My attempt to finally understand how cryptocurrency works has been derailed by the discovery that they use the word nonce all the time.
Johnny Nomates, imagine the input as:
A fixed “document” (block data)
With a small adjustable knob (nonce)

There’s no shortcut:
You can’t predict the output
You just keep trying different nonces
( mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ, Thu 26 Mar 2026, 22:20, archived)

ok

(piss and shit, Thu 26 Mar 2026, 22:29, archived)

nonce

( mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ, Thu 26 Mar 2026, 22:29, archived)

+ t even o

(The Porcupine From Purgatory Ningles, mateyplops! How are the kids? *smoosh*, Thu 26 Mar 2026, 22:34, archived)

It's all bollocks

( Smash Monkey 2 Cannot actually train spiders, Thu 26 Mar 2026, 22:53, archived)

Absolute nonce sense

( Smash Monkey 2 Cannot actually train spiders, Thu 26 Mar 2026, 23:01, archived)

^ wannabe noncebro

(The Porcupine From Purgatory Ningles, mateyplops! How are the kids? *smoosh*, Fri 27 Mar 2026, 6:45, archived)

But they're such good trousers!

( mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ, Fri 27 Mar 2026, 10:03, archived)