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Proof of solvency is a great step forward. Real world security audits are the flip side of the same coin, so to speak.
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It is not Latex, it is an imitation of Latex.
written in OpenOffice Writer 2.4
8.5 x 11 inches
True Type fonts
converted to PDF after originally written in Writer
Really? Hmm...good to know. That sorta throws out more of the true academic mathy types as possible authors. |
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Strong work theymos.
Do you have control of the domain? There are many back links that would break if the domain goes away...getting a dozen mirrors up or migrating the site doesn't fix the back link issue.
At any rate, I'm glad you stood up and took on the task. We need doers here and I'm glad to be a supporter.
Thanks. Most of the technical work was done by others. I do control the domain (via a trustee service -- you need to be in the EU to be the registrant of a .it domain). EPIC. Thank you! Thanks for being a backbone of the community! |
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Last but not least, let me drop these 256 bits here:
8bf0059274ca4df83675980c2be9204267bd8669ba7540b5faf2db5a8aa5d160
A hash of a text string to prove the text was written before this date no doubt. What the text said?, well we'll just have to find out. I think it's called "Proof of Existence". I just image being a hacker who got into Ning. I'd like to leave a proof that I really did that, but I wouldn't want to reveal any sensitive information until I'm sure they won't catch me. Maybe that's what it is? A proof of the database access? Anyone have any guess as to what he hashed? I presume it's gonna be important later (to the good willed hacker who is trying to educate the masses of people here who need aren't gonna get it). The hash of Satoshi's password for ning? Well, I tried logging in to Ning as Satoshi with it...sometimes the hash of the password can be used to login to less well secured sites (as what happened here on the forum). No dice using 8bf0059274ca4df83675980c2be9204267bd8669ba7540b5faf2db5a8aa5d160[/size] on ning |
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I think Mike's security practices contribute to the markup. I have a full set of BitBills ( http://bitbills.com)...I don't think there is a markup on those. They predated Casascius coins by a while if I remember correctly. |
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Strong work theymos.
Do you have control of the domain? There are many back links that would break if the domain goes away...getting a dozen mirrors up or migrating the site doesn't fix the back link issue.
At any rate, I'm glad you stood up and took on the task. We need doers here and I'm glad to be a supporter.
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If Bit_Happy was a 490 activity user then why hasn't he seen the endless topics and pages written on this? Especially a LTC user... why the sudden curiosity i wonder...
Sold credentials to highest bidder? |
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If you put a three year old on a motorcycle, you cannot blame him for crashing the thing. Bitcoin is a powerful instrument and relatively few people have the right combination of skills to use it appropriately. Even in the skewed sample of early adopters. Argue this point if you must, but you (OP) started this thread which is pretty powerful evidence that I am right.
The solution is actually quite simple and solves a bunch of problems in one fell swoop:
Use Bitcoin as a reserve currency and build customized solutions to meet the needs of target classes on top of it. This solves:
- The looming scaling issues (since a low TPS rate will be sufficient.)
- The theft and fraud issues (since it will be being used primarily be people who know what they are doing on a day-in-day-out basis where Joe Sixpack may still use it irregularly and carefully for cold storage as needed.)
- The mining reward issues (since those who are using it will be fine paying large transaction fees.)
- The decentralization issues (since a running a full node remains within the grasp of the enthusiast.)
- The usability issues (since there would be an explosion of development built on top of Bitcoin at the second tier.)
- The 'taint' issue (since TigerDirect et-all won't be accepting it and thus forced by govt mandate to honor a tainting authorities output.)
- The difficulty maintaining progress on further extensions on a live system (since power users really don't need a lot of bullshit bells and whistles to use Bitcoin effectively.)
I quite agree -- the three year old on a motorcycle analogy is perfect. I've also heard the idea that Bitcoin is stuck in "Linux gear" and can't move forward on the usability front (I don't buy that but I see the point). The idea of Bitcoin as a reserve digital currency is "nice" but I just don't see how it could happen. My vague notion of what the value of an "intrinsically worthless" token on a payment processing network should be involves concepts of how big the user base is, how much economic activity takes place on the network, # of tokens, etc. While there is more to a payment processing network than transaction per second, it's hard for me to see Bitcoin as a network transferring much value with very few tps (like currently). I'd love to see Bitcoin be in the position of not having to do much but still somehow have tremendous value. While I don't see all the pieces to that puzzle, the easy money notion seems to violate my poorly developed sense of how money and society interact. Also, I think the social benefits of having bitcoin be used by the masses for purchases large and small is far greater than having it as a reserve currency. That said, reserve currency status, being rarely used and used only by institutions when needed, would definitely decrease scam and theft  |
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The idea of 1 microbitcoin being called 1 Finney goes way back, before this thread...it's an idea I still support!
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When a system is corrupted from top to bottom, the only thing it can be done to improve security is to replace the whole system.
Hi all. I would prefer useful contributions only to this thread. I'll leave this here as an example of a truly useless contribution though. If you don't want to help people not get ripped off, please kindly step aside without posting. |
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Suggestions from the thread (scraped periodically from below)
Great ideas:
Grifferz: have wallets push security tips to users.
