless nights in Sillycon Valley, and surely that is VERY non fungible. Have it for (enter value here) in bitcoin.
Remember, it only has value if you can get someone to pay for it, or someone thinks it is worth something in exchange.
And then there is paper money......
I've got to go to bed. ZzZzZ...
That was the NFT Magic Roundabout accurately well described to a Mr T. Was a Friday the 13th ever better servered?
And definitely worth at least another one of these Register favourites ------------------------->
Cheers/На здоровье/干杯/Zum Wohl/Sláinte.