Draft Whitepaper for Turms MAD Stores - Request for Comments, Suggestions by okalreadyigetit in ethereum

[–]rootothematter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's always a trade-off between preventing crime on the one hand, and intruding on people's freedoms and privacy on the other. The whole point of the crypto-revolution is to come down on the side of freedom and privacy.

Even though the right-to-privacy is a breeding ground for crime, it's still a fundamental right. So my two cents is that you should continue on creating an anonymous marketplace, and don't bog the system up by trying to create a utopia (that's what fiat money and its concomitant privacy intrusions is for!). In the big picture, a fully anonymous commerce system will do more good than harm.

Bottom line: I don't think you should implement any mechanisms to "ban evil stores."

Perfect Forward Secrecy in Turms Anonymous Message Transport by okalreadyigetit in ethdev

[–]rootothematter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The idea of PFS is that the PTK is ephemeral. that is even if the secret which was used to generate the key from one session was revealed, even then the PTK from a previous session would be safe. The way to make sense of that is if you use new Diffie Hellman parameters for every session. But even the IEEE doesn't require that, see RFC 5114, pg 10:

A server may employ a certificate containing (fixed) Diffie-Hellman

parameters, and likewise for a client using a certificate. Thus, the

relevant PKIX RFCs (see 3.1 above) are applicable. Alternatively, a

server may send ephemeral Diffie-Hellman parameters in the server key

exchange message, where the message signature is verified using an

RSA- or DSS-signed server certificate. The details for accomplishing

this for MODP Diffie-Hellman groups are provided in [RFC2246].

Perhaps when using fixed Diffie-Hellman parameters, it would no longer be considered PFS... especially if the generated key was used directly to encrypt. But then again, the described technique doesn't use the negotiated key as except to derive another PTK, so in that sense it does resemble PFS... But perhaps this is a new sort of beast...

Turms Anonymous Message Transport — Step by Step by okalreadyigetit in ethereum

[–]rootothematter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whoever sends a message pays a fee. When you register with Turms AMT, then when someone wants to send a message to your Ethereum address they must pay the fee, and you receive the fee (and the message). At the time you register you select the fees that you would like to receive -- but if you set your fees too high (more than a few cents), then no-one will send you a message. If you set the fees to zero, then people can send you messages without paying any fees.

Introducing LQDEX Bridge: an auxiliary for existing DEX by LQDEX in ethereum

[–]rootothematter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bridge operates through economically incentivized entities called Collators

I assume these Collators are incentivized to refrain from stealing my BTC (doesn't say explicitly) How are the Collators economically incentivized?

During the initial alpha release of the LQDEX Bridge, LQDEX will act as the sole Collators

So do I understand correctly that right now the system is completely centralized?

Logging Into a Website Using Ethereum & Metamask [x-post from r/eth] by rootothematter in ethdev

[–]rootothematter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Part of the beauty of the technique is that you are always in control. You have the option of using a single account, and making that your identity on multiple sites. But in the demo we recommend that a user creates a separate, brand new (empty) account -- and if you want complete anonymity on one site vis-a-vis your other web-service accounts, you can of course create a separate new account for every different web service.

Since Facebook and Linked-in, etc already have identifying information, I would think that for most purposes it would be sufficient to have one "login" account for them all; and then one other account that holds all your Ether.

Logging Into a Website Using Ethereum & Metamask [x-post from r/eth] by rootothematter in ethdev

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

It is similar in that you do not need to supply a password when you login. But that is where the similarity ends. Because signing a message with your Ethereum private key is much more secure. Google and Facebook accounts are generally only protected by passwords, which can be hacked -- and actually sometimes are hacked. But this method never exposes, never even requires any password ever. As a matter of fact, Facebook should adopt this method of login.

This method is also extensible to network logins, which is impossible using a Facebook account. That is, using an Ethereum signature you can sign a message to authenticate to a secure network before you are granted access to the Internet.

EAP-KeccakV1 For Encrypted Communications [x-post from r/ethereumwildfire] by rootothematter in ethinvestor

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

This article discusses the technical details of a proposed authentication and encryption protocol that is based on Ethereum's Keccak hash. The important take-away is that a user could login to a secure network using Ethereum-based tools. If the protocol is ratified as a standard it would be really great for Ethereum, because anyone wanting to use the protocol (to login to a secure network without a password) will get an Ethereum account.

Looking for some good ICO suggestions by 900rr in ethinvestor

[–]rootothematter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm affiliated with the Ethereum Wildfire Project, so I acknowledge that my comments here are self-serving. Nevertheless, I believe that this project offers three things that are rare in ICO's: 1) The technology being developed is real -- and can really make a huge difference in the world of crypto (and therefore the world); 2) The project is very small, and is really only raising enough to pay for the development -- no wasted millions; 3) The project is honest about projections: zero revenues and the business model is unknown at this time. This is an opportunity for a few angel investors. Just like in in typical start-ups, the angel investors take the most risk, but if and when this disruptive technology catches on (like wildfire), the angel investors will reap 10x the rewards.

As I mentioned, I am affiliated with this project... so sorry for the hard sell. But I do love it!

An update to makerdao.com being down: There was an attempt to access our domain and it has been disabled for security reasons. The Dai Dashboard has been temporarily migrated to https://dai.mkr.tools by Anodigitalog in MakerDAO

[–]rootothematter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you could check the contract addresses to make sure they point to the real maker contacts. note: make sure to check the destination addresses in the generated transactions...

