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banneredMare wrote

Reply to Is it possible to install I2P in portable mode under LINUX? by underk

I don't see what's so difficult, you need to point the installer to wherever the usb drive is mounted, usually /run/media/user/something/name-of-the-drive or similar, alternatively you can just manually mount it each time on /mnt/i2pdrive or something like that. All that ultimately matters is that all devices you run this on will have to mount it in the same directory and have a working java installation.

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Override wrote

Reply to New to I2P, have a few questions by ChilledPiano

+1 for looking at the tutorials from simp. It's a really useful website.

Here's a TLDR (but still look at simp's tutorials) :

  • Tor is centralized, in that there are a handful of special nodes called "directory authorities" that can essentially control the network. They are used to say who's a bad or a good node. They are in the hands of "very trusted people" but heh, it's a point of failure. I2P deals with threats differently, testing constantly every node it can find on the network and banning what it deems bad actors.

  • In Tor, nodes are run by volunteers. In I2P, everyone is a node. This means that more bandwidth should be available to I2P users and less DDOS or a more usable network. It also means that I2P is much more decentralized than Tor (something like 12 000 nodes vs over 40 000) despite having less users. It also means your computer relays the traffic of others and your traffic is "mixed" with traffic that isn't your own. It's very difficult to know if someone has a server, if they are browsing the internet, or are just running a basic node and relaying traffic.

  • As I2P is p2p, this means that you need to connect to other computers. People can know that you are on the I2P network, but don't know what your doing on it. However, unless you use special hidden bridges your ISP likely knows you are browsing Tor too. (And if the bridge is discovered, they will know you were on Tor).

- Tor is circuit switched. Once a circuit is build, all of the data will go through that route. In I2P (and if I understood correctly), a portion of the info you will send can go through any tunnel you build to the destination. A portion of the information will take a different path. Tor tunnels are also bi-directional and not unidirectional like I2P : when the server answers, it will answer to you through the same path, while in I2P, it will go through a different computer.

  • Tor only supports TCP while I2P supports TCP and UDP. This potentially allows for more applications to be built on I2P and also use less bandwidth.

The TLDR is that Tor is older in it's design and wasn't really designed for darknets. it's more a consequence of how it works. I2P aims to create a decentralized network and is designed from the ground up at darknets.

Now go read simp's webpage and fact-check me.

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Apron wrote

Reply to Is Dread's I2P mirror still up? by Zeroday

Somehow, someway, the Tor link is not working. I pass the verification and get a 502 bad gateway. Someone actually talked about this on r/DreadAlert - Anybody got hit with the 502 bad getaway ?. That was 3 days ago.

Dread has been down for a few weeks now and I am getting increasingly more concerned about HugBunter day by day. Wish you the best, man! <3

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cumlord wrote (edited )

Reply to comment by Super751 in Maybe someone knows what this site is hiding ? by Super751

haha could be anything, to me it looks like "there's a bug, i'm broken please fix" but it could be anything

tons of abandoned sites on routers from people that keep them running

for all we know it could be a front, some people do this as a honeypot to see what the vulnerability scanners are up to so they can protect their main sites better

there could be something else on another port or you need to auth somehow to see the "real" site

probably just a dead site though but you never know

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Super751 wrote

Reply to So what's being drunk like? by sleepycat

Wellll, maybe it's not a regular case, but if you taking some antidepressants or neiroleptics ..... the result is gonna be a different every time, but never that you wanna, you gonna behave unpredictably, and when I was on the party (actually I don't like to come to the parties, after truing some of them), we drunk some alco on the backyard of the club and it was a nice euphoric feeling, but then I was trying to talk with some of the guys I came with, but it completely wasn't successful, so I came to the club in hope that I will find a girl there, but because of the alcohol I was feeling my self more stressful then regular, so it was completely impossible. I tired to stay inside and came out to smoke some, but then one of my friends took me to the dance pool, it's actually not a great feeling when u don't wanna to dance completely, but then think like, "why not" "maybe it's gonna be fun" and a lot of your friends staying around u, what you have to do ? Well I came out from that club back to the dormitory and I decided not to go to any party, because I don't feel fun in that. But when I drunk with my friend (And it was a green Jack Daniels) it was just a good time, a little bit euphoric, but you must decide with who and where you will drink.

