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Discussion => Silk Road discussion => Topic started by: StExo on July 30, 2013, 04:25 am

Title: The last words from me before the big move
Post by: StExo on July 30, 2013, 04:25 am
As I near the completion of my security audit, I also approach my 1000th post (which will be a nice special from me) and also a small update to some of my other side projects, I am just closing off some communications for a while but I want to address a few small snags I've been getting.

Vendors who have asked me to get a back-copy of their profile, you don't need to ask, it is still being updated on my vendor backup list as I said I would. I taken the list of links down from the public domain but I didn't stop updating the files. Anyway, to access it, just fill the following where <userID> are the characters which appear after /user/ on your vendor page:
http://5uvrgtrgtwkkxsgw.onion/vendors/<userID>.htm

That project is also due for a major shake-up soon providing much more functionality (ie, you can scroll and identify changes through time and get some advanced statistics on vendors). I should also note, all items for a vendor appear on the one page and the feedback section has been removed since that was proving a little more difficult to put on one page and drastically slowed the crawl. For example, here is GotMilk's page who has a lot of pharmaceuticals and so putting it on the one page is almost vital so he can properly advertise all his products still should SilkRoad go down:
http://5uvrgtrgtwkkxsgw.onion/vendors/98079f2164.htm

The security audit is almost done. Most of the scanning is done and I am manually reviewing as much information as I can but of course with vendor duties also to fulfill it is extremely difficult to keep up on all fronts.

Several of you have recently contacted me with some concerns on the SR mixing system, I am addressing these in due course privately with DPR once I have completed the above projects so I am aware of the situation and I have a proposal to correct it so please don't panic or think you are in any kind of danger as it is a very much wholly theoretical danger.

Finally, on my upcoming 1,000th post, I have a special essay to share with you all but I need a little bit of assistance. If anyone has thoughts on "great events" in Silk Road history, turning points, pivotal changes, shifts of attitude or anything at all notable (even people deserving a special word), then let me know. I may not be able to reply to every message but I definitely look at every one of them as I think there are so many great people in this community who are underrated for their contributions yet still work tirelessly for the good of community.


Alea iacta est. Ipsa scientia potestas est. Veritas vos liberabit. Qui audet adipiscitur. Ubi concordia, ibi victoria.
Title: Re: The last words from me before the big move
Post by: brusselsprout on July 30, 2013, 04:47 am
After the audit will you go back to your plan of bringing sexy cheap bud to the UK market? It's bleak out there.
Title: Re: The last words from me before the big move
Post by: RS7FI8ZRkm on July 30, 2013, 06:51 am
:)
Title: Re: The last words from me before the big move
Post by: Cimicon-Rep on July 31, 2013, 05:23 am
Special mentions:

Astor
Pine
kmfkewm

These 3 collectively have provided the community with priceless insights, knowledge and assistance on a range of security matters.

Also, RXKing for the down-to-earth, in-yo-face, upside-yo-head, commentary and wisdom.

And of course, former early mods, anarcho47 and Nomad Bloodbath.

Last but not least, every buyer whose come here and took the time and effort to learn how to use Tor, Bitcoins and PGP and took a chance and won.

Props to all y'all.
Title: Re: The last words from me before the big move
Post by: jackherer1975 on July 31, 2013, 07:07 pm
StExo you truly deserve your Hero status on the forum.

Looking forward to reading the 1000th post from you.
Title: Re: The last words from me before the big move
Post by: HeatFireFlame on July 31, 2013, 07:42 pm
Thank You for all your meaningfull contributions to the community and personally Steexo.
I cant wait for your 1000th post, I shall await it eagerly.
+1
Title: Re: The last words from me before the big move
Post by: BlueGiraffe on August 02, 2013, 09:03 am
Apologies for being such an out of touch dullard...

But what is this? Security audit? Vendor back-up list? Big move? (Can't access http://5uvrgtrgtwkkxsgw.onion BTW)

Sounds intriguing...

BG
Title: Re: The last words from me before the big move
Post by: BlackIris on August 02, 2013, 09:30 am
Special mentions:

Astor
Pine
kmfkewm

These 3 collectively have provided the community with priceless insights, knowledge and assistance on a range of security matters.

Yes, you are right, these three people sincerely deserves a great thank for all their insights and help for security matters.

However it doesn't exist only security in this community and I sometimes watch perplexed as other kind of help and work is not considered at all by the vast majority, and this IMO it is not fair. There are many people here that help the community with drugs' safety, drugs' administration, either philosophical or psychological topics etc. etc. and they never get considered along their work just because their help is considered as less than the help that comes with security (and please don't say it's not so, because you would be naive).

For example a recent addiction, DoctorX, has helped numerous people in the "Drug Safety" board, as RaFaeL5 has done with his/her numerous threads now and in the past, or AnimusVox with his tireless attempt at creating a sort of Erowid out of this knowledge (and also on this point you see how people care much less; if astor, for example, would have created a thread similar to that of AnimusVox but for security people would have participated in mass). Then there are naturally the various "XXX Avengers" or "Great Green Arkleseizure" or similar ones with their threads in the "Rumor Mill" board, helping countless of people around.

So, this is not a post to argue on the merits of astor, kmfkewm and pine, at all (I care about them and respect them as much as everyone else), it is just a post to remember that there are also other branches in which people help and they usually never get a mention because all in all they are considered "less important" than security issues are, when IMO it is not so. Helping a member on making a more accurate drug choice, or helping him/her during a psychedelic crisis, or giving tips on a better way to use their DOC has the same importance for the good of the community as helping them increasing their security for how I see it.

So I would like that people would also mention other fields (and with them naturally the people that help in them) instead than always only security as if there was only that and only that was the important and meaningful way to help.

Sorry for the sort of rant, but I had to say this. Now you can fire at me if you want but this is what I think.
Title: Re: The last words from me before the big move
Post by: astor on August 02, 2013, 09:42 am
The DoctorX thread is hands down the best thread on this forum. I haven't commented in it, but I've been following it closely.

And thanks for the shout outs. ;)