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by jaekwon 13y ago
This is plain silly. When people say "literally", they don't intend to say "figuratively". They literally intend to say literally. It's one thing to define a word, another thing to re-define a word to correct t
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by jaekwon 13y ago
You're just repeating propaganda. Get that bug out of your mind.
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by jaekwon 13y ago
There was a blip of news last week or so when Obama said that somebody would be appointed to provide oversight over the NSA programs, and that thing would become more transparent. I don't think anything has happened since except a slow
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by jaekwon 13y ago
More leaks, more discussions.
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by jaekwon 13y ago
Agreed. I hope he gets a pardon as soon as possible.
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by jaekwon 13y ago
This strategy of slow trickling information is working out pretty well. Good job, team.
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by jaekwon 13y ago
No, people want the conspiracy to stop .
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by jaekwon 13y ago
Are you implying that the government engages in... motive laundering? Well, I am.
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by jaekwon 13y ago
updated my comment. The only thing I can think of is that discrete logs don't work that way. while E^(e.log_E(M)) == E mod n, e.log_E(M) doesn't equal 1. And I'm not sure what /e means in the realm of exponents, besides
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by jaekwon 13y ago
https://gist.github.com/jaekwon/6201493 edit: it doesn't work. :P It worked when e or d was set to 1. oops. you might want to see if there's a bug in the main function.
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by jaekwon 13y ago
Well said. It won't even matter that the surveillance program is "transparent" if it causes detriment to US hosting providers & also causes the chilling effect. No deal, Obama.
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by jaekwon 13y ago
The NSA should be about protecting privacy & communications infrastructure by hardening crypto security. Don't they do some of this already? I just think this is what they should be focusing on, rather than gathering data.
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by jaekwon 13y ago
Is this relevant? http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/privacy/309277-judge-says-fbi... and http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/judge-orders-google-to-comp...
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by jaekwon 13y ago
Aren't gag orders challengeable? I thought they were found unconstitutional. http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/privacy/309277-judge-says-fbi...
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by jaekwon 13y ago
Haven't NSL gag orders been found unconstitutional? http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/privacy/309277-judge-says-fbi... I wonder why he didn't challenge it.
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by jaekwon 13y ago
For what it's worth, I'm starting a new project to do just that. The project aims to enable secure mail & file sharing. There isn't much code ATM, and the protocol hasn't been spec'd out, but I have an idea. If
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by jaekwon 13y ago
Hmm, I just started designing something quite like this. https://github.com/jaekwon/gourami/wiki/Protocol-Overview I should take a look at pond. Thanks.
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by jaekwon 13y ago
Good analysis, I largely agree. Then again, you hear about Microsoft or Sun/Oracle passing notes to the NSA about insecurities in the OS or JVM so that they can go about their stealthy ways. I wouldn't be surprised if the same hap
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by jaekwon 13y ago
Should I still use Golang? Would making crypto-software in Golang make it less secure? Would the irony be worth it? Is it a worthy language?
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by jaekwon 13y ago
> They obviously can do the same thing with bitcoins How? They can't confiscate bitcoins without the private key. It's not like Bitcoin is run by a bank with an internal central ledger.
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by jaekwon 13y ago
This. And I agree with Justice Kennedy.
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by jaekwon 13y ago
They can enforce it within their powers. Confiscating bitcoins like they confiscate wages is not within their powers. They can jail you for evading taxes apparently. C'est la vie.
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by jaekwon 13y ago
I guess people who want to avoid paying taxes will have to find other local businesses that do the same. What matters to bitcoin users is whether the transaction goes through or not.
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by jaekwon 13y ago
It means they'll pass or enforce laws that require citizens to pay taxes, exchanges to file paperwork & pay fees, etc. It means if you're caught not abiding by the law, then you will get punished. Obviously they don't hav
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by jaekwon 13y ago
I'm sure people used to say the same thing about the dollar or bank notes, and exiting to the underlying asset like gold. It is possible to remain within the Bitcoin system. It may be difficult now, but it's getting easier every d
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by jaekwon 13y ago
Results from my Mac: Go server vs Go client: 10ms Scala server vs Scala client: 3ms Go server vs Scala client: 4ms Scala server vs Go client: ???? Scala server against the Go client is really slow (?). I reduced the ping count
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by jaekwon 13y ago
hmm, i tried running that against the go client but the client wouldn't connect. dial tcp 127.0.0.1:1201: connection refused i changed 'localhost' to '127.0.0.1' and now I see a whole lot of dial tcp 127.
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by jaekwon 13y ago
^^^ This. This is what we're up against. A steaming pile of moral hazard.
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by jaekwon 13y ago
Let's ask Stallman!
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by jaekwon 13y ago
At this rate if the surveillance programs get shut down and most of the Patriot act etc get rolled back, it would be a miracle.

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