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Nullsoft's Waste: Encrypted, Distributed, Mesh Net

Myriad writes "Nullsoft, makers of the venerable Winamp MP3 player, released today a secure, distributed mesh-like networking protocal and platform called Waste. This v1.0 beta release uses RSA (key based) and Blowfish encryption for security, and features Instant Messanging and group chat, along with file browsing, searching, and transfer. Waste has been released under the GPL, with source and binaries available here."

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  1. I hate niggers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Heil Hitler

  2. The USA is Dying by Michael's+a+Jerk! · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It is official -- The UN is now confirming: The USA is dying

    One more crippling bombshell crushed the already beleaguered American economy
    when x-rates.com confirmed that the American Dollar has dropped yet again,
    now down to .9 of a Euro. Coming on the heels of a recent Usenet survey which plainly states that The American Economy is in a recession, this news serves to
    reinforce what we've known all along. The USA is collapsing in complete disarray, as fittingly exemplified by failing dead last [samag.com] in the recent Sys Admin comprehensive networking test.

    You don't need to be a Kreskin to predict the USA's future. The hand writing is on the wall: The USA faces a bleak future. In fact there won't
    be any future at all for the USA because it is dying. Things are looking very bad for America. As many of us are already aware, the US continues to lose relevence. Red ink flows like a river of blood.

    The IT industry is the most endangered of them all, having lost 93% of its core
    developers. The sudden and unpleasant departures of long time IT jobs to india only serve to underscore the point more clearly. There can no longer be any doubt: The American IT Industry is dying.

    Let's keep to the facts and look at the numbers.

    Microsoft Encarta states that there are 291,065,636 people in America. What is the US's national debt? Let's see. According to the The Debt clock the USA's National Debt is 6,465,271,811,559.14. Therefore each American
    is $22,212.42. in debt. In fact, the USA's national debt has continued to
    increase an average of $992 million per day since September 30, 2002. Indeed,
    it can clearly be seen the the US is going broke faster then the Soviet Union did

    Due to the troubles of American Meddling, An Capitalist Gorvernment and so on,
    South Vietnam was attacked was taken over by North Vietnam who sell another
    a more compassionate government. Now Iraq is also dead, its corpse turned over
    to feed the US media.

    All major surveys show that the USA has steadily declined in the world economy.
    America is very sick and its long term survival prospects are very dim. If
    the USA is to survive at all it will be among a broken collection of warring
    factions. America continues to decay. Nothing short of a miracle could save
    it at this point in time. For all practical purposes, the United States of America is dead.

    Fact: The USA is dying

    --

    I'm not Seth.

    1. Re:The USA is Dying by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Fact: The USA is dying

      Well at least Vladamir Putin will get to take credit for it happening "on his watch".

  3. effpee by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yes!

  4. FIRST POST by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FIRST SHARED POST BIZZZAH

  5. protocol ? by initnull · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    gimme more "PROTOCAL" !

  6. DEAL SIR / MADAM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    URGENT ASSISTANCE - FROM USA
    IMMEDIATE ATTENTION NEEDED: HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
    FROM: GEORGE WALKER BUSH 202.456.1414 / 202.456.1111 FAX: 202.456.2461

    DEAR SIR / MADAM,

    I AM GEORGE WALKER BUSH, SON OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
    STATES OF AMERICA GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH, AND CURRENTLY SERVING AS
    PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THIS LETTER MIGHT SURPRISE
    YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT MET NEITHER IN PERSON NOR BY CORRESPONDENCE. I
    CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO
    HANDLE A VERY CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION, WHICH INVOLVES THE
    TRANSFER OF A HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO AN ACCOUNT REQUIRING MAXIMUM
    CONFIDENCE.

