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Discussion => Philosophy, Economics and Justice => Topic started by: 69isfun on January 11, 2013, 04:27 am

Title: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: 69isfun on January 11, 2013, 04:27 am
It appears there will be a Silk Road delegation speaking at one of the upcoming bitcoin conferences?  How does that work?

http://bitcoinmagazine.com/the-two-bitcoin-conferences-of-2013/
 
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: BruceCampbell on January 11, 2013, 04:37 am
Whoa dude. Heavy shit.

I'd imagine it would be through video conference and similar to an anonymous video.

DPR with a Guy Fawkes mask and a voice changer saying fancy things?

 ;D
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: astor on January 11, 2013, 04:40 am
A video conference over Tor?
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: BruceCampbell on January 11, 2013, 04:51 am
No clue honestly. It boggles my brain.
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: ralph123 on January 11, 2013, 06:40 am
It's interesting and I would say that silk road is the biggest users of bit coin so it seems fair to have a rep from the road there. Couldn't they just hire a lawyer to do it for them?
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: BarryBarron on January 11, 2013, 03:27 pm
I saw an interview with pgp developer Phil Zimmermann, who explained that he was currently working on encrypted video conferencing and other services. I think it's being developed as commercial software, maybe SR will use something like this.
Zimmermann said some other things in the interview that were a bit strange though, i.e. I think he suggested hushmail as an alternative to pgp, without any caveat or warning whatsoever :-\
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: nomad bloodbath on January 11, 2013, 04:32 pm
Whoa dude. Heavy shit.

I'd imagine it would be through video conference and similar to an anonymous video.

DPR with a Guy Fawkes mask and a voice changer saying fancy things?

 ;D

A Guy Fawkes mask?
SRSLY it's not the 5th of november.
GheyPirate if you ask me.

A black silk scarf now that's fashionable for the 21st century revolutionary.

X)
nomad
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: astor on January 11, 2013, 08:40 pm
I saw an interview with pgp developer Phil Zimmermann, who explained that he was currently working on encrypted video conferencing and other services.

His next big project after PGP was ZRTP, which is encrypted voice calls, so video conferencing would be the next logical step. It doesn't really matter. A "Silk Road" appearance would be a public video conference that doesn't need encryption, just anonymity and location privacy.
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: Bungee54 on January 11, 2013, 09:03 pm
If you video conference then choose your location carefully.

UK Police developed some weird shit which can extrapolate the vibrations of energy cables in a video and through this and historic from electronic companies they can pinpoint location..it is experimental now but could become reality the more logs they got.

WE cannot recoup the link right now but maybe somebody can help..

CHeers!
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: CrazyBart on January 11, 2013, 09:07 pm
You will need someone that doesnt know where any of the servers are or anything to go, for security reasons. i'll volunter to do it. just give me a script to read and  we shouldnt have a problem. haha

I wish...
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: Limetless on January 11, 2013, 09:09 pm
Fuck me this is brave.
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: Twelve_Pickles on January 11, 2013, 09:41 pm
Brave or Bollox.
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: lesseroftwoweevils on January 11, 2013, 11:24 pm
I don't understand how this is beneficial to either party. The admins are taking a massive security risk and bitcoin is publicly aligning itself with its (admittedly VERY important) nefarious side. Why exactly would they they do this?
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: TravellingWithoutMoving on January 11, 2013, 11:36 pm
Easy, hire someone to read it out if "interviewed" answers truthfully hasn't a clue what Silk Road is and she works at Marks & Spencers.

Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: Limetless on January 11, 2013, 11:49 pm
Easy, hire someone to read it out if "interviewed" answers truthfully hasn't a clue what Silk Road is and she works at Marks & Spencers.

Yeah but you'd have to kill the person afterwards.
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: GetYourFix on January 11, 2013, 11:53 pm
Easy, hire someone to read it out if "interviewed" answers truthfully hasn't a clue what Silk Road is and she works at Marks & Spencers.

Yeah but you'd have to kill the person afterwards.
Of course, Lim! You've once again made the impossible possible! ;-D I have a FEW nominations for the position if this is the case lmao.
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: Limetless on January 11, 2013, 11:55 pm
Easy, hire someone to read it out if "interviewed" answers truthfully hasn't a clue what Silk Road is and she works at Marks & Spencers.

Yeah but you'd have to kill the person afterwards.
Of course, Lim! You've once again made the impossible possible! ;-D I have a FEW nominations for the position if this is the case lmao.

