doginventer

I'm nowhere near the level of expertise required to evaluate the tech aspect of this in any meaningful way, but having read your explanations and discussions I really do have to say: feels good. : )

Thankyou

tjarco

bit of feedback: when the website is open for a while and trying to post a message you get an error

http://i.imgur.com/xumLSQA.png

when refreshing the page, the error is gone.

LockedPost

So you cannot make a post while another post is pending confirmation. There are multi dimensional reasons for this.

tjarco

If you think this is stupid please ignore: What could one possibly use this for?

LockedPost

I'm going to bite, as this appearingly silly question is not so silly.

This can be used to deliver anything from government shattering secrets.. to a simple message to the world. You could use this service as a proof of existence method - by creating a check-sum of a file and posting the hash. This service could possibly offer the ability to store (totally in the Blockchain - independent of anything) files like images to go along with text posts.

You could encode an image like this https://i.sli.mg/2LfmtM.png and embed that into the Blockchain if you wanted: data:image/png;base64,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tjarco

That just went beyond my current knowledge, but it's getting a lot clearer. Thank you. But if this is only used to post the hash, the actual file still needs to be hosted somewhere else, which might be compromisable? So this service could be used as a 'birth certificate' for files, but currently it's not capable to archive the files themselves?

LockedPost

You can do both - you can store the hash only or the entire file in the Blockchain - whichever you so choose - my site will if at all - store entire images and the associated text in their full entirety (all the information in the chain of linked segments of data required to rebuild the file).

To clarify - to prove the existence of a file all you need do is go to https://md5file.com/calculator and drop a file in - grab the SHA256 and send that as a message.

tjarco

shit I missed the embedding part of your reply. I'll figure it out - thanks again

tjarco

https://bitaps.com/ea1a53eaa3f714d91449af6655af4ff08996a281985ac32c7455ff2dc45cbde0

That should be proof that I made a screen capture of your website that contains a spelling error.

this is that capture: http://i.imgur.com/xumLSQA.png

but if the imgur is removed my proof, proofs nothing right?

Please go on with your work and let me be a lurker that will eventually find out the use of this project. please don't waste more time on explaining me the use. I'd like to thank you for the time you've taken though! +1's!

LockedPost

So this screenshot could have been forged so it doesn't prove too much really. You'd have to have a centrally trusted authority to be trusted to take snap-shots (like my other site http://veriphant.com) ) and then store the snap-shot file for everyone to see and then finger-print that.

tjarco

Holy verifant! that is something I could use!

LockedPost

Ha.

FuckReddit69

Immutable, permission-less and eternal Info.

tjarco

Hmm i get that, it's just I personnally can't see a use in 71 characters. If I understand correctly OP wants to upgrade this, I just can't grasp it's use for now? If this becomes a uncompromisable archive for files, sites, videos and other stuff I would understand it's value. Maybe I'm just not the target audience for this...

LockedPost

You'd be surprised the power one sentence can have from someone in the know - for example, maybe someone knows some damning information regarding a conspiracy and they list a few names and places and just like that some new shattering dirt is dug up. I will most likely have the full 900 character limit available in about a week from now! (I also want to offer image attachments eventually)

LockedPost

Anyone well versed in disclaimers? (need to write a piece on how the content is user posted etc etc)

Ciscogeek

Input sanitation? I already see exploit attempts.

LockedPost

So, certain malicious "code" gets removed to protect the visitors of the web-site. This doesn't impinge on free speech - although could be said to be a restriction of the freedom to exploit :p

xeemee

why a .com TLD?

and why in the U.S.?