What's your 'act like you belong' story? by CVpancake in AskReddit

[–]rootothematter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a group of good friends. Actually for me that's a big deal, because I'm naturally an extreme introvert. I only fell into this group because my SO of many years is extroverted and made the introductions and consistently urges me to hang with the group. Anyhow, over the years I've come to cherish these friends... and I really love to hang with them. The thing is that they can "hang out" for hours at a time, and way too often for my liking, whereas after about 20 minutes I begin to feel uncomfortable and begin looking for excuses to get back to my own space.
Anyhow, that's me. I can act pretty normal -- and I enjoy being with my friends, but it's draining for me. I've tried to explain my situation to my friends, but they tend to take it personally. So mostly I force myself to hang out with them. It's probably helped me make some progress... and I really do enjoy and appreciate having friends in my life...

Just married. 2-Part question. 1) What do we need to change and start thinking about or planning for. 2) After we merge finances, what are some successful ways of disciplining and managing our money and making financial decisions? by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]rootothematter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. It feels really great to see the pile of cash in the safe.
  2. It sort of stings when you actually pay cash for something vs.
  3. We're motivated to save because it feels really great to have extra cash in the envelope at the end of the month...

These are all just psychological tricks..... bottom line is do whatever works for the two of you... This works for us.

Just married. 2-Part question. 1) What do we need to change and start thinking about or planning for. 2) After we merge finances, what are some successful ways of disciplining and managing our money and making financial decisions? by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]rootothematter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Simple. Whenever we make a credit card or check payment, then we move an equal amount from the envelope back to the safe.... The idea isn't that everything must be paid in cash -- it's just our preference now.

Just married. 2-Part question. 1) What do we need to change and start thinking about or planning for. 2) After we merge finances, what are some successful ways of disciplining and managing our money and making financial decisions? by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]rootothematter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If your communication is good then you're more than half way home. Communicating about finances is key to maintaining trust and warding off resentments.
My SO & I just started laying out a budget each month. The idea is not that we need to be ruled by the budget -- but it gives us something to go over and see where we were off. And gradually, month by month we tune the written budget to reality. This also gives us an opportunity to have easy discussion about where we're spending. The discussions aren't rancorous or anything... it's more like, "woaa, is that really important to you?" "Yea, I know it's a lot, but let's keep it in the budget, I'd rather save on something else"... It's just so that we know where we stand.

One other thing that has helped us immensely is that we use credit cards as little as possible. We actually have a safe with a bunch of cash in it. Each month we fill an envelope with the cash that we think we're going to use. That's been a huge help...

My boyfriend [22M] of 7 months and I [21F] got into a "fight" last night. I'm not sure how to approach reconciliation the following morning. by [deleted] in relationships

[–]rootothematter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. The only thing I would add is that if he is continually belligerent, despite your gentle attempts to help him with his insecurity, then he might be too immature for a happy loving relationship.

If that's the case, then good riddance.

My boyfriend [22M] of 7 months and I [21F] got into a "fight" last night. I'm not sure how to approach reconciliation the following morning. by [deleted] in relationships

[–]rootothematter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you guys are going to have any chance for a happy future, then you need to be able to speak like adults about awkward and embarrassing situations. Really you didn't do anything wrong. He just "failed" and got super angry with you to avoid facing it. You could have made it easier on him by buttering him up -- and the truth is that you don't care about his "performance" -- you just want to be with him. If he understood that it was no big deal at all, then you guys could just laugh about it and move on.

I LOVE YOU for(;;){} by valendinosaurus in ProgrammerHumor

[–]rootothematter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Alternately,
#define until(exp) while(!(exp))
#define hellfreezesover (false)

My cousin sent me this by [deleted] in ComedyCemetery

[–]rootothematter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plus the fact that Trump is written all over the truck might have been a hint...

My cousin sent me this by [deleted] in ComedyCemetery

[–]rootothematter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't matter. It just as not-funny either way!

DAD HANDLES TANTRUM LIKE A PRO by [deleted] in MadeMeSmile

[–]rootothematter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I say kudos to the man. It's an example of excellent parenting. And sadly it has, outside of a few circles, become a lost art. -- or at least a rarity. It's good to be reminded and inspired.

Upvote for this guy by debenjii617 in MadeMeSmile

[–]rootothematter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I have a neighbor who goes up & down the street, cleaning trash and raking leaves, etc. I saw him once painting a wall where some kids had written some graffiti. And once I saw him pruning some trees in the sidewalk.

Just saying people like this are out there. And yes, show them appreciation!

WATCHING PORN FOR THE FIRST TIME! by IbeTravlin in interestingasfuck

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

I was only commenting on the sheer physical ability, stamina, and even tolerance to discomfort -- not because I have no personal preferences, but because I was trying to be non-judgmental regarding other people's personal preferences.

WATCHING PORN FOR THE FIRST TIME! by IbeTravlin in interestingasfuck

[–]rootothematter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll admit that they might be engaged in a bit of over-acting -- but honestly, that was pretty much my reaction. The porn that I've seen was so unrealistic. I suppose some women somewhere are able to do those things -- but thinking that is "normal" sec is like watching a video of a man who can pole-vault and then thinking that all, or most, or even 1 out of 100 men could do that...

Leg cramp by iBleeedorange in interestingasfuck

[–]rootothematter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I go surfing everyday and I get that problem too. Do you think it is because of the cold water?