lopp on Nostr: The code is the spec because it's dreadfully difficult to define the code's ...
The code is the spec because it's dreadfully difficult to define the code's intricacies.
I'd say the definition of Bitcoin is even more vague, as it's aspirational. We're constantly trying to pin down what Bitcoin actually is (from the perspective of human consensus.)
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