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Web of Trust Audio News Distribution

Posted by michael on from the happy-birthday-stephanie dept.

c0rtex writes "Wearlab (University of Bremen) has designed a cool web of trust voice message routing system with a decaying credibility metric. It supports xmms and winamp. Source available for Linux and win32. "MPN makes it possible to deliver completely decentralized and independent news. Everyone has the possibility to be a reporter, no filtering publisher is required...""

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  1. decaying credibility metric? by tps12 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sounds like Slashdot.

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    1. Re:decaying credibility metric? by ekrout · · Score: 4, Funny

      I visit Slashdot, but I'm skeptical as to whether the true spirit of the original site will persist.

      The ideas and expressions that once comprised geek culture have changed so much that the original Slashdot themes of individualist strength and moral integrity in the face of monopolistic powers will probably be cast aside in favor of a more contemporary populist sensibility.

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  2. No thanks by ekrout · · Score: 0, Funny

    If the stream's not non-proprietary, I'm not interested.

    I will continue to get my news from the fine reporters at Slashdot and Google News.

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  3. decentralized news pirates by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Quick! Call John Ashcroft! These pirates want to take copyrighted "news stories" and distribute them freely! This will take away the incentive for news to occur. News occurs only because news has an incentive to occur. Take away that incentive and it won't occur anymore. See what you've done? You can't just take news and distribute it without lots of damage. I say it's time for an FBI raid.

  4. I'd love to read the web page ... by Greedo · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... but someone seems to have their caps-lock key stuck.

    A whole page of CAPS? My eyes started to hurt after the 3rd paragraph.

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  5. Does this guy use AOL? by wowbagger · · Score: 5, Funny

    I MEAN, COME ON, POSTING TECHNICAL SPECS IN ALL CAPS? AND THAT BACKGROUND CHOICE?

    Also, the problem with "decentralized news" is the same problem with posts to /. - people .

    Do you really want your news be mostly "First Post", penis bird, goatse.cx, Beowulf clusters of grits, and NPN&P?

    Until you have a means of creating a real trust metric, so that I can insure those I get my news from are marginally competent, the distribution method is meaningless.

    And please, don't suggest M1 and M2 for news....

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  6. Great..... by kinshadow · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now I get to hear those "In Soviet Russia" jokes over my web radio.

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  7. Re:Oh no... by BabyDave · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you think that's bad, what's going to happen when Stephen King really dies?

  8. This system is broken. by ChrisNowinski · · Score: 4, Funny

    If it means your computer broadcasts other peoples voices on your computer, imagine what damage would be caused by someone reading breaking news stories for a day or two (getting trust), and then screaming out stories like "I spanked your mom! GOATSE!" all day.

    Much like slashdot, actually.

  9. I don't see what the value is... by bittmann · · Score: 3, Funny

    I mean, think of it this way...

    So we have the opportunity to pick up "news" that is placed in front of us by people who are unaccountable for the veracity of the facts they present, who are driven by their own agendas, who are shamelessly self-promoting, who in some cases are not experienced nor educated in the subjects on which they report, and who are unlikely to hesitate before reporting information that is confidential, damaging, endangering, or even (legally) secret.

    On the other hand, we could get our news from "Web of Trust"...

    (grin)

  10. Sounds interesting by teamhasnoi · · Score: 5, Funny
    Might be a good way for musicians to distribute music, and vote the cream to the top.
    But people *reading* their news? I can barely stand listening to regular people talk (Here in MN).

    God forbid someone from Minnesota reads the news.

    "YAAAAAAA...tudayee its reahl col, yah. Daah Nord Chore got some wedder 'day. Yahh. Dat 'torm waz ah reahl bigun, donchaa know...YAAAAAAAAAAAAA it wahz..." *Shudder*

    Perhaps we can just make it text-based.

  11. IN SOVIET RUSSIA by egg+troll · · Score: 1, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, web radio listens to YOU!!

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  12. Reminds me of someone I know... by slipgun · · Score: 4, Funny

    Everyone has the possibility to be a reporter, no filtering publisher is required...

    Sounds like a great place for Jon Katz.

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  13. weeow, shit by _KhlER3L · · Score: 3, Funny
    Want local news? Hang out at the barbershop. The coffee house. Talk to the kids on the street. Attend a city hall meeting.

    You mean, go outside? Well, fuck me, I'll try anything once!

    _khl

  14. Re:Oh no... by ImaLamer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Stephen King Dies In Misery (-1, Redundant)

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