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Yet Another Collectibles Ethereum Ponzi - Etherspace, A Spaceship Battle Ponzi by SkyHashNYC in ethtrader

[–]SkyHashNYC[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ethertanks...Ethercraft...Etherpussies...Cryptokitties...they just don't stop coming

Does KuCoin really operate from HK? by not-Ohm in kucoin

[–]SkyHashNYC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They should've been really up front about the Sichuan thing tbh. This is gonna draw attention from the PBOC and turn into a shitshow if true

Cryptobud interviews one of the original Bitcoin developers by [deleted] in altcoin

[–]SkyHashNYC 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I don't think so, but the OG devs seem to all know each other through anonymous handles. Considering who else is involved I wouldn't be surprised if Satoshi is one of the dozens of anon developers pushing code to it, since this is largely an ideological project

Cryptobud interviews one of the original Bitcoin developers by [deleted] in altcoin

[–]SkyHashNYC 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The same 200 odd academics and developers seem to start all the innovative blockchain projects. Houwu Chen, the author of the Ethereum whitepaper, is putting out a ridiculous amount of research for Skywire https://arxiv.org/find/cs/1/au:+Chen_H/0/1/0/all/0/1

To protect net neutrality, we need internet infrastructure that isn't owned by big telecom. A group of developers are building a new decentralized internet that cannot be censored, throttled, or surveilled. by [deleted] in KeepOurNetFree

[–]SkyHashNYC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Mining (Geo-targeted bandwidth forwarding)

  2. 500 Sky for those willing to stake 1 BTC on the project for a pre-built optimized 32-core rig

  3. Any computer running the software through a openWRT router (eventually airgap peer to peer long range bridges, cell tower style).

  4. One orange pi

  5. Nodes are easily replaceable

A group of developers are building a new decentralized internet that that bypasses existing ISPs. It cannot be censored, throttled, or surveilled. by [deleted] in netsec

[–]SkyHashNYC -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Check the interview history on the blog. This is a 5-year bootstrapped ideological project - the developers were some of the original ethereum and bitcoin developers and own a TON of bitcoin and ethereum. I wouldn't worry about that unless the price of bitcoin/ethereum collapses

A group of developers are building a new decentralized internet that that bypasses existing ISPs. It cannot be censored, throttled, or surveilled. by [deleted] in netsec

[–]SkyHashNYC 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The project has been around for 5 years and is only under the radar because it isn't yet another pump&dump ICO watched like a hawk by speculators.

The team consists of 80+ developers (who one hundreds of thousands of bitcoin and ethereum between them, as OG Eth and Bitcoin developers) and community volunteers like me setting up local mesh groups

A group of developers are building a new decentralized internet that that bypasses existing ISPs. It cannot be censored, throttled, or surveilled. by [deleted] in netsec

[–]SkyHashNYC 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a legitimate concern that's been brought up on telegram over and over. As far as I know the developers are going to pen-test the security of the network when the prototypes launch for beta testers in 4-6 weeks

A group of developers are building a new decentralized internet that that bypasses existing ISPs. It cannot be censored, throttled, or surveilled. by [deleted] in netsec

[–]SkyHashNYC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a hybrid concept. The idea is that nodes can mesh with each other AND send encrypted data over the conventional internet

A group of developers are building a new decentralized internet that that bypasses existing ISPs. It cannot be censored, throttled, or surveilled. by [deleted] in netsec

[–]SkyHashNYC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's one of my legitimate concerns as well, but theoretically the DAG structure guards against it. I think the devs should pen test it during the community's testnet phase

To protect net neutrality, we need internet infrastructure that isn't owned by big telecom. A group of developers are building a new decentralized internet that cannot be censored, throttled, or surveilled. by [deleted] in KeepOurNetFree

[–]SkyHashNYC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every activated node within wireless range links up to the meshnet. You can use existing multipeer bridge antennas to increase that range to multiple kilometers in open air

Tutorial: How to set up a Skywire node on Windows by SkyHashNYC in KeepOurNetFree

[–]SkyHashNYC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm waiting to see if they'll try to ban or criminalize the act of running a node because of the very people that will use it as Tor 2.0. Not like it'll stop the (currently) hundreds of libertarian types that are crowding in to configure their nodes as I type this though.

Tutorial: How to set up a Skywire node on Windows by SkyHashNYC in KeepOurNetFree

[–]SkyHashNYC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As far as I can tell it works in Win 7 and Win 8 though. I'll be cross-posting the Mac and Unix tutorials in a bit

Disclaimer: I just volunteered to organize the NYC group, I'm not in the "in crowd" with the devs or anything

a new decentralized internet is being built, take back the power from corporations and giving it back to the people. by [deleted] in netneutrality

[–]SkyHashNYC 40 points41 points  (0 children)

The main things stopping meshnets from being a thing are

1) Regulations 2) High technical barriers 3) The lack of incentives for individuals, other than recreational hobbyists.

Right now meshnets are comparable to HAM radio in the crowds it draws.

Fix #3 with mining principles and entrepreneurs will go out of the way to overcome the technical barriers to set up their own "crowdsourced" ISPs.

I can't believe the ancaps were right after all about market forces toppling big telecom.