inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agoHumble Bundle's revoked all those Indiana Jones keys it gave away for free (even if it was already in your Steam library)www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1134arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1131arrow-down1external-linkHumble Bundle's revoked all those Indiana Jones keys it gave away for free (even if it was already in your Steam library)www.pcgamer.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down83·2 months agoHow is this not a scam? Also, blockchain would solve this issue/risk
minus-squareRxBrad@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up61arrow-down2·2 months agoI feel like you struggled with your phrasing. I’ll help. “Blockchain is a scam.”
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48·2 months agoHow? They could still revoke the key. You can say HWG5NJ-1YJCTU-RZPDFH all you want, if Steam says no, you’re equally SOL.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 months agoThe only thing the blockchain has solved is, uh, well what have it actually “solved”?
minus-squareCpo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIt just a slow and energy hungry way of keeping records. It is indeed not the silver bullet some people make it.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoA bad way to keep records too as it’s immutable.
minus-squareSidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down2·2 months agodeleted by creator
How is this not a scam?
Also, blockchain would solve this issue/risk
I feel like you struggled with your phrasing. I’ll help.
“Blockchain is a scam.”
How? They could still revoke the key. You can say HWG5NJ-1YJCTU-RZPDFH all you want, if Steam says no, you’re equally SOL.
The only thing the blockchain has solved is, uh, well what have it actually “solved”?
It just a slow and energy hungry way of keeping records. It is indeed not the silver bullet some people make it.
A bad way to keep records too as it’s immutable.
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