    I AM WRITING YOU IN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE PRIMARILY TO SEEK YOUR
    ASSISTANCE IN ACQUIRING OIL FUNDS THAT ARE PRESENTLY TRAPPED IN THE
    REPUBLIC OF IRAQ. MY PARTNERS AND I SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE IN
    COMPLETING A TRANSACTION BEGUN BY MY FATHER, WHO HAS LONG BEEN ACTIVELY
    ENGAGED IN THE EXTRACTION OF PETROLEUM IN THE UNITED STATES OF
    AMERICA,AND BRAVELY SERVED HIS COUNTRY AS DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES
    CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.IN THE DECADE OF THE NINETEEN-EIGHTIES, MY
    FATHER, THEN VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SOUGHT TO
    WORK WITH THE GOOD OFFICES OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ TO
    REGAIN LOST OIL REVENUE SOURCES IN THE NEIGHBORING ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
    IRAN. THIS UNSUCCESSFUL VENTURE WAS SOON FOLLOWED BY A FALLING-OUT WITH
    HIS IRAQI PARTNER, WHO SOUGHT TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL OIL REVENUE SOURCES
    IN THE NEIGHBORING EMIRATE OF KUWAIT, A WHOLLY-OWNED U.S.-BRITISH
    SUBSIDIARY.

    MY FATHER RE-SECURED THE PETROLEUM ASSETS OF KUWAIT IN 1991 AT A COST OF
    SIXTY-ONE BILLION U.S. DOLLARS ($61,000,000,000). OUT OF THAT
    COST,THIRTY-SIX BILLION DOLLARS ($36,000,000,000) WERE SUPPLIED BY HIS
    PARTNERS IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA AND OTHER PERSIAN GULF
    MONARCHIES, AND SIXTEEN BILLION DOLLARS ($16,000,000,000) BY GERMAN AND
    JAPANESE PARTNERS. BUT MY FATHER'S FORMER IRAQI BUSINESS PARTNER
    REMAINED IN CONTROL OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ AND ITS PETROLEUM RESERVES.

    MY FAMILY IS CALLING FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN FUNDING THE REMOVAL
    OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ AND ACQUIRING THE PETROLEUM
    ASSETS OF HIS COUNTRY, AS COMPENSATION FOR THE COSTS OF REMOVING HIM
    FROM POWER. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR PARTNERS FROM 1991 ARE NOT WILLING TO
    SHOULDER THE BURDEN OF THIS NEW VENTURE, WHICH IN ITS UPCOMING PHASE MAY
    COST THE SUM OF 100 BILLION TO 200 BILLION DOLLARS ($100,000,000,000
    -$200,000,000,000), BOTH IN THE INITIAL ACQUISITION AND IN LONG-TERM
    MANAGEMENT. WITHOUT THE FUNDS FROM OUR 1991 PARTNERS, WE WOULD NOT BE
    ABLE TO ACQUIRE THE OIL REVENUE TRAPPED WITHIN IRAQ. THAT IS WHY MY
    FAMILY AND OUR COLLEAGUES ARE URGENTLY SEEKING YOUR GRACIOUS
    ASSISTANCE. OUR DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUES IN THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION
    INCLUDE THE SITTING VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
    RICHARD CHENEY,WHO IS AN ORIGINAL PARTNER IN THE IRAQ VENTURE AND FORMER
    HEAD OF THE HALLIBURTON OIL COMPANY, AND CONDOLEEZA RICE, WHOSE
    PROFESSIONAL DEDICATION TO THE VENTURE WAS DEMONSTRATED IN THE NAMING OF
    A CHEVRON OIL TANKER AFTER HER. I WOULD BESEECH YOU TO TRANSFER A SUM
    EQUALING TEN TO TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT (10-25 %) OF YOUR YEARLY INCOME TO
    OUR ACCOUNT TO AID IN THIS IMPORTANT VENTURE. THE INTERNAL REVENUE
    SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL FUNCTION AS OUR TRUSTED
    INTERMEDIARY. I PROPOSE THAT YOU MAKE THIS TRANSFER BEFORE THE FIFTEENTH
    (15TH) OF THE MONTH OF APRIL. I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS
    MAGNITUDE WOULD MAKE ANYONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED. BUT I AM ASSURING
    YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY. A BOLD STEP TAKEN SHALL
    NOT BE REGRETTED, I ASSURE YOU. PLEASE DO BE INFORMED THAT THIS BUSINESS
    TRANSACTION IS 100% LEGAL. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO CO-OPERATE IN THIS
    TRANSACTION,PLEASE CONTACT OUR INTERMEDIARY REPRESENTATIVES TO FURTHER
    DISCUSS THE MATTER. I PRAY THAT YOU