LRCGroup: dispel "it will be there tomorrow myth" fight "comfort factor"
Other ideas:
Franky1: bitcoins dont scam people, people do
LRCGroup: contact for fool proof scenarios.
Destroy Bitcoin (face palm)
Establish Bitcoin as reserve currency
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What can we, all of us, do to help bring better security practices to the ever increasing pool of Bitcoin users? Should we start with a thread (has one been started elsewhere?) on personal security practices? That's a huge topic. If we get a lot of good material organized on a thread, perhaps we could make a publication ready PDF? Like I'm sure most of you, I feel deeply hurt by the fall of Gox (but no, I wasn't actively trading with them and I sure as heck wasn't storing any coins on an exchange). I don't think our community can take too many more deep blows like this...we are losing too many good people. At the risk of personal humiliation, I'm linking to a (sophomoric) document I am working on with at least one other member of the education committee of the Bitcoin Foundation. It's here: https://bitcoinfoundation.org/forum/index.php?/topic/784-bitcoin-storage-understanding-trust-relationships/The document is just a draft and shouldn't be taken as gospel. In fact, it needs much improvement! And there is so so much more to personal security practices than the handout above. What major categories/concepts could we organize personal security practices around? |
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Surely there are those here with the time and skill to whip out a web community in a box...I wouldn't mind cosigning a multisig bounty.
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Undoing the ignore long enough to skim this post was just not a wise move on my part... There's no need to unblock MPOE unless he departs from the usual stupid drivel, which is never. I wouldn't be surprised if his character assassinations were red herrings, some drama to draw attention away from his own questionable business. Twas my mistake indeed. I hope he's not taking advantage of too many newbies. |
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That would be great! I am thinking one role of the foundation would be to help local chapters with access to pre-made marketing material, so that everything is more "turnkey" and easy to promote.
I had a similar idea but lacked the technical skill to do it. What do you think of this: A virtual machine on a disk image (possibly on something like amazon EC) that had preconfigured web server, email server, irc, forum, etc with simple customization scripts that prompted the new local group to enter a few key details and get them up and running quickly. Generic logos with obvious places to customize them (and the software to do it) would help too! Of course, you'd always have the wackos accusing you of malfeasance of some sort |
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I think it's a great idea Mike. I'm a stretched a little too thin to take an active role, but I've made some documents and scalable vector graphics explaining some aspects of bitcoin...You are welcome to have a copy of any of my work.
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You have a strange way of linking assumptions together. But if you are seriously interested in getting to know me (I'm not anonymous), give me a call.
Yeah dude, you're so rare and valuable that I'm going to be giving you calls. I rarely get to meet any geeky boys in college otherwise. They must be putting something in your water, seriously now. Aren't you a guy with a female avatar? That discussion was a long time ago and I think when I first put you on ignore. |
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You want protocol development, go work on it yourself, you selfish bastard. This is an open source project, contribute yourself. I've have been for nearly a year now, or rather I've been directly supporting someone who is working on it. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=93606.msg2325555#msg2325555Why do you think you get to dictate what sort of work the Almighty Bitcoin Foundation does. Provide a direct quote where I did that or GTFO. I never demanded that anyone do anything. All I've done is ask for the people defending the foundation by saying "the foundation pays Gavin so he can work on protocol development" provide some evidence to back up their claims. All I've received in return to these queries is diversions and verbal abuse. I think he was ironically recounting the "discussion" forum fucktards presented last time, the first time the topic of bitcoin devs being retarded came up. You know, the same forum fucktards that are the reason why Bitcoin finance makes baby steps. Well...same. Different bodies, same brain. Lol...you must be new. I wrote an iPhone app called mybitcoin...and I'm in my final year of residency It's not as much that "I'm new", shillyboy. It's that you're stupid. Now re-read my post with your reading comprehension hat on. Then perhaps go exchange notes with the legion of other numerous shills that thought it a good idea to herp at me, historically. Hint: it didn't work out for them. Stay in school. The more we band together (be it here or elsewhere) the stronger we can make Bitcoin
The more your ilk bands together, the shittier anything around you becomes. Ideally you'll soon find some altcoin or something like all other idiots. You have a strange way of linking assumptions together. But if you are seriously interested in getting to know me (I'm not anonymous), give me a call. |
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has a BTC thief ever actually been tracked down and caught before? Hell yeah. Trendon T. Shavers Charlie Shrem Ross Ulbricht Neither Charlie nor Ross was caught for stealing. It was money laundering and drug dealing. As far as Trendon, I can't find any proof he was convicted of anything. But he may have. SEC vs Trendon Shavers is still pending (AFAIK). The most recent web search that I could find gives a telephone number for those defrauded to call, so I presume it's still am active case. http://www.securitieslitigators.com/trendon-shavers-and-bitcoin-savings-and-trust-involved-in-first-ever-bitcoin-ponzi/ |
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