How exactly do the "true" devs get paid for their time and work?

Nobody work for free in this world and if you work for free it means that you do charity.

I've not posted in this thread before, so congrats to everyone on DarkCoin.

DarkSend is coming along well and this is a great feature for this project and also for using crypto currency more safely in the future.

I was intending to start a 'Tor Enclave' project for Anoncoin, however I'm a fan of CPU coins and some 'default' features of DarkCoin actually make it more suited to network connectivity when using Tor.

So, I have set-up 2 DarkCoin nodes which are running as dual stack i.e. they have connectivity through Tor as well as through the clear (regular) internet.

Here is the darkcoin.conf settings to enable connectivity via the Tor Browser Bundle.

Note that the Tor Browser Bundle uses Socks 5 port 9150 instead of 9050.


I think this method of connection is preferable to using;  -tor=<ip:port>  and  -onlynet=<net>   although thats up to the user.

See: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=309716.msg3324942#msg3324942

Re: Official Anoncoin Information, FAQ & Description thread. [Moderated] - What/Howto Tor.

See: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin

Connectivity can be vastly improved both for the user and within the Tor network by using the following config. (torrc) with the Tor Browser Bundle. This is a fast / censorship resistant config. which has been slightly adapted to maximize DarkCoin connectivity through Tor.

See: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=331077.0

Advanced Tor Browser Bundle config. - Anti-Spying - Anti-ECHELON - Anti-FiveEyes

An adapted version of: xeronet Torrc - v3.5f - 'fastest' version

DarkCoin Torrc - Tor Browser Bundle conf. suggested additions.


The main additions are; ExcludeSingleHopRelays 0 , AllowSingleHopCircuits 1 , additional of DarkCoin port 9999 as a LongLivedPort.

Please note that these settings are advised for DarkCoin connectivity, although potentially enforce making single hop connections within Tor when browsing, which can actually lower your anonymity when using Tor for browsing, although making Tor very fast.

These single hop settings ensure connectivity with the hidden_service nodes that are using these settings, hence referred to as a 'Tor enclave'.

See: https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-manual.html.en

"ExcludeSingleHopRelays 0|1

    This option controls whether circuits built by Tor will include relays with the AllowSingleHopExits flag set to true. If ExcludeSingleHopRelays is set to 0, these relays will be included. Note that these relays might be at higher risk of being seized or observed, so they are not normally included. Also note that relatively few clients turn off this option, so using these relays might make your client stand out. (Default: 1)"

"LongLivedPorts PORTS

    A list of ports for services that tend to have long-running connections (e.g. chat and interactive shells). Circuits for streams that use these ports will contain only high-uptime nodes, to reduce the chance that a node will go down before the stream is finished. Note that the list is also honored for circuits (both client and service side) involving hidden services whose virtual port is in this list. (Default: 21, 22, 706, 1863, 5050, 5190, 5222, 5223, 6523, 6667, 6697, 8300)"

"EnforceDistinctSubnets 0|1

    If 1, Tor will not put two servers whose IP addresses are "too close" on the same circuit. Currently, two addresses are "too close" if they lie in the same /16 range. (Default: 1)"

"AllowSingleHopCircuits 0|1

    When this option is set, the attached Tor controller can use relays that have the AllowSingleHopExits option turned on to build one-hop Tor connections. (Default: 0)"

SERVER ONLY OPTIONS:

"AllowSingleHopExits 0|1

    This option controls whether clients can use this server as a single hop proxy. If set to 1, clients can use this server as an exit even if it is the only hop in the circuit. Note that most clients will refuse to use servers that set this option, since most clients have ExcludeSingleHopRelays set. (Default: 0)"

Which is what makes connectivity faster as the exit nodes supports single hops on port 9999 and also treats the connection as a LongLivedPort.  


Tor hidden services provide much better anonymity for the user of the service than for the hidden service operator.

My thinking is that this adds a very fast layer of 'mix' anonymity for DarkCoin users in addition to using (or when using) DarkSend. The Tor Enclave also reduces the issues with P2P connectivity over the Tor network regarding [scrubbed] connections etc. This is ofc less of an issues of DarkCoin than it is for Tor nodes and the Tor Network as a whole.

Unlike Anoncoin (or other crypto coins) port 9999 is actually allowed in the majority of Tor Entry and Exit servers already within the existing recommended Reduced Exit Policy as:

ExitPolicy accept *:9999      # distinct  

See: https://blog.torproject.org/running-exit-node - Tips for Running an Exit Node with Minimal Harassment.

See: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/ReducedExitPolicy - Reduced Exit Policy.


I will continue to work on and update the config. and perhaps start another thread or add it to the existing Torrc thread.

If anyone knows of additional working DarkCoin Tor hidden_service .onion addresses - please send me a PM.

Also, some static IP addresses for existing nodes and pools would be useful for increased connectivity.

Thanks!

Yeah it sucks that hackers, who could be showing the weaknesses of the current banking system are instead hacking Bitcoin.

I mean talk about short sighted.  You're stopping BTC from increasing in value, which negates your own purposes.

Smart thinking you guys!

Why don't you focus on showing the world how unstable and fragile the current banking system is instead?   Don't you realize your coins will go up in value much faster that way?

Think!

-B-

income depends on the fee of the pool
why would you expect less income?

http://ric.upcpu.com/ already has 4 blocks

already the thread is going down hill...


the very fact muddafudda has put ADT on there, is not a good thing. I have mined and bought some ADT is it almost as old as IFC and older than COL.  Your previous conflicts with zack and adt are know. We can not use this as a personal attack machine. ADT being on there opens up the possibility of having all wave 2 coins added. I don't want to get into a flame war between older coins we need to look to the future, we can not change the past without causing a lot of back lash since you are talking about damaging investment already made.

As people have said we can not use this as a personal gain plan. If it will work it needs to be shown to be a vehicle for providing a safer and fairer alt coin environment for everyone. Also no 1 person can take control this needs to be a democratic community process.

Having said that i would certainly support a group that would apply pressure to new coins to comply with a " fair coin protocol"  we need to think up some criteria that nobody can argue is bad for crypto and make new devs abide by it.

For a start copy and paste could be one of those criteria,
low history devs
premine without ledger and public address greater that 1%


etc etc

i think a lot of people will get on board for this kind of thing.

If an alt i have helped or been involved with is put on the chopping block i accept the fate. i am willing to put something on the line, are you?

If you have a real thought, you can elaborate it and share it with the class. There's lots of explanations for why math is not science all over the intarwebs, you can go look yourself. I'm not hijacking this thread with a philosophical discussion, I just wanted to make a point that I see math being called a science a lot lately, and it isn't. It's nice for you that you are just now studying relativity. If you want to play the "appeal to authority game" to justify an argument, that's a pretty un-mathy thing to do.

I don't really care about the definition much, but what irks me is why math people (and people who suck at math but still post Neil Degrasse Tyson pics and say "science is cool, lolz") get offended about their maths being called "not science", but then don't have a solid and accurate definition of science on hand to justify why math is a science. This is especially funny when math is all about rigorous definitions, so it should be easy for them. It's relation to science is that it is used to describe scientific concepts, like a language.

Why do math people want math to be science, anyway? It isn't. That's not bad, better, or worse. It just is. Why is this a problem? Why is this offensive? If you are a mathematician, you can be proud of it. Math is used for lots of things, including modeling a lot of scientific things. But it isn't, in itself, science.