Well it's true, you'd have to have her read or say whatever and then just shoot her after when ya say ya gunna make her a cup of tea or something. No point scaring her.
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: TravellingWithoutMoving on January 12, 2013, 12:08 am
but seriously, LE approach so predictable got nothing to work on have no face to put to a name cos if a bank robber walked in to hand over a statement what are LE going to do           -interview, video and last follow home.
so predictable

Peace
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: thisworld on January 12, 2013, 12:20 am
Bookmarking this as i want to see where it goes.
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: TravellingWithoutMoving on January 12, 2013, 12:33 am
so will the host be investigated, since most "vendors" pay to attend or present unless the entire event is sponsored and nobody pays to attend is a different scenario.
again same rules don't leave a paper trail; LE are hoping to join the dots associate one person to the next, each in the chain are a potential source either one could know enough to identify key figures.
anonymous, trust, encrypt.

Peace
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: GetYourFix on January 12, 2013, 08:29 am
Easy, hire someone to read it out if "interviewed" answers truthfully hasn't a clue what Silk Road is and she works at Marks & Spencers.

Yeah but you'd have to kill the person afterwards.
Of course, Lim! You've once again made the impossible possible! ;-D I have a FEW nominations for the position if this is the case lmao.

Well it's true, you'd have to have her read or say whatever and then just shoot her after when ya say ya gunna make her a cup of tea or something. No point scaring her.
Ohhhh. The killing will be that of the polite sort? I'll have to retract my nominations in light of that news hahaha.
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: springseed23 on January 12, 2013, 12:30 pm
Easy, hire someone to read it out if "interviewed" answers truthfully hasn't a clue what Silk Road is and she works at Marks & Spencers.

Yeah but you'd have to kill the person afterwards.
Of course, Lim! You've once again made the impossible possible! ;-D I have a FEW nominations for the position if this is the case lmao.

Well it's true, you'd have to have her read or say whatever and then just shoot her after when ya say ya gunna make her a cup of tea or something. No point scaring her.

That would be a proper English execution.  Cup of tea Lady?----bang bang----but your right, no need in scaring the poor bird. 
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: springseed23 on January 12, 2013, 12:41 pm
This is exciting stuff though.   I can see both positive and negatives about SR's appearance at a open forum; however, it pleases me the most that DPR is willing to put SR even more boldly into the faces of LE.

Eventually this sort of thing is going to be legitimized into the public realm, and as with SR, DPR is paving the road to acceptance!!   

Not for such a stinky similarity, but when you buy a house near the dump, you can not stand the smell at first.  But when your around it long enough, and it becomes common place, you just sort of get to accept it---------I hope this is the same---eventually as your budgets run lower and lower, and more sites and communities like SR pop up, you eventually got to face the fact that you live near the dump----so LE just accept that you guys are always going to smell the shit, and move on to bigger and more important issues than vice control:{
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: DenoyerGeppert on January 13, 2013, 08:52 am
Damn. ballsy.
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: Limetless on January 13, 2013, 12:26 pm
Easy, hire someone to read it out if "interviewed" answers truthfully hasn't a clue what Silk Road is and she works at Marks & Spencers.

Yeah but you'd have to kill the person afterwards.
Of course, Lim! You've once again made the impossible possible! ;-D I have a FEW nominations for the position if this is the case lmao.

Well it's true, you'd have to have her read or say whatever and then just shoot her after when ya say ya gunna make her a cup of tea or something. No point scaring her.

That would be a proper English execution.  Cup of tea Lady?----bang bang----but your right, no need in scaring the poor bird.

Well yeah, ya walk off to the kitchen and then just turn round and do the deed.
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: JezuzWazaMushroom on January 13, 2013, 12:49 pm
It seems appropriate since DPR's probably the biggest single Bitcoin holder "in the wuurld" next to MtGox themselves.

Why wouldn't he send one of his minions.

I picture DPR being like Charlie of Charlie's Angels, giving orders to his model reps to go and say how it is to those who don't like how we live. lol
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: modziw on January 13, 2013, 01:38 pm
At first I thought After seeing everyone talking about killing the delivery girl I thought it would be cool to have the messenger (wearing a Guy Fawkes mask) kill themselves after delivering the speech. See, that's how loyal our SR/DPR fanatics are.

However I have a much much better idea, DPR this is for you:

Hire an actor, a smart one who can learn and mimic the ideas and speech patterns of DPR, to portray DPR in all ways. Personify the mystery and live as a spokesman for the movement, do the morning shows, appear at all conferences, write books, make speeches, BE DPR without having any connection to the actual DPR or SR, not even own a computer. This guy would be untouchable. He would be trained, indoctrinated, and released into the wild. A fund of anonymous donations would be set up to pay for him.

