anon20190221

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by anon20190221 6y ago
Yes, somewhat similar. Thanks for the link. The major difference here is that Pepe runs on a mix network similar to I2P, this helps hide your identity whereas anyone can see what you are doing with plain Bitcoin. To answer the question in y
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by anon20190221 6y ago
Well, some government can decide to outlaw cryptography, jam radio (this includes Starlink, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth etc.), but you can still use something like Sneakernet. So I'd argue it's possible, but one need to choose their friends
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by anon20190221 6y ago
Why not? At least here, free speech means free speech, not "I don't like existing platforms because I cannot silence people I don't like, I'm building a new one" type of "free speech".
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by anon20190221 6y ago
HashCash whose difficulty is chosen collectively based on the load. Since threads/boards are represented with Merkle-CRDTs, there's eventual consistency, so participants can reach some sort of consensus based on the message rate.
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by anon20190221 6y ago
How would you trust anyone? Anyone can claim they are the good guys. With open source software, you can at least audit a project and the technical decisions (that make sure no one controls the network, even the authors) behind it.
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by anon20190221 6y ago
It kinda does: https://1b677b8f8bb20100.github.io/introduction/#why-is-pepe...
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by anon20190221 6y ago
If you do not feel like donating, consider showing the referenced blog post to your friends who might be interested in this project. Donations will fuel the development, but the author is going to work on it no matter what.
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by anon20190221 6y ago
The referenced blog post explains why. The author has just started.
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by anon20190221 6y ago
Looks interesting. Unfortunately, flooding does not scale, its cost is O(n²) where n is the number of participants. The saddest part is that if they were to switch to a less bandwidth-crippling scheme (such as GossipSub), that would destroy
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by anon20190221 6y ago
Not secure enough? People operating the servers see everything you are doing, this is no-no for whistleblowers.
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by anon20190221 6y ago
This project is pretty much what you are describing, only more secure and tailored for a pretty much single use case.
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by anon20190221 6y ago
I would not call it ignorant. It is extreme, yes, but not ignorant. Unfortunately, you cannot have censorship-resistance with exceptions. Even if you have the greatest moderation team, it will all break apart sooner or later.
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Frustrated with Parler deplatforming, I am building a service no one can silence(1b677b8f8bb20100.github.io)
114 points by anon20190221 6y ago|194 comments