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wly_cdgr
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HTTP is obsolete – it's time for the distributed, ...
> IPFS has the interesting quality that the more popular a piece of content is, the easier it is to get ahold of.
That sounds like the worst of the current internet, but even worse
z3c0
on Oct 17, 2021
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Or, you know, BitTorrent, which works perfectly fine.
vangelis
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There's a reason private trackers have to incentivize keeping the long tail alive.
noman-land
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Look at any public tracker and you'll find torrents that are very old, swarming strong.
FalconSensei
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Sometimes I try to get something that is a year old (or even 6 months) and it's stuck for weeks at 99%
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Along with those that have 0 seeders.
kortilla
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IPFS solved that by making sure even popular stuff is difficult to get.
unknownOrigin
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Thanks, quite a bit of coffee is now on my keyboard...
SwimSwimHungry
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Dude this made my day. Thanks! xD
retrac
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Survivor bias, there.
z3c0
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Yes, there is a reason: because they're private and have limited users.
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That sounds like the worst of the current internet, but even worse