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KeyID / Re: Anonymity Network (Tor) DAC?
« on: August 20, 2014, 11:25:33 pm »
Tor's certainly far from perfect, but it is good. People have had successes against Tor network. And the NSA has admitted having lots of difficulty with it too. How good is it? The answer is not so simple, it's rather nuanced.

To make it worthwhile to pay, you would need to demonstrate that this service is better, since Tor is free. Not saying it can't be done, but make no mistake it is not going to be easy. These kinds of networks get the biggest, baddest attackers out there. And you'll still need the equivalent of an exit node that sends the request to the destination over the clear Internet. That's a tough problem.

Also it's not clear how this is related to KeyID or .P2P? Surely this should be a separate Bitshares project.

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KeyID / Re: Anonymity Network (Tor) DAC?
« on: August 20, 2014, 10:44:25 pm »
What incentive would a user have to pay for using this instead of Tor?

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KeyID / Re: DRAFT: Domain Specification
« on: August 15, 2014, 12:50:42 pm »
Just scrolling through looking, it DOES look like a proper subset of Namecoin specification for d/ namespace

Not intended as criticism! Don't get me wrong, I think unless there's a compelling reason to vary from conventions it's better not to. You never know when it might be advantageous to use common software tools that can interoperate.

Is there a place where it differs? Also why no TLS, or some way to publish a "fingerprint" or pubkey?


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KeyID / Re: New Site -- help with content
« on: August 12, 2014, 06:01:52 am »
Here's my pull request, for the section called "How is Bitshares DNS better than ICANN?" - hope it helps.

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Bitshares DNS has none of the weaknesses of the current, centralized system. ICANN, like all governing bodies is political. But governing bodies can be corrupted, and typically give undue influence to more powerful stakeholders.

Personal privacy is protected by default in Bitshares DNS. Corporations have a competing interest when it comes to privacy, and it usually prevails in our current system. They want to make it easier to go after those who infringe upon their intellectual property rights, but it means compromising personal privacy.

Governments have an interest in retaining the ability to censor and seize domain names, and it’s likely that capability will remain in the existing system. Only the registrant can make changes in BitsharesDNS domain names. This is a benefit that just won’t happen in a centralized system.

ICANN is a political organization, and it needs support from powerful interests like corporations and governments. But those interests are rarely aligned with the interests of individual registrants who are finally empowered with BitsharesDNS to control their own domain names.

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KeyID / Re: We could be selling .com's and .orgs on a superior decentralised system
« on: August 09, 2014, 06:56:05 am »
Quote from: Empirical1 on August 08, 2014, 02:14:56 pm
To me, BitShares DNS s acting like it invented a browser window with some new complicated TLD system, & added security features and you want to make adoption as seamless as possible (Like chrome vs. some other browser)  but there's no need, unlike crypto, the gateway between the two couldn't be simpler. So to me we're underselling ourselves by not making all .com's and .orgs newly available on a superior system. (At the moment it's like we're sharedropping our most valuable product onto an inferior ICANN.)

How is a DNS resolver supposed to figure out which system's IP address to use? Surely you don't expect the whole world to abandon the existing DNS.


Quote from: Empirical1 on August 08, 2014, 02:14:56 pm
BitShares DNS - 'We're the decentralised orange one'
 
Everyone associates the existing TLD's with a blue colour, when you share them, or when you google/Yahoo them. By making ours Yahoo.com and BitShares DNS being a separate opt in browser everyone will know yahoo.com is not necessarily yahoo.com but there's a lot of value in an exact brand name.

The color displayed for a link is a decision made by the client. Speaking of which, the client isn't always a browser. Would the (alt)dotcoms work for email? Text browsers?



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KeyID / Re: lets find a name for the DNS DAC
« on: August 05, 2014, 07:30:28 am »
Seems to be fairly easy to find names that suggest the DNS part, but I haven't heard any suggestions that speak to identity management. I'm not a marketing guy, just making an observation.

Not sure how to say both - MyIdNS? that sounds like internationalized domain names. BitNames? Kind of suggests both personal names and domain names, but could be confused with .BIT. Perhaps something like NameShares - oh wait, that's where it all started!

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KeyID / Re: Bitcoin and Namecoin Appear in Draft ICANN Report – U.S. Plans to Relinquish Rem
« on: August 02, 2014, 10:12:32 am »
Quote from: toast on June 07, 2014, 11:18:31 pm
Quote from: liondani on June 07, 2014, 11:11:32 pm
Quote from: toast on June 02, 2014, 07:24:20 pm
Quote from: Amazon on June 02, 2014, 07:19:48 pm
Following up this topic, have we paid ICANN for the .p2p? Or do we have plan to do so?

No way, this is a strictly opt-out system. If someone spends the $100k to register the TLD we'll just pick another.

I don't know why but the sentence "we'll just pick another" don't like me at all...

What happens if someone registers ".bit"? Probably people would fight it because it's been homesteaded, and it would likely get rejected by ICANN.
What would have happened if, right when namecoin was released and nobody knew about it, someone registered ".bit"? Probably they would have to switch.

If the stakeholders decide registering the name is appropriate, they can elect delegates who will direct their income towards a pool to register the name. But that only adds unnecessary ties to centralized entities. What would happen if someone tried to trademark "Bitcoin"? Does the bitcoin community need to trademark it first?

The ICANN procedures work in everyone's interest in this case - for a change.