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Stramonium wrote

Reply to comment by Stramonium in So what's being drunk like? by sleepycat

Extra: Dont drink if youre retarded (incredibly stupid) or have previous mental health issues

Its actually not that easy to get addicted too, it has to be a constant from what I've seen. Its pretty awesome sauce basically

Drink with people you trust

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Saint_Cuthbert wrote

Reply to So what's being drunk like? by sleepycat

If it's legal where you live, you could use kratom instead. It doesn't really cause intoxication, and the only outwardly noticeable side effects are "over-caffeination." It tends to interact with alcohol, so don't take both at once.

At low doses it's like coffee, and at higher doses it causes intense euphoria. Just be careful not to use it all the time, because it's slightly addictive.

I don't consume much alcohol myself, being a saint and all.

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jackal wrote

Reply to So what's being drunk like? by sleepycat

As a former heavy drinker I can guarantee you that you're not missing on anything worth experiencing, specially given how you're exposing yourself to open a can of worms that you might regret for the rest of your days.

Over the years I've met many people (hundreds) that live miserable and painful lives because of alcohol, it's a very normalized addiction in most societies and it's extremely hard to stop drinking once you start, it's also extremely likely that you become a recurrent drinker when you start because liquor is cheap and easy dopamine in unnatural doses that your brain is not ready to handle. And you might think that you won't become a heavy drinker but you must acknowledge that everyone that suffers from alcoholism started somewhere, and they likely never had someone warning them about the problems like I'm doing.

The reason I decided to stop it and cut it entirely before it became a worse problem was that I see alcohol, as many other vices that we're exposed throughout our lives, as another means of control; to deprive people of their health and their autonomy is the best way to ensure they remain docile and accept the state of affairs imposed onto them by tyrants while making profits off it. I reached the conclusion that a society that normalizes substance usage or abuse at all and weaponizes hedonism is not a functional society, and must be fought back at any cost.

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jackal wrote

Reply to comment by !deleted2204 in by !deleted2204

I can't reproduce, mine is up to date. However I am using glibc rather than musl and that likely has a lot to do with package maintenance and versioning.

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Rambler wrote

Reply to So what's being drunk like? by sleepycat

Well, you're certainly not missing out on anything by remaining sober. But if you're of the legal drinking age, and have never drank, as long as you're in a safe environment with some friends or something you know and trust, a couple beers won't hurt you.

With that said, I've not drank in probably 3 or more years. Not for any particular reason, even when I did "drink", it was mostly maybe two or three times a year, max. In my earlier years (18-23, namely) I'd drink more often, maybe once or twice a week. Sometimes (often) in excess. I don't miss it, but did have some good times with some friends and managed to escape any real harm. With that said, that time could have been better spent doing, well, anything else. Gym, study, relaxation without intoxicants, hobby, etc.

You won't start a fight a stranger or text your family something regrettable after a beer or two. As long as you're generally a well-hydrated person, a beer or two isn't going to leave you feeling hungover. Worst case, you may wake up feeling a bit "under the weather".

I've never had a real positive outlook on drinking, I don't find it a suitable trait for someone to do it often unless they're young and in those socially acceptable "party days" (See me, 18-23~). Just don't make a habit of it. Nothing sadder, in my opinion, than seeing some old dude pissing away his money and health at a pub or sitting around a TV every night.

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dumboclownman wrote

Reply to When Deception Becomes the Top Skill — Is There Any Value Left in Family? by Mindless0Scientist

There is definitely a concerning trend happening and I don't think all of it is accidental. What made man, man, is gradually disappearing and being replaced by some surface level hedonistic treadmill interpretation of life. All of this change greatly benefits unelected technocrats who are eager to indoctrinate everyone to the point of no longer having any sense of individuality. People become less and less mentally capable, they have no thoughts of their own, they seek to conform regardless of whether it even makes sense or is right. It is like a hypnotized crowd of lemmings being led right to the cliff. The internet is a double edged sword though, and I think people are, albeit a bit slowly, starting to see through the mirage that has been created around us. My 2 cents is worry about your own house so-to-speak, lead by example and raise a family. Try to awaken other people around you, try to live out of the city and do what you can for yourself i.e growing food, hunting, getting to know neighbors very well etc. In my opinion this is the sort of thing that would get us back on track.

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not_bob wrote

Reply to Tor Browser on mobile by Gambino9

I use Tor Browser on android often enough. But, I use GrapheneOS. As stated here before, Android is not private in it's default state. And, even if there is an opt out checkbox somewhere, can you really trust it?

But, it depends on your use case. If you want to hide things from you wife, it doesn't matter. If you want to do something seriously criminal? Bad idea.

If you want to torrent films? Whatever.

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