burntbrunch.github.com
Data
marketplace analytics
SHOW HN2011
burntbrunch.github.com
my weekend project, understanding the Silk Road anonymous marketplace
burntbrunch.github.com#silk road#marketplace statistics#flot charts#tor marketplace#bitcoin
How HN took it
2 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score +0.10.
Execution: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting statistics and charts
From 3 comments
Wow, this is pretty interesting. Perhaps you should approach Interpol and see if they would be interested in funding further development? http://www.interpol.int/en
leeHS on HNNice bar charts. How were they made?
rickyconnolly on HNSo there is a total of just about ~50-80 sellers? I guess most bigger cities have far more drug sellers than Silk Road. But I would love to see more timeline based developments,…
stfu on HN
Objections
Data is skewed by one UK seller holding 77% of listings
From 1 comment
Note that the data is heavily skewed -- 77% of all SR listings apparently are for one UK seller, who probably just had the misfortune to pick that day to flog his wares. You'd…
toyg on HN
Snapshot is too small to show trends over time
From 2 comments
Note that the data is heavily skewed -- 77% of all SR listings apparently are for one UK seller, who probably just had the misfortune to pick that day to flog his wares. You'd…
toyg on HNSo there is a total of just about ~50-80 sellers? I guess most bigger cities have far more drug sellers than Silk Road. But I would love to see more timeline based developments,…
stfu on HN
Moral objection to helping law enforcement with the data
From 3 comments
That's a stupid idea; helping law enforcement do their jobs. THey have large budgets, they can figure this shit out on their own and there's no need to help them oppress your…
omouse on HNJudging from past conversations HN has had about things like Silk Road, psilocybin experiments, SOPA/Protect IP, Wikileaks, surveillance, and censorship, the majority have…
nitrogen on HNI apologize if I seem harsh in my comments regarding this subject. The practical applications will be abused. There are already projects by the CIA and NSA to massively monitor…
omouse on HN
Requests
Track data over time with automated retrieval
From 2 comments
Note that the data is heavily skewed -- 77% of all SR listings apparently are for one UK seller, who probably just had the misfortune to pick that day to flog his wares. You'd…
toyg on HNSo there is a total of just about ~50-80 sellers? I guess most bigger cities have far more drug sellers than Silk Road. But I would love to see more timeline based developments,…
stfu on HN
Scrape seller reviews to estimate sales volume
From 1 comment
Interesting data to scrape would be the reviews. Since the reviews are tied to the actual sales, it could give some kind of estimate what kind of sales volume we are talking about.
jerguismi on HN
Questions
How are payment and delivery handled
From 1 comment
How is payment received and goods delivered? Since you can't ship goods and take delivery via Tor it seems absurd to use strong encryption for communication when you're so…
mmaunder on HN
How were the charts made
From 1 comment
Nice bar charts. How were they made?
rickyconnolly on HN