.bit Non-Governmental Domain Name Registrar for the post-SOPA Era - Polidicks

[release][h2]What is .bit ?[/h2] .bit (dot-bit), the first project using namecoin, is building a domain name system (DNS) using the .bit TLD. Our goal is to spread .bit domains by providing resources and tools to the community, from developers to end users. [b]What is Namecoin[/b] Namecoin is a peer-to-peer generic name/value datastore system based on Bitcoin technology (a decentralized cryptocurrency). It allows you to : • Securely register names (domains for example), no possible censorship! • Trade and transact namecoins, the digital currency NMC. [b].bit Project Status[/b] • Status : usable, alpha stage • Number of public DNS servers : 2 • Number of domains : 4723 • Current block : 28879 [url=http://dot-bit.org/Main_Page]Read more about .bit here[/url] and [url=http://dot-bit.org/Domain_names]here.[/url][/release] Lets hope this will not be nesaccary - [url=http://americancensorship.org]Help us stop SOPA / PROTECT IP Act![/url]

Shame the fact you have to mess around with your browser to use them means that most people wouldn't be able to work out how to do it.

I really hope those cunts planning this legislature realise that even if it gets through (and at the cost of being hated), they will never be able to properly enforce it.

I still wonder why ICANN has a monopoly on domain names?

[QUOTE=Callius;33314233]Shame the fact you have to mess around with your browser to use them means that most people wouldn't be able to work out how to do it.[/QUOTE] I am sure someone will develop a script that does it for you if .bit ends up being needed

[QUOTE=Callius;33314233]Shame the fact you have to mess around with your browser to use them means that most people wouldn't be able to work out how to do it.[/QUOTE] If this becomes needed I can see it being implemented in browsers by the developers to be honest. [editline]18th November 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=AceOfDivine;33314286]I still wonder why ICANN has a monopoly on domain names?[/QUOTE] Because they have everything in place and no one is able to challenge them at it.

Cool, good thing it'll never pass.

quick, facepunch should switch to a .bit domain

facepunch should move to the deep web

[QUOTE=SSBMX;33328869]facepunch should move to the deep web[/QUOTE] Haha no.

[QUOTE=SSBMX;33328869]facepunch should move to the deep web[/QUOTE] suddenly CP everywhere

[QUOTE=SSBMX;33328869]facepunch should move to the deep web[/QUOTE] durgs discussion will be a whole lot more interesting I bet

what about .onion? facepunch.onion lol

[QUOTE=Eltro102;33329509]what about .onion? facepunch.onion lol[/QUOTE] That requires tor though which is a lot harder for the average person to get working than simply switching DNS servers or using a proxy.

[QUOTE=SSBMX;33328869]facepunch should move to the deep web[/QUOTE] I got some cocaine here if anyone wants to buy it just PM me and I'll ship it discreetly to your door

[QUOTE=Zeke129;33329867]I got some cocaine here if anyone wants to buy it just PM me and I'll ship it discreetly to your door[/QUOTE] triple air locked plastic baggies only 10 bitcoins

didn't bitcoin crash?

[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;33314286]I still wonder why ICANN has a monopoly on domain names?[/QUOTE] afaik ICANN are the ones that have basically set up and maintained the DNS protocols so that domain names can function, so it seems only fair they are in charge of who gets the domain names

[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;33330248]didn't bitcoin crash?[/QUOTE] No a bunch of places banned it's use in the sale of illegal items.

[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;33330248]didn't bitcoin crash?[/QUOTE] More like, Isn't bitcoin a terrible currency and a terrible idea?

[QUOTE=ViralHatred;33330471]No a bunch of places banned it's use in the sale of illegal items.[/QUOTE] isn't that a bit redundant

[QUOTE=Treybuchet;33330509]More like, Isn't bitcoin a terrible currency and a terrible idea?[/QUOTE] Terrible currency? Yes. Terrible idea? No.

[QUOTE=Kopimi;33330366]afaik ICANN are the ones that have basically set up and maintained the DNS protocols so that domain names can function, so it seems only fair they are in charge of who gets the domain names[/QUOTE] Being an inventor doesn't always mean you should have full control over your inventions. It's like if apple invented a phone and no one else could make phones. And right now domain banning is a good example why one company ruling them all is not a good idea.

[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;33330794]Being an inventor doesn't always mean you should have full control over your inventions. It's like if apple invented a phone and no one else could make phones. And right now domain banning is a good example why one company ruling them all is not a good idea.[/QUOTE] nothing is stopping another company from copying ICANN and setting up new DNS servers other than the fact that ICANN is the established go-to organization that has operated these systems for years, and they're the largest and most established organization for this purpose out there so your comparison of apple inventing the phone is a bit off, because in this case, it would be apple inventing a phone, perfecting the craft of creating it, supplying their phones all around the world, but still allowing ANYONE else to create a phone and compete

[QUOTE=Kopimi;33331030]nothing is stopping another company from copying ICANN and setting up new DNS servers other than the fact that ICANN is the established go-to organization that has operated these systems for years, and they're the largest and most established organization for this purpose out there so your comparison of apple inventing the phone is a bit off, because in this case, it would be apple inventing a phone, perfecting the craft of creating it, supplying their phones all around the world, but still allowing ANYONE else to create a phone and compete[/QUOTE] Oh ok