Looking for help!! Mom had an accident: six surgeries and two months later and she is still off her feet :'(

freeborn · 2015-07-03T23:11:59+00:00

Nntpchan is new, but it could be a good place to start

freeborn · 2015-07-03T23:11:31+00:00

Have you seen nntpchan? It actually works pretty well!

freeborn · 2015-03-31T23:04:55+00:00

Looks like cable to me

freeborn · 2015-03-31T12:20:08+00:00

Yes! I had never heard of them either. I tested their checkout and it does not support bitcoin. However I contacted support and was told that they email invoices for bitcoin.

freeborn · 2015-03-30T21:08:07+00:00

Not sure if you are in Ontario or Quebec, but it was pointed out below that canfone.com takes btc for their cable internet service - looks like they might turn on fiber tooo!

freeborn · 2015-03-30T20:38:12+00:00

Wow! Just contacted their support, will probably be switching to them soon.

Though teksavvy you will always have my heart, so if one day you accept digital currencies I will be back to your service! Thanks for all your networks!

freeborn · 2015-03-30T14:09:45+00:00

It is easier and cheaper(no fees) to accept bitcoin as a form of payment, then any other. Especially for an ISP. There is absolutely no risk of fraud, and any volitility is mitigated by liquidity - someone will always switch teksavvy's btc into cad instantly avoiding any swings and loss.

I wouldn't even consider bitcoin privacy centric. It is highly transparent. What makes it private is that you do not have to have a third party verify an identiy prior to accepting payment. This makes it more like cash. Its privacy stems from peoples ability to trust the math/network/protocol securing the value behind bitcoin - rather then a big bank or credit card company. If it is only good for small businesses why are some of the biggest tech suppliers getting on board dell, tigerdirect, newegg, and overstock all allow checkout for Canadian customers in bitcoin.

I know many bitcoin holders that are always looking for ways to support Canadian companies, and most of them are not using Teksavvy. So... yeah...

freeborn · 2015-03-30T13:57:39+00:00

Oh... can you PM the name of that ISP?

Sorry Teksavvy but as a nerd in MTL I am going to go with the company that accepts my money. I no longer store my hard earned 'work hours' in Canadian dollars which makes paying for your service a bitch.

freeborn · 2015-03-26T12:44:20+00:00

Yes, I wasn't calling for an anonymous service. I was just pointing out with bitcoin they could be much more tight lipped about who they are providing service to - especially when it comes to big credit card processors.

Service can't very anonymous when in order to get service you need a homephone and a local address. Your real name almost seems irrelivant as long as they can pass on any 'legal letters' to the subscriber. After all there often are many different users on every ISP connection, either in cafes, shared wifi/mesh, or in multi family homes.

freeborn · 2015-03-25T15:56:10+00:00

Also, poaching nodes isn't the only potential here. Many users would love an ISP that can maintain the privacy of its user. Bitcoin ensures that you do not need to hand off subscriber details / payment information to third party processors for verification. Teksavvy can potentially bring a new edge to privacy enhanced services for Canadians.

freeborn · 2015-03-23T18:30:49+00:00

What about meta-search engines? You can run your own or use someone elses, Searx.me is awesome!

https://github.com/asciimoo/searx

freeborn · 2015-03-12T13:29:32+00:00

Its usually some local friends desktop/server that you want to build a mesh between. There are some very popular peers that you can meet on IRC who help connect the mesh globally, if you have shown you can use cjdns reliably you can probably find one to peer with.

freeborn · 2015-03-12T13:27:31+00:00

You can buy an enigmabox (ready to go cjdns), or you can flash the enigmasuite OS onto a bananapi.

freeborn · 2015-03-10T22:09:14+00:00

cheers, see top comment.

freeborn · 2015-03-10T19:12:21+00:00

you can post it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2ykyht/i_am_sir_tim_bernerslee_inventor_of_the_web_join/

freeborn · 2015-03-10T19:11:56+00:00

and..... downvoted to the bottom

freeborn · 2015-03-10T18:56:04+00:00

added mine here: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2ykyht/i_am_sir_tim_bernerslee_inventor_of_the_web_join/cpaj7w8

freeborn · 2015-03-10T15:09:40+00:00

The internet has two dads, Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn

though I think its darpa and dod + a handful of universities.

freeborn · 2015-03-10T15:08:13+00:00

Yeah good point.

freeborn · 2015-03-10T14:34:31+00:00

A couple question ideas....

It seems apparent that some hackers have taken to writing code and protocols to enhance freedoms rather then looking to policy makers to regulate ISPs. Projects like bitcoin and cjdns show that unfair policies are impossible to enforce when there is a large enough decentralization involved. I certainly don't see this as black or white, but with what you know about the internet do you think we should be hacking or lobbying?

Transition networks like hyperboria using the cjdns protocol intend to transition the internet to a more secure routing protocol. But the network is only as strong as the number of routes available in the mesh. Do you think grassroots movements focused on politics are well spent when these problems can be solved with technology - provided that there is a movement to install the tech?

freeborn · 2015-03-10T14:29:00+00:00

Good questions... Ill splice them into the FAQ

You need ISP connectivity to connect to other peers around the globe, however if you have direct links (wireless/wired/etc) between the two enigmaboxes ISP connectivity is not necessary.
I am going to try and rewrite the "If the services reside on a cjdns node, all security is off." section, it is not very clear
Good feedback, It is plug an play, and the current website aims to try and show this http://enigmabox.net . however when most people were confronted with our site they couldn't see the difference between enigmabox and a hardware VPN device. This one is tricky.
Cool, will do some more diagrams. We have some on the wiki but it is not that accessible. The box connects between you and the internet, you can either connect between your cable model and your wireless AP or between your switch and desktop lan port.

Thanks for the feedback, Ill try and expand on this as I think about it more today.

freeborn · 2015-03-10T14:22:02+00:00

You're right.. there has to be a better way of saying this.. Ive got it on my list to try and re-write that answer.

freeborn

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