LockedPost

Just went with .com as a lot of people instinctively just go to ServiceName .com

Hosting location will change - this is very early stages of the project.

xeemee

thanks for the reply

i assume you are aware .com is subject to take-down by the U.S. gov, which i think challanges your claim of uncensorable

regarding decentralised, can you explain what you mean, because it seems like this service is dependent upon a central server(s), or am i wrong?

thx

LockedPost

So the web-site LockedPost.com is just like any other web-site - so it can be taken down, but the posts it displays are pulled from a network which can't be taken down. I have released code examples showing how anyone can display all the posts made (so as the site grows - you will see mirrors of the posts being displayed on other web sites). I am also currently working on a ZeroNet.io site which will mean the site cannot be taken down.

LockedPost

Yes - most things are subject to take-down by the U.S Government - except the backbone to this service: the Bitcoin Blockchain (messages are stored within this transaction ledger). I plan to release easy code for anyone to put on their own web-site to retrieve the posts (from the Blockchain) made using my service. I am even talking with some about creating software that connects directly to the the Blockchain - but this needs a lot of thought.

xeemee

again, thanks for the reply, and good luck with your project - we need better alternatives to the corporate platforms

Phobos_Mothership

I don't really know why, but this got my attention. Did you write this site yourself?

LockedPost

I did. This started with a blank notepad file. And from nothing.. came something.

Phobos_Mothership

Fuckin' impressive. I've bookmarked this.

LockedPost

I will be extending the message limit from 40 bytes per message to ~450 bytes (and possibly more by chaining - but I'm undecided on this morally etc) meaning there will be enough room to include what you need to get out to people. Will also be allowing images possibly - but again undecided.

belphegorsprime

Are you using op_return?

LockedPost

Yes. Soon to be 450 byte per one output though (much more room for text and the potential for chaining multiple together)

belphegorsprime

How will you get 450 bytes in op_return? Running a non-standard full node? Or chaining? Or storing data off chain, and keeping hash on chain?

LockedPost

I'm still working on this code but you can have P2PKH inside a redeem script which is limited to 520 bytes. So you can store about 450 bytes per one ouput with no limits for output, only a transaction size limit of 100kb. Chain these together by prefixing the previous transaction ID to the start of each link in the chain (that way all the info to recreate the file or text or whatever is within the Blockchain and doesn't rely on anything else) and you got yourself unlimited (pretty expensive) permanent government resistant data storage.

belphegorsprime

Does this end up bloating the chain with UTXOs? Have you looked at things like this ?

LockedPost

Some people say it is and some frown upon embedding - but I have the view its for the greater good (The free-speech/freedom of our liberties vs The bloating the network argument) and that the network will grow as new technology like this comes about. Unfortunately other decentralised systems are not backed by millions of millions of dollars and people - people with a very real vested interest - it means there is millions of people who will want to keep it from being taken over by governments.

belphegorsprime

True, but I still consider bitcoin fledgling. Remember, it is in the world finance space. If the banks of the world saw it as a real threat today, I fear they could still cause pretty massive damage to the longevity of bitcoin. I think it's mathematically sound, but governments could ban it, criminalize it, etc.

In any case, throttling will happen as nodes decide what to include in blocks and what to leave out there in the mempool. Eventually, we will have speech that is free as in speech, but not free as in beer. Fee markets will happen regardless, but at some point, a tweet will be X number of satoshis...

LockedPost

You have a good understanding.

Not much to add. I think more and more people are focusing on the illusion of freedom we have across the world. With this will come new platforms and technology.

belphegorsprime

Right on. Even now, we are communicating on voat.. but you, me, Atko, have electricity that must be paid for.. so none of this was ever really "free". It is subsidized, and the costs of that in many platforms are rearing their ugly heads in the form of censorship and surveillance.

And when you think about that, it really comes down to information asymmetry. Censorship seeks to limit the information of the populace, while surveillance seeks to expand the information of authority. It starts to become apparent that a libertarian model might actually be more free, even if individuals literally have to pay (micro-finance) to use it.

AWS model is like this, and the "containers" movement is making things more granular as well. I can't wait to see what happens with the Brave browser. Anyway.. I'm rambling .. but good work on your project! Let me know if you have any of that on github.

LockedPost

Very well said.

Have a point.