I am totally in love with this idea, who's with me?

Modzi


cc DPR
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: GetYourFix on January 13, 2013, 02:16 pm
At first I thought After seeing everyone talking about killing the delivery girl I thought it would be cool to have the messenger (wearing a Guy Fawkes mask) kill themselves after delivering the speech. See, that's how loyal our SR/DPR fanatics are.

However I have a much much better idea, DPR this is for you:

Hire an actor, a smart one who can learn and mimic the ideas and speech patterns of DPR, to portray DPR in all ways. Personify the mystery and live as a spokesman for the movement, do the morning shows, appear at all conferences, write books, make speeches, BE DPR without having any connection to the actual DPR or SR, not even own a computer. This guy would be untouchable. He would be trained, indoctrinated, and released into the wild. A fund of anonymous donations would be set up to pay for him.

I am totally in love with this idea, who's with me?

Modzi


cc DPR
I fuckin love this haha.
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: XxWINxX94x23 on January 13, 2013, 02:54 pm
At first I thought After seeing everyone talking about killing the delivery girl I thought it would be cool to have the messenger (wearing a Guy Fawkes mask) kill themselves after delivering the speech. See, that's how loyal our SR/DPR fanatics are.

However I have a much much better idea, DPR this is for you:

Hire an actor, a smart one who can learn and mimic the ideas and speech patterns of DPR, to portray DPR in all ways. Personify the mystery and live as a spokesman for the movement, do the morning shows, appear at all conferences, write books, make speeches, BE DPR without having any connection to the actual DPR or SR, not even own a computer. This guy would be untouchable. He would be trained, indoctrinated, and released into the wild. A fund of anonymous donations would be set up to pay for him.

I am totally in love with this idea, who's with me?

Modzi


cc DPR
I fuckin love this haha.

This ^.
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: springseed23 on January 13, 2013, 09:04 pm
At first I thought After seeing everyone talking about killing the delivery girl I thought it would be cool to have the messenger (wearing a Guy Fawkes mask) kill themselves after delivering the speech. See, that's how loyal our SR/DPR fanatics are.

However I have a much much better idea, DPR this is for you:

Hire an actor, a smart one who can learn and mimic the ideas and speech patterns of DPR, to portray DPR in all ways. Personify the mystery and live as a spokesman for the movement, do the morning shows, appear at all conferences, write books, make speeches, BE DPR without having any connection to the actual DPR or SR, not even own a computer. This guy would be untouchable. He would be trained, indoctrinated, and released into the wild. A fund of anonymous donations would be set up to pay for him.

I am totally in love with this idea, who's with me?

Modzi


cc DPR
I fuckin love this haha.

Yea, I have been thinking about his comment all day.  The drama of those watching a self inflicted death in the name of SR---DPR.   The shock would absolutely freak people the fuck out!!    Those Guy mask always makes me uncomfortable anyways. 

Its going to be fun to see how this turns out.

Just curious.  I know some of the laws  DPR has broken in the US, mainly RICO----I think, but what could they get him for being that its his site and he is not actually dealing?

Anyone have a thought?

Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: modziw on January 13, 2013, 09:28 pm
At first I thought After seeing everyone talking about killing the delivery girl I thought it would be cool to have the messenger (wearing a Guy Fawkes mask) kill themselves after delivering the speech. See, that's how loyal our SR/DPR fanatics are.

However I have a much much better idea, DPR this is for you:

Hire an actor, a smart one who can learn and mimic the ideas and speech patterns of DPR, to portray DPR in all ways. Personify the mystery and live as a spokesman for the movement, do the morning shows, appear at all conferences, write books, make speeches, BE DPR without having any connection to the actual DPR or SR, not even own a computer. This guy would be untouchable. He would be trained, indoctrinated, and released into the wild. A fund of anonymous donations would be set up to pay for him.

I am totally in love with this idea, who's with me?

Modzi


cc DPR
I fuckin love this haha.

Yea, I have been thinking about his comment all day.  The drama of those watching a self inflicted death in the name of SR---DPR.   The shock would absolutely freak people the fuck out!!    Those Guy mask always makes me uncomfortable anyways. 

Its going to be fun to see how this turns out.

Just curious.  I know some of the laws  DPR has broken in the US, mainly RICO----I think, but what could they get him for being that its his site and he is not actually dealing?

