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Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: FirstBits.com - remember and share Bitcoin addresses
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on: June 30, 2011, 08:00:46 PM
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I would like to see the 'first bit' concept accepted as a standard. Blockexplorer should use it as well as the clients. Since the clients have a copy of the entire block chain (at least now and for the foresable future) the 'first bit' standard could be universal. And any clients which do not have the entire block chain will rely on a trusted server which does.
A "first bits" unambiguously refers to an address which unambiguously refers to a private key which unambiguously refers to a slice of the transaction history and ownership of bitcoin value.
I think it would be a great addition to blockexplorer or similar and I really want a web wallet with integration, but firstbits does have the disadvantage of no checksum, one typo and your money is gone. So I think it needs something else before it's fit for the main client. |
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Economy / Marketplace / Re: Show your firstbits - get 2 bitcents
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on: June 30, 2011, 07:16:35 PM
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Btw, for how long do you want me to keep it like that to receive my money? (i don't plan on changing it soon, i'm asking just in case for some reason later on i feel like doing somthing else with my personal text that would require me to remove the firstbits)
I'll pay some time on Friday and no hard feelings if you take it down after that. I figure most people will prefer it over there anyway, I just wanted to get it started. |
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Bitcoin / Development & Technical Discussion / Re: Blockchain growth is the biggest roadblock: use keyblocks
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on: June 30, 2011, 12:55:10 PM
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But who provides those trusted sources. I wouldn't trust a source that's not e.g. validated by the bitcoin.org website.
How do I keep headers only and discard/reduce the chain itself? Ideally, I'd like to keep by bitcoin folder <100MB.
You can make sure the blocks you are given are in the chain from the header. It doesn't exist yet afaik, but it will before you need it. This is not the roadblock you are looking for. |
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Economy / Services / Re: Wikileaks bitcoin logo design
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on: June 30, 2011, 05:31:02 AM
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Looks really good. Add "Bitcoin" to the top in white?
Not sure which font. Match the bottom?
Anyone know the best way to offer it to them?
This is the winner. You can post or PM address. I can't pay until I get home though. I forgot to
put money in my bitpay.
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Economy / Services / Wikileaks bitcoin logo design
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on: June 30, 2011, 01:07:01 AM
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I'm thinking take the classic bitcoin coin and make it dark blue and put it in place of the top globe. Maybe write "Bitcoin" across the top. Details up to you. Make it look good large and small. I was going to just pay the first good one, but I don't want a rush job. If you think you can do it well and just need time say it and it's yours. I'm thinking 0.5BTC and 2BTC more if wikileaks puts the little one on their donate page.  |
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Economy / Marketplace / Re: Show your firstbits - get 2 bitcents
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on: June 30, 2011, 12:52:23 AM
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Participating.
Too bad you didn't pick up a shorter domain name, it would have been a neat address shortener.
It is the neatest address shortener. The rule is simple and anyone can implement it. I imagine a desktop widget, a chrome extension, a mobile phone app, and integration in webwallets. Anyone is welcome to make fb.it or whatever they have access to and do conversions there. FirstBits.com is not assigning your firstbits address, it is figuring it out. A Bitcoin address' firstbits is the starting string that differentiates it from all previous addresses in the chain. |
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Economy / Marketplace / Show your firstbits - get 2 bitcents
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on: June 30, 2011, 12:21:32 AM
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Firstbits.com makes addresses easy to remember and share. More info in this thread. I think the most valuable use will be for in-person bitcoin transactions, but it is useful online too, especially where space is limited. Under your avatar is a good place to put your firstbits. To get 2 cents: 1. Go to firstbits.com and look up the firstbits of one of your addresses, the address must be in the chain so that it has a firstbits address. You can pick a used address or your can send any amount to yourself at a new address. 2. Put "Firstbits: [your firstbits]" or Firstbits.com/[your firstbits] in the "personal text" section of your profile. 3. Post in this thread to make sure I notice you. 4. Wait until Friday when I start paying. I'll keep watching through the weekend in case you see this thread late. |
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Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: FirstBits.com - remember and share Bitcoin addresses
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on: June 29, 2011, 11:51:25 PM
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I am curious as to what people think about services like this... does this take away or add to Bitcoin mass adoption?
This essentially "de-anonymizes" the highly obfuscated nature of Bitcoins' native addresses which, like most aspects of Bitcoins, is a virtue and a vice.
Since it is completely optional I don't see how it could take anything away from adoption. It is a tool people can use if it makes Bitcoin easier or better for them. And it isn't more information than a full address anyway. Reusing a firstbits is the same as reusing a full address. Publishing a firstbits is the same as publishing a full address. |
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Economy / Marketplace / Re: Moonco.in - Bitcoin (soon namecoin) online Poker
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on: June 29, 2011, 10:38:59 AM
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Competition that's using our codebase is always nice.  I think copying the whole web layout is BS. Do you have a problem with open source development in general? You think it would somehow be better if I just moved around the layout a bit? I focused on changing what I thought was most important on a poker site (what you see the most), the table. Maybe I was a little harsh, I don't think it's wrong or anything. I'm sure you've got more improvements/additions coming too. I don't think you should move things around for no reason, but time spent building or improving something is an indication that you plan to stick around which is important with something like this. You can follow all my improvements at my github here: https://github.com/MrMoon/MooncoinI have already started the early steps to implement name coin. I did some refactoring of the Finance::Bitcoin module and Catalyst::Bitcoin model to work with namecoin. I will publish these soon as I can confirm they are working. I would definitely like to do a lot more work on the site but unfortunately I will be limited by the time left from my normal programming job. Please check back and see our changes. I will announce them in the thread as I roll them out. I would also like to mention our servers are on different sides of the world so it is possible different people may have better connections to one or the other. I appreciate you taking the time to reconsider my position. Yeah, I had a negative reaction to seeing what looked like the exact same site. But thinking about it now and seeing you are working on improvements I realize it can only be good to have multiple groups adding features and options and customizing. |
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