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		speps on Jan 11, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Simcoin – A Docker-Based Blockchain Simulation Fra... Semantics I know but should be called "CoinSim" and not "SimCoin". At first, I thought it was a physics simulation running on Ethereum, but it's a coin simulation framework.

lukevers on Jan 11, 2018 | [–]

I thought it was a coin based on the game "The Sims" or "Sim City". I was pretty disappointed when I saw it was not.

seomis on Jan 11, 2018 | | [–]

Were that a semantic issue, wouldn't it just as well apply to every Sim [City, Ant, Earth, etc.] ever made?

simonmulser on Jan 11, 2018 | [–]

yes, would be a better name for the project. I hope the subheading clarifies the purpose.

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