Anyone have a thought?

He is breaking hundreds of laws, from money exchanging to money laundering to rico to wire fraud to trafficking to  illegal pharmaceutical distribution to weapons to promoting illegality to inciting a fucking riot / revolution. Shit man, he's my fucking hero! Man I hope he a chick, that would be AWESOME!

Modzi
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: GetYourFix on January 15, 2013, 04:02 am
At first I thought After seeing everyone talking about killing the delivery girl I thought it would be cool to have the messenger (wearing a Guy Fawkes mask) kill themselves after delivering the speech. See, that's how loyal our SR/DPR fanatics are.

However I have a much much better idea, DPR this is for you:

Hire an actor, a smart one who can learn and mimic the ideas and speech patterns of DPR, to portray DPR in all ways. Personify the mystery and live as a spokesman for the movement, do the morning shows, appear at all conferences, write books, make speeches, BE DPR without having any connection to the actual DPR or SR, not even own a computer. This guy would be untouchable. He would be trained, indoctrinated, and released into the wild. A fund of anonymous donations would be set up to pay for him.

I am totally in love with this idea, who's with me?

Modzi


cc DPR
I fuckin love this haha.

Yea, I have been thinking about his comment all day.  The drama of those watching a self inflicted death in the name of SR---DPR.   The shock would absolutely freak people the fuck out!!    Those Guy mask always makes me uncomfortable anyways. 

Its going to be fun to see how this turns out.

Just curious.  I know some of the laws  DPR has broken in the US, mainly RICO----I think, but what could they get him for being that its his site and he is not actually dealing?

Anyone have a thought?

Man I hope he a chick, that would be AWESOME!

Modzi
OMFG my wife and I and my new wife/her sister wife would all move to Mitt Romney's family's cult reservation in Mexico where they can do that shit legally. Like it would be awesome if my son was somehow my cool uncle I guess. And DPR would of course be down with this. You are welcome to come along modzi! Your wisdom would lead our reveloution! ;-D Lmfao.
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: Dread Pirate Roberts on January 15, 2013, 11:37 am
this rumor is false.  the organizers asked me to speak and I told them I'd consider it.  Next thing I know Silk Road is listed as attending.
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: nanpa2001 on January 15, 2013, 12:10 pm
this rumor is false.  the organizers asked me to speak and I told them I'd consider it.  Next thing I know Silk Road is listed as attending.

Hey DPR, will you implement something like 'star buyer' when someone reaches $5000 in purchases?

Also, in the feedback system, will you implement a package arrived YES/NO feedback part, separate from the numbered rating? Because lots of people don't seem to get packages but give 5/5 ratings for partial refunds and so on. That seems problematic to me and misleading because the numbered rating doesn't give the buyer an idea of what chance their packages have of getting through.
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: OzFreelancer on January 15, 2013, 12:22 pm
this rumor is false.  the organizers asked me to speak and I told them I'd consider it.  Next thing I know Silk Road is listed as attending.

You told me that a couple of times too. :D  Still no interview, but I'm a persistent gal ::)
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: springseed23 on January 15, 2013, 05:56 pm
this rumor is false.  the organizers asked me to speak and I told them I'd consider it.  Next thing I know Silk Road is listed as attending.

LOL-------I bet the announcement alone made the organizers an extra million.  Not sure if there is ticket sales, or what, but the idea of you speaking is bound to put the spotlight on the organizers.

If you take Lims suggestion, make sure she is ugly.  Beautiful women are a good thing to waste!!

Thanks again DPR for all that you do!!!
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: springseed23 on January 15, 2013, 05:58 pm
this rumor is false.  the organizers asked me to speak and I told them I'd consider it.  Next thing I know Silk Road is listed as attending.

Hey DPR, will you implement something like 'star buyer' when someone reaches $5000 in purchases?

Also, in the feedback system, will you implement a package arrived YES/NO feedback part, separate from the numbered rating? Because lots of people don't seem to get packages but give 5/5 ratings for partial refunds and so on. That seems problematic to me and misleading because the numbered rating doesn't give the buyer an idea of what chance their packages have of getting through.

