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Tip selections and acceptance

If I select any two tips randomly, without a full knowledge of the tangle, will it change the probability that my transaction will be selected by other transactions?
user1543
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findTransactionObjects returning an empty array when searching for a valid bundle hash

I'm doing this, which returns an empty array: const iota = new IOTA({ provider: 'http://node05.iotatoken.nl:16265' }); iota.api.getNodeInfo(function(error, success) { if (error) { console.error(error); } else { var…
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How is the Gossip Protocol, which is used by IOTA, classified?

Wikipedia says: It is useful to distinguish three prevailing styles of gossip protocol: Dissemination protocols (or rumor-mongering protocols). Event dissemination protocols Background data dissemination protocols Anti-entropy protocols…
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Is MAM encrypted message has perfect secrecy?

Here I am referring to MAM in restricted mode, where side key is used to encrypt the message. One time pad is known for perfect secrecy. Since MAM uses the one-time pad, is MAM encrypted message has perfect secrecy? In the one-time pad secret key…
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How will you know if your node is synced post Coordinator removal?

Currently node sync status is determined by milestones which are issued by the coordinator. Once autosnapshots, and removal of the coordinator occurs, how will we know if the node is in sync with the rest of the network?
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Will we get a better IRI implemtationn, which use less CPU/RAM?

Will we get a better IRI implemtationn, which use less CPU/RAM? Question in the title.
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Mass pending transactions - Can be done without seed/private key?

Please see the following address and tag: https://thetangle.org/tag/9999999STOLEN9IOTAS9HELP9US https://thetangle.org/address/FDJJCOVXKPJEHWKXTOVBCBC9WZTMFNOHPDMJCCE9VOALHAJ9FSJQQWZLGLEWOPCQSRZ9VDQLWHUWEFVIA There is a huge amount of pending TXs on…
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Adress reuse with zero value transactions

If I send multiple zero value transactions from address A, containing several messages to broker a deal, is it safe to (re)use that address later on for a payment (to settle the deal)?
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When I lose 2FA for Trinity do I still have access using my Seed?

I use 2FA and my password to sent transaction via Trinity. When I would lose my smartphone with Google authenticator do I still have the option to get my IOTAs with my Seed? Thank you!
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How does the IOTA Foundation determine if a spend is a typo or a real spend?

According to Come-From-Beyond in the emails send to DCI: The Coordinator is used as an extra protection measure. Particularly, it stores all transactions that reach it, this allows us to recover iotas sent to addresses with typo (we detect it…
user1543
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What would happen, if two different transactions with the same hash get published simultaneously?

This is related/a follow up question to "If someone were to find a Proof of Work collision, could they pin the tail of the tangle to the head?" Imagine two transactions that hash to the same value but have different trunks and branches. Like…
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How does Markov Chain Monte Carlo algorithm work in the context of tangle?

I read that the algorithm will kick off after Coordinator is shut down. How does this algorithm work?
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Pertaining to the required sequence, how can the requested transaction hash be the same as the received transaction hash?

In the IRI Node class, this code segment checks to see if the requested transaction hash is the same as the received transaction hash: https://github.com/iotaledger/iri/blob/dev/src/main/java/com/iota/iri/network/Node.java#L284 //Request bytes …
user1543
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What has been the growth rate of tangle confirmation rate until today?

I am curious to understand how the tangle has improved in terms of confirmation rate since its inception. Are there any statistics which show this? A positive growth is definitely a good sign. And if the differential of this growth rate is also…
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What IRI API commands should only be executed on a node that is synced to the latest milestone?

I want to load balance commands to my nodes. But not all nodes are equally fast. Some commands do not need a node that is completely up to date to finish successfully, like attachToTangle. Therefore I want to make sure that the slower nodes only get…
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