  7. Check this one as well... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FS/OSS community, the makers of the most vulnerable OS among the rest of the unices still, after how much - 10 years?, are trying to deliver a proper OS. Regardless their support from the commercial sector, the OS is not there. Or what is there they call it an OS. One only needs to check what is going over at securityfocus to persuade him/herself -viva OSS/FS OS.

  8. Gee wow encryption... by Thaidog · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm sure it'll help my situation out... thanks

    --

    ||| I still can't believe Parkay's not butter.

  9. Saint Joan of Arc We Remember You! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Saint Joan of Arc : Born at Domremy in Champagne, probably on 6 January, 1412; died at Rouen, 30 May, 1431.

    Saint Joan of Arc Pray For Us!

  10. St Joan of Arc Information by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Catholic Encyclopedia - St. Joan of Arc:
    http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08409c.htm


    Joan of Arc (1999/I) (TV)
    http://us.imdb.com/Title?0178145

  11. .deb packages for Winamp? by Debian+Troll · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Hi Fellow Debian Users, As a special 'thank you' to all the tireless community volunteers and developers who make Debian such a great Linux distribution, I would like to announce that I have made Winamp available as a Debian package. It is available for download from the Debian web site.

    Please note however that this is in fact a Windows Win32 binary and you will not be able to install it on either Debian (because it's Linux) or Windows (because it doesn't support apt-get....yet).

    Those following my progress closely will know that win-apt-get is not far from completion! Soon we shall all be able to enjoy the rich, unadulterated MP3 sounds of Winamp, the security and configurability of Windows, and the superior package management of apt-get. It's a great day to be a Debian user.

  12. But... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    does it run linux?

  13. Re:License? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sorta like GNUtella, which wasn't.

  14. Re:Gnutella by grung0r · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    actully, Nuetella contains very little chocalate, it is mostly nutmeg.

  15. Re:Gnutella by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I read your comment while I was on the shitter (wow, wireless is SO great!), and right as I readched the end, a great log of poo burst forth from my anus. So, thanks!

  16. Re:Gnutella by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    that comment has really helped clear "the matter" for you :)

  17. Grammar Nazi, alive and kicking by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    features Instant Messanging and group chat

    ahem, it's Messaging.. no N

    Thank you, have a good day/evening

    1. Re:Grammar Nazi, alive and kicking by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      You should've pointed out the comma splice in "Thank you, have a good day/evening". That's basically grammar anathema ;).

  18. Re:Download and mirror this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Spell corectly!
    s/afterward/afterwards/

  19. Re:Beep! by leviramsey · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Debian Troll, I salute you.

    May I subscribe to your newsletter?

  20. not the american way, then... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No Bunker where U.S. Bombs Targeted Saddam-CBS
    Wed May 28, 2003 08:31 PM ET
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Baghdad bunker which the United States said it bombed on the opening night of the Iraq war in a bid to kill Saddam Hussein never existed, CBS Evening News reported Wednesday.

    The network quoted a U.S. Army colonel in charge of inspecting key sites in Baghdad as saying no trace of a bunker or of bodies had been found at the site on the southern outskirts of the Iraqi capital, known as Dora Farms.

    "When we came out here, the primary thing they were looking for was an underground facility, or bodies, forensics, and basically, what they saw was giant holes created. No underground facilities, no bodies," Col. Tim Madere said.

    CBS, saying it was the first news organization to visit the site, reported that the CIA had searched it once and Col. Madere had searched it twice as part of efforts to find traces of DNA that could indicate if Saddam or his sons had been killed or wounded.

    The network said the main palace in the compound remained standing despite the surrounding destruction. It quoted Madere as saying anyone who had been in the building could have survived the raid.

    Shortly after the attack, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told reporters: "There's no question but that the strike on that leadership headquarters was successful. We have photographs of what took place. The question is, what was in there?"