5000, or 50,000-----I do not want a star telling people how much money I spend.  I would rather offer that information on my terms, not SR's.   But I understand why this would be novel.
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: PrincessHIGH on January 15, 2013, 06:15 pm
this rumor is false.  the organizers asked me to speak and I told them I'd consider it.  Next thing I know Silk Road is listed as attending.
Thank-you for squashing the rumour DPR, seems like the pesky organisers have kept your good name on the list to try and get a few more ticket sales in!
5000, or 50,000-----I do not want a star telling people how much money I spend.  I would rather offer that information on my terms, not SR's.   But I understand why this would be novel.
+1 that's the last thing I'd want too, this is SilkRoad not ebay!
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: slybootz on January 15, 2013, 09:09 pm
this rumor is false.  the organizers asked me to speak and I told them I'd consider it.  Next thing I know Silk Road is listed as attending.
this rumor is false.  the organizers asked me to speak and I told them I'd consider it.  Next thing I know Silk Road is listed as attending.

LOL-------I bet the announcement alone made the organizers an extra million.

Yep^^^
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: GetYourFix on January 16, 2013, 12:19 am
this rumor is false.  the organizers asked me to speak and I told them I'd consider it.  Next thing I know Silk Road is listed as attending.

Hey DPR, will you implement something like 'star buyer' when someone reaches $5000 in purchases?

Also, in the feedback system, will you implement a package arrived YES/NO feedback part, separate from the numbered rating? Because lots of people don't seem to get packages but give 5/5 ratings for partial refunds and so on. That seems problematic to me and misleading because the numbered rating doesn't give the buyer an idea of what chance their packages have of getting through.

5000, or 50,000-----I do not want a star telling people how much money I spend.  I would rather offer that information on my terms, not SR's.   But I understand why this would be novel.
Really though, it's pretty evident whether you are a "star" buyer or not when we as vendors can see your stats  and exactly how much you've spent after placing an order. This is how we decide whether or not to process your transaction :-D spring is right (as usual teehee). You should only offer that information to the vendor's that you feel safe sharing that with. Just sayin :-/ Also, if a seller wants to know your stats that badly, they can just send you a message asking you to place an order for a custom transaction (which is really kinda pointless lol). I don't see why you would want anyone else to know how much you spend on drugs. It's not exactly something most people boast about. Now being a star vendor is a completely different thing.
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: Twelve_Pickles on January 16, 2013, 01:46 am
this rumor is false.  the organizers asked me to speak and I told them I'd consider it.  Next thing I know Silk Road is listed as attending.
Thank-you for squashing the rumour DPR, seems like the pesky organisers have kept your good name on the list to try and get a few more ticket sales in!
5000, or 50,000-----I do not want a star telling people how much money I spend.  I would rather offer that information on my terms, not SR's.   But I understand why this would be novel.
+1 that's the last thing I'd want too, this is SilkRoad not ebay!

springseed, wtf man?
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: springseed23 on January 16, 2013, 05:29 am
this rumor is false.  the organizers asked me to speak and I told them I'd consider it.  Next thing I know Silk Road is listed as attending.
Thank-you for squashing the rumour DPR, seems like the pesky organisers have kept your good name on the list to try and get a few more ticket sales in!
5000, or 50,000-----I do not want a star telling people how much money I spend.  I would rather offer that information on my terms, not SR's.   But I understand why this would be novel.
+1 that's the last thing I'd want too, this is SilkRoad not ebay!

springseed, wtf man?

What?  What did I do?   Well that is a stupid question---lol-----what did you not like that I did?  and sorry in advance----maybe:}
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: modziw on January 17, 2013, 03:50 am
this rumor is false.  the organizers asked me to speak and I told them I'd consider it.  Next thing I know Silk Road is listed as attending.


LOL

I still like my actor idea though, DPR. Did you read my PM?

Modzi
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: TravellingWithoutMoving on January 19, 2013, 11:04 pm
play a prerecorded speech in the voice of stephen hawking


Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: springseed23 on January 20, 2013, 01:04 am
play a prerecorded speech in the voice of stephen hawking

he already sounds pre-recorded!!!
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: Deutsche Bank on January 21, 2013, 09:04 pm
this rumor is false.  the organizers asked me to speak and I told them I'd consider it.  Next thing I know Silk Road is listed as attending.

I'd love to listen to a speech of yours at such a conference (of course with all necessary security measures taken).
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: raynardine on January 26, 2013, 11:47 am
His next big project after PGP was ZRTP, which is encrypted voice calls, so video conferencing would be the next logical step.

ZRTP is the future.
Title: Re: Meet Dread Pirate Roberts!
Post by: Joy on February 13, 2013, 04:33 pm
His next big project after PGP was ZRTP, which is encrypted voice calls, so video conferencing would be the next logical step.

ZRTP is the future.

Cool, gotta have this tech on my phone. :)