[hashcash] Re: stamp creation std. deviation
- From: "John Honan" <jhonan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: hashcash@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 11:10:05 -0500 (CDT)
> Oh I see! And this implies as you would just use a "19-bit" type B in
> place of a "20-bit" type A, as it would cost 2x as much they are
> exactly equivalent with regards to cost & variance. QED.
>
> Adam
So scheme A (the current scheme) should be okay:
A. (as in v1) value = claimed_bits if claimed_bits <= measured_bits
Besides, it would be a real pity to throw away the one time someone
generates a 160-bit stamp by accident!... :-)
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