Quote from: tl121 on October 24, 2015, 12:41:46 AM

Quote from: figmentofmyass on October 23, 2015, 09:43:53 PM

if nodes (wholesale) can't withstand a DDOS attack, bitcoin isn't very robust, is it? indeed, there are various optimizations that could and should be implemented to assist in withstanding DDOS. feel free to contribute code to assist.

if nodes can be DDOSed to the extent that overall node health (and decentralization) are threatened, that has fuck-all to do with "centralization of development." it simply means improvements to the protocol need be made.

Tell it to my neighbors. Their Internet service was taken down for several hours. The criminals DDoS'd the entire ISP, not just my node. If my node had been DDoS'd that would have been an annoyance, but I would not have called it a terrorist attack if there had been no collateral damage.

I have talked to customers of my ISP who experienced the Internet outage. They know nothing about Bitcoin and are not interested in it. Their experience was collateral damage. Not just Internet service but also telephone service was disrupted because of this criminal attack. People could conceivably have died. Wake up. Grow up.

You are surprised that you can't freely attack Bitcoin's ~$4 BILLION socioeconomic consensus without incurring adverse consequences? What a failure of parenting you represent.

Please explain to your neighbors the reason their internet was down is that you wanted to play at being some kind of big-shot decision maker, and "bravely" endeavored to use your common ISP as a platform to attack a highly successful experiment-in-progress that is supported by the most technologically advanced (and highly ideological) people on the planet.

I'm sure they will appreciate being dragged into your (elective, losing) political battles.

"Collateral damage?"

Temporary internet outage is not collateral damage. Could you possibly feel any more sorry for yourself, and conceivably use words more emotionally provocative to express your overweening butthurt?

Next time, be a good neighbor and consider the consequences of your actions before making your community suffer for your trespasses.

At least use a VPN. Cheesy