There are so many choices according to this site do you have any recommendations on a Linux client https://prism-break.org/Well, noob-friendly would mean Linux Mint or Ubuntu. Then you've gotta choose which "desktop" version you want... gah, it's as if they don't want people to do it via giving them bewildering choices. Still, determined ship-jumper is determined... Carlton Linux guide:
By "desktop", it means the whole graphical interface to the OS. Some are like Windows 7/Vista (Mate, Cinammon, KDE), some are more Windows 95-ish (Xfce, LXDE), others are more Apple Mac-esque (GNOME v.3). Use of the words "like", "-ish" and "-esque" are quite deliberate: don't expect anything identical and don't expect anything other than the interface itself to resemble those OS-es. In my experience, Linux Mint is easiest to get installed and working on the widest variety of hardware (with the least post-dental appointment style sensations). Ubuntu is usually just as straightforward. Usually. You can also donate to the Linux Mint project in BTC, no other Linux distribution (read: version) currently accepts BTC donations. Don't wanna sound like a Mint shill though; the downside is that some of the plug-ins (mp3, Adobe Flash, probably a few video plug-ins) are NOT open source. This can make the more paranoid or the more ideological head for other distributions. You'll end up having hours of, shall we say "fun", getting either Debian or Fedora working if you want to be Mr. Open Source and Lord of Free Software. It can be done though, just expect pain. Don't expect it to be as seamless as Windows, it's not. It can be very nearly as seamless, this depends alot on how well your brand of hardware has been tested. Don't expect all your peripherals to work. Do be pleasantly surprised when alot more works than you were expecting. Do be pleased with the wide variety of stuff bundled for free that you'd pay for using Windows. Do be pleased with all the things Linux does well that Windows can't even do. Do be pleased with Linux bringing old machines (old like only 512 Mb of RAM) back to life, working like brand new. Putting it on old PC's would make a 512 Mb of Ram computer shine again  And yes there were so many options, I guess that we are not alone in wanting to have privacy. Nothing beats efficiency and unwanted observers. Thanks for all the help. As an aside, if a partition was made would it be as effective in case a peripheral is not working, or would Windows somehow invade. |
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I'm not sure I completely understand how it works but if it works to prevent PRISM from working effectively in Windows then that's fine with me. Thanks for the idea. You're facing other security issues with Windows, and it's worse than you can imagine. Don't delay, if you value your privacy, at the least get yourself onto noob-friendly Linux and don't look back. If you MUST use Windows for software package x, then use it offline. Windows, the internet and your privacy are not a reliable mix. There are so many choices according to this site do you have any recommendations on a Linux client https://prism-break.org/ |
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Great job for a summary short concise and to the point
I agree with the public ledger and pseudo-anonymous systems of exchange that can be traced and verified through the blockchain needing to be mentioned in more or less context.
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Forcing the thief to lose half their "earnings" is still useful, though.
I think it's worth remembering that criminals are rarely perfect, omniscient adversaries. Many of them are kind of stupid, that's why they get caught. The kind of thefts we see in the Bitcoin world today can be quite sophisticated and anonymously done, but as security improves that'll get harder and people getting mugged on the street for their phone wallets will get more common. It's worth considering what can be done about that sort of thing.
I'm not dead set against coin tainting, but any system would need to be as decentralised and democratic as Bitcoin itself. So far nobody has really figured out a workable system for that. Advanced cryptography may allow the circle to be squared.
I saw a recent post from etotheipi that might be an applicable extension of this discussion. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=278992.0I agree that criminals are rarely perfect or ominscient, the design of the system helps to promote an advantage in this regard. The kind that requires a solution to prevent anonymous transactions that are not permitted by increasing the security and safety. Projects like Trezor help with the security aspect but second and third layers of protection are needed to prevent the abilities of theft to occur. Protocol implementation is the strongest and most efficient solution. As for coin tainting that was just a suggestion based on the technical projects mentioned, there arou e multiple solutions to this problem and finding an effective one will take some experimentation as you mentioned. Finding the right peg to fit into the hole is what advanced crytography is for. Thanks for your interesting insight |
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No wonder bitcoin is so popular
6% fee for sending something money online.
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Did this count as a legitimate service, I guess the question is how is it going.
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That feeling of nausea and dizzyness after not eating there for a while,
It's not just the chicken nuggets but I know this funky feeling
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I'm not sure I completely understand how it works but if it works to prevent PRISM from working effectively in Windows then that's fine with me. Thanks for the idea. |
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Shouldn't this be its own post somewhere or did I miss it ? |
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Wouldn't doubt it...  There are people who buy a happy meal, and hold on to it for years... It looks like it never changed... And you want me to feed that to my kids? Umm.. Pass... That'll likely happen with a "normal" hamburger, too, so long as the patty is as thin as the one pictured, in a dry environment, and also as salty as McDonald's (the bun also needs to be toasted). Incidentally, their beef is preservative-free. (umm... not that I'm trying to defend McDonald's burgers as "good") If someone wants to try eating it I'm sure someone would pay a pretty bitcoin to um well watch. I can imagine a crowdfunder on this fascinating topic  Also not to defend Mcdonald's burgers as "good" |
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Wouldn't doubt it... There are people who buy a happy meal, and hold on to it for years... It looks like it never changed... And you want me to feed that to my kids? Umm.. Pass... The immortal happy meal made to last until the next generation |
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I'll be honest I sort of wanted one of these
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Too bad people don't like Windows 8 and still use 7 then And that sucks wonder how to delete the NSA virus |
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Bad money will be spent good money will be kept or so I have heard several times
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Going to support the Snowden cause by bumping this post
Edward Manning 35 years for showing a video of American Soldiers killing journalists among other things sigh
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Basically if you already got stuck may as well give in mentality
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Belongs in the auction thread  |
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Whatever information they can get the more the better
Perhaps the next generation of Windows will come with Prism installed
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