    The United States effectively acknowledged that the March 20 raid failed to kill Saddam when it launched a second air attack aimed at the Iraqi president on April 7.

    The fate of Saddam and his sons Uday and Qusay is still unclear.

    Rumsfeld said earlier this month, "If you don't have evidence he's dead, you've probably got to assume he's alive."

    1. Re:not the american way, then... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Rumsfeld said earlier this month, "If you don't have evidence he's dead, you've probably got to assume he's alive."

      Since when did Rumsfeld use logic? "If you don't have evidence of weapons of mass destruction, you've got to bomb the hell out of them anyway and then change your story."

    2. Re:not the american way, then... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      bomb the hell out of them anyway

      We didn't "bomb the hell" out of anyone, fool.

      Note that Baghdad is still standing.

      Look at pictures of, e.g., London, Berlin, Tokyo, or Hiroshima after WWII if you want to see what a city that's had the hell bombed out of it looks like.

      Saddam and his idiot sons aren't killing people and raping 12 year old girls any more. If you don't think that's a good thing, you're just plain evil. No other word for it.

      There's a difference between not liking Bush (and I don't, particularly) and being a bloody moron.

  21. Re:Is Groove doomed? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "Beg the question" and "Raise the question" have two completely different meanings. You should learn the difference between the two and adjust your usage accordingly.

    Friendly Neighborhood Gramaticaster

  22. Re:I have to ask.. by Commutative+Monoid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I think you'll notice the grandparent has less than ten posts. It's a shill account for trolling.

    --
    You have exactly 314 seconds to come up with a less retarded plot.
  23. Re:Moderators? by Tim+C · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Because people moderate that sort of post without bothering to check to see if it's accurate or correct?

    Besides, posts are frequently moderated up, then back down again as other people realise that they're not as good as people initially thought...

  24. Re:Hmmm.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What, if you jerk off using both hands, it makes you dumb?

  25. Discuss?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What is this? A freaking exam essay??

  26. Re:Gnutella by The+Original+Yama · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's hazelnut, not nutmeg.

  27. Re:What no LibTomMath for bignum RSA? by Troed · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Moderators that don't know what "bignum" is and how it's realated to WASTE shouldn't mod informative comments "offtopic".

  28. off-topic mod by Steve+Cowan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm browsing with a few mod points, and while I never touched that comment, I would have metamodded an off-topic mod as 'fair' on it because...

    It *LOOKS* like it's off topic. It's a fact of life on /. - as mods we try to make things easier to read by weeding out the crap. To those of us who don't recognize the reference(excuuuuuuuuuuuse me) it looks like crap... the 'n' side of s/n.

    Advice: if you post an obscure reference you run the risk of being modded down unless you explain yourself. Accept it, it's a fact of life. A quality post of this nature should provide at least subtle clues that it is relevant. It's just a product of the self-moderating slashdot society.

    Try browsing flat at -1 and see the crap that gets modded 'off topic' and 'troll'.

    1. Re:off-topic mod by ahrenritter · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      And this anonymous comment is so much better because?

      --

      All I wanted was a rock to wind a piece of string around, and I ended up with the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
  29. A Letter to control about the Big Brother by olijenkins · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Just noticed this in the connection negotiation. 26. A sends B the constant 16 byte signature ("MUGWHUMPJISMSYN2") Is this a subtle reference to the fact that this program provides secure communication (Mugwhump Jism)? Do I need to use a Clark Nova to write the reports on? Are NullSoft out sourcing there development work to Interzone? Me I`m just off to do the old William Tell Routine. Sorry for the abstraction in this post I've just given up smoking. Having tried the will power method, and patches. I'm using Bug powder dust.

  30. Terrorist teqnique? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Due to attacks from government and commercial interests against p2p, small scale sharing networks are becoming popular.

    Isn't it curious that we are now using the 'Cell' teqnique of terrorists to resist the RIAA and MPAA?

    I guess its just the evolutionary step needed for prey that is under extreme attack.

    Could we anticipate further teqniques by examining nature and society for parralels?