Pending applications for new strings are evaluated for possible conflicts first before they continue (but after application fee $185k is paid lol) The rules vary according to what "type" of application, but basically plans well under way to launch .p2p should easily scuttle any new application for it.

Also even if someone were to find some unseamly way to push their application through, a challenge can always be launched ... for a $50k fee. Hey those meetings all over the world don't come cheap!

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KeyID / Re: [ SNAPSHOT: 8/21 ] DNS
« on: August 02, 2014, 09:54:23 am »
Nice job @toast the time is drawing near :)

The name punishing auctions sounds intimidating indeed. That possible feature of offers sounds like it's a much needed escape for those scared of the market, well, punishing them.

Would that offers feature mean that a domain registrant can ask for offers? Or put a price they would like to get out there and hope for offers?

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KeyID / Re: .p2p intro video - first draft - feedback wanted!
« on: July 02, 2014, 07:16:29 am »
Quote from: puppies on June 11, 2014, 10:09:52 pm
Quote from: toast on June 11, 2014, 09:47:57 pm
Quote from: gamey on June 11, 2014, 09:39:53 pm

Slightly off topic but I never understood how it prevents domain squatting.  If there is an auction and only the squatter is there, then they receive the domain, no ?  Are people able to outbid for the domain later on ?

We should say "mitigate" instead of "prevent."

If you try to buy a domain that is clearly worth a lot for cheap, someone will call you on it because they have a profit motive to do so. Of course *someone* will end up with the domain, but they are forced to pay full price and so 1) they are more likely to sell it because of high opportunity cost and 2) they cannot buy thousands of high-value domains.

The end result is that you still have "squatters" except they look more like registrars that resell well-priced domains.

There's also a fee built into the system right?  So someone speculating on a domain name would need to be able to move it quickly.

I also agree that the video should have a little bit more information on domain name squatting.  Perhaps point out the percentage of .bit registered names vs operation websites.

Why should people believe that the cause of that is domain name squatting? The ratio of developed .BIT domains versus reserved domains is striking, but where is the case made for squatting being the reason?

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KeyID / Re: Legend, BBS Host interviews Nikolai Mushegan (aka Toast) on .P2P
« on: May 29, 2014, 01:15:10 am »
Nice interview, a recommended listen! Really good job by this host to ask appropriate questions and then keep quiet while toast answered. Why is that so hard for interviewers?

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KeyID / Re: Namecoin airdrop?
« on: May 28, 2014, 11:46:21 am »
Quote from: xeroc on May 28, 2014, 09:05:47 am
Quote from: mdw on May 28, 2014, 08:50:48 am
Hi all, noobie noob here. Figured I'd offer my two cents instead of just lurking.
Welcome to the community!

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First of all take this with 84,000 grains of salt, as the so-called Namecoin community is really a collection of unrelated groups. I'm sure that my opinions are at odds with many who also have an interest in Namecoin and other nextgen DNS projects.

An airdrop is not going to be of much interest to me, except for the temporary interest generated by the prospect for making a quick buck. Even if there's some profit to be made, I'm hanging onto my NMC. Like many others, I do not hold a bunch of NMC as an investment in the currency, but rather to use in future. In the longer term I'm swayed by the vision, features, and community.

Kudos again toast and others. I have loads of questions, but I think more reading is required first.

I can understand your decisions, however, I currently see absolutly no development in namecoin (i am not speaking about price, but about tech development)
Further, no marketing, no intentions to introduce namecoin to other players, no lobby, just sitting there. That's my feeling, please tell me if I am mistaken.

Yep, valid points. Lots of people looking around at other projects like this one. Opportunity, to say it another way.

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KeyID / Re: [video] BitShares DNS
« on: May 28, 2014, 11:39:17 am »
I was glad to see the video, as there has been little other mention of BitShares DNS elsewhere. It had lots of good info. I did also listen to the radio show but it was completely void of useful information. Not much toast featured on there, basically just a boring rant about the awful Namecoin community.

Production quality on the video is weak, as noted in the subreddit, but I don't think people seeking information really care. Honestly I'm inclined to agree with some of the points made in that subreddit though. There seemed to be questionable assumptions put forth, really sloppy choices of terminology thoughout, and a dismissive attitude that does a disservice to legitimately interesting ideas. Rehearsal and editing can go a very long way to address these.

Kudos toast for spending time discussing the auction-style price discovery mechanism. I think it's a unique approach in the next-gen DNS project space and should be emphasized as it differentiates this approach from others. When you go to make the next video or presentation, it would be super effective to create some graphics ahead of time exactly like what was sketched out on the whiteboard, but find a way to clearly articulate the rationale for it.

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KeyID / Re: Namecoin airdrop?
« on: May 28, 2014, 08:50:48 am »
Hi all, noobie noob here. Figured I'd offer my two cents instead of just lurking.

First of all take this with 84,000 grains of salt, as the so-called Namecoin community is really a collection of unrelated groups. I'm sure that my opinions are at odds with many who also have an interest in Namecoin and other nextgen DNS projects.

An airdrop is not going to be of much interest to me, except for the temporary interest generated by the prospect for making a quick buck. Even if there's some profit to be made, I'm hanging onto my NMC. Like many others, I do not hold a bunch of NMC as an investment in the currency, but rather to use in future. In the longer term I'm swayed by the vision, features, and community.

Kudos again toast and others. I have loads of questions, but I think more reading is required first.

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