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> "Safely, and anonymously" http://bitroad.io

by switz 13y ago

alexmat 13y ago
Better yet, put up a tor hidden service as an option. It doesn't take a lot of extra effort.
- zachlatta 13y ago
  Will definitely consider this in the future. Bitroad is currently in the ultra-MVP stages. I'm excited to see where it'll go.
  - benjamincburns 13y ago
    Is this something you intend to run longterm as an actual service, or is this just a demo from the hackathon to go along with the github repo? Was the name similarity to Silk Road intentional? When you say "sell anything," are you attempting to lure out the displaced users from that service? If so, I'd strongly advise you reconsider.
    - zachlatta 13y ago
      I'm not entirely sure where I'll take the project. It's currently just a proof-of-concept. Bitroad was created for the Virtual Piggy 2013 hackathon. The prompt was to create something that solves a problem for youth. I created Bitroad to let kids without bank accounts sell stuff online (I wanted to sell stuff when I didn't have a bank account, but there was nothing out there that let me). The name similarity to the underground Silk Road is purely coincidental and will likely be changed in the future. We don't condone the transfer of illicit entities.
      - simonebrunozzi 13y ago
        zachlatta, where are you based? I'd like to talk more. As a suggestion, I think you should consider clarifying that this is not another Silk Road. The name suggests that :)
        zachlatta 13y ago
        I'm presently based in Los Angeles. Shoot me an email, it's in my profile.
zachlatta 13y ago
It's currently hosted on Heroku, but will be moved to our own servers once we've ironed out a few other things. Once it's on our servers, we'll implement https.
- nezza-_- 13y ago
  So you're lying right now? :)
  - zachlatta 13y ago
    Not necessarily. Bitroad was created to allow kids without bank accounts to sell what they make online. From a parent's perspective, it's safe and anonymous - the child doesn't need to give out any personal information to use it.
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> "Safely, and anonymously" http://bitroad.io

by switz 13y ago

> "Safely, and anonymously" http://bitroad.io

alexmat 13y ago

Better yet, put up a tor hidden service as an option. It doesn't take a lot of extra effort.

zachlatta 13y ago
Will definitely consider this in the future. Bitroad is currently in the ultra-MVP stages. I'm excited to see where it'll go.
- benjamincburns 13y ago
  Is this something you intend to run longterm as an actual service, or is this just a demo from the hackathon to go along with the github repo? Was the name similarity to Silk Road intentional? When you say "sell anything," are you attempting to lure out the displaced users from that service? If so, I'd strongly advise you reconsider.
  - zachlatta 13y ago
    I'm not entirely sure where I'll take the project. It's currently just a proof-of-concept. Bitroad was created for the Virtual Piggy 2013 hackathon. The prompt was to create something that solves a problem for youth. I created Bitroad to let kids without bank accounts sell stuff online (I wanted to sell stuff when I didn't have a bank account, but there was nothing out there that let me). The name similarity to the underground Silk Road is purely coincidental and will likely be changed in the future. We don't condone the transfer of illicit entities.
    - simonebrunozzi 13y ago
      zachlatta, where are you based? I'd like to talk more. As a suggestion, I think you should consider clarifying that this is not another Silk Road. The name suggests that :)
      - zachlatta 13y ago
        I'm presently based in Los Angeles. Shoot me an email, it's in my profile.

zachlatta 13y ago

It's currently hosted on Heroku, but will be moved to our own servers once we've ironed out a few other things. Once it's on our servers, we'll implement https.

nezza-_- 13y ago
So you're lying right now? :)
- zachlatta 13y ago
  Not necessarily. Bitroad was created to allow kids without bank accounts to sell what they make online. From a parent's perspective, it's safe and anonymous - the child doesn't need to give out any personal information to use it.
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