(trilema) asciilifeform: 2) consider a device of the following scheme. receives luby-coded packets via radio; if packet checksums AND has one of N lordly signatures, it is relayed (transmitted to neighbouring nodes.) otherwise, not.

(trilema) asciilifeform: the other fundamental aspect, other than 'nothing-to-allcomers' is that synchronous comms over lossy media (e.g. radio) do not work well. the thing that works well is 'i'll pour a bucket of luby in your direction, and you - in mine.'

(trilema) asciilifeform: in 'idle' state, when the thing has no payload, it listens for a lubyfied turd signed with $key.

(trilema) asciilifeform: mircea_popescu: speaking of uci, ever consider generalizing luby's algo to ~calculation~ ?

(trilema) asciilifeform: (luby himself opened up a troll shop, it seems)

(trilema) asciilifeform: if anyone wondered why fountain (e.g., luby's) algo is not widely used, answer is... mega-unsurprise... patent trollage

(trilema) asciilifeform: (tcp, that massive barrel of liquishit, was designed before the discovery of luby code - or any of the subsequent 'fountain' algos)

(trilema) asciilifeform: satellite tv outfits use a somewhat more efficient - but ~considerably~ more complex - version of luby

(trilema) asciilifeform: in related nyooz, i have Luby Transform working.

(trilema) asciilifeform: http://log.bitcoin-assets.com/?date=24-12-2015#1351837 << mega-b00k describes a kgb legend: the first man who explained to beria how otp is provably 'perfect'-secure, was allowed to leave lubyanka - but at the door they took his employee pass

(trilema) asciilifeform: but i can't help but agree with the general principle. 'public' is largely vermin. and if mircea_popescu decides to open a meatspace lubyanka and make an old-fashioned entirely nonpublic intelligence-gathering corps, he ought to wake us all up.

(trilema) asciilifeform pictures 'lublianka' as a lubyanka (kgb hq) in liubliana

(trilema) asciilifeform: artifexd: a good compromise, probably, would be the Luby transform.