Then again, UX wise, random HTTP servers that stream loads of data for free (with a bunch of annoying ads) beets out the UX of any BitTorrent thing. 😂 Just enter a link, search the thing, and bam It's right in your face. No need to fuss with clients (but you lose control over how the video is presented)
Oh shit, I entered that headspace again that I call "BitTorrentMode" where I can't shake that the current state of #p2p is honestly behind what BitTorrent was in usability like a decade ago.
I love all the new protocols for their advantages, but the UX just isn't anywhere near "install some random client and paste a link".
They got it right and I wish it kept going instead of losing relevancy.
BEP46 would have solved the UX of needing to search for updated torrents as something is released.
> Body is a `FormData`
```
f = new FormData()
f.append('file', new Blob(["<h1>Hello There! :)</h1>"]), 'index.html')
```
> Add it to the request
> OH FUCK I broke the torrent thing and didn't have tests (guess I'll have to try again another day :P)
Wanted to send a friend a little message.
> Open up @agregore
> Open the Docs for bt-fetch https://github.com/RangerMauve/bt-fetch
> Open a new window (Ctrl+N)
> For get how the hell to make a torrent
> Open the unit tests to see an example: https://github.com/RangerMauve/bt-fetch/blob/default/test.js#L30
> Open Devtoosl (ctrl+shift+i)
> It's a post Request
```
r = await fetch('bittorrent://localhost', {
method: 'post',
})
```
(cont)
Of course you should only be downloading media that you have rights to and should *NOT* follow this guide for adding more search engines to the built in Download Station software.
The Download Station software *shouldn't* be used for pirating copyrighted material from the comfort of any web browser! https://www.synology.com/en-us/dsm/packages/DownloadStation
For example, this guy is going to cost less than a year of Netflix and nobody can randomly take away any media you have saved.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1750525-REG/synology_4tb_diskstation_ds120j_1_bay.html
For anyone else pissed off about #Netflix, I suggest cancelling your subscription and getting a Synology NAS. (and get one for whoever you were sharing Netflix with before too)
It's got a nice web interface for downloading stuff (with a search!) and it can stream to all of your devices (on your home network) via the "SMB" protocol.
Just get the cheapest one that has their browser OS thingie.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/products/Servers/ci/15779?filters=fct_brand_name%3Asynology
venting about netflix
SaaS companies are vile and greedy little leaches. They leach from people that actually create content, and they leach from people that pay for it.
I'm already paying them for their fancy mutli-device package but apparently now I need to fork over more just so that my mom can watch some shitty copaganda show once in a while.
Honestly might just cancel outright and teach my folks how to use something else.
@jalcine @thelinuxEXP side loading and promoting the use of alt stores is a huge feature in the current zeitgeist of locked down app stores. I really wish we could get some more positive press about how being able to choose your own stores and get apps from anywhere and have it be safe because of sandboxing is a good thing!
By the way, we've got new docs up on how to use the #IPFS protocol handlers in #Agregore which you can check out here: https://agregore.mauve.moe/docs/ipfs-protocol-handlers
All you need to get started is to install Agregore and open up the Dev Tools.
I'm up here on the lumberjack statue trying to eat his hat but I'm not getting the cheeve for it 😨 What other hat am I even gonna fund!
My goat is now a fairy. 🥰
Honestly hard to make an image caption that captures this majesty
debugging tech errors IPFS-edition
Today's episode: Why is my IPFS file sync taking minutes for just a few files?
Problem: distributed.press v1 is taking like 3 minutes just to sync 44 MB of files from a static site and is taking up a strangely large amount of CPU and Disk to process. This then causes the process to be killed which corrupts the IPFS repo and requires manual intervention.
So far my gut feeling is this is due to me using `flush: true` when uploading data to MFS
OMG.
1. Google has some bad summarization telling people that throwing batteries into the ocean is good.
2. News articles were written about this.
3. Bing's summarization interprets these articles as advice to ... throw batteries in the ocean!
🤦
(To clarify: this is classic Bing, not ChatGPT Bing.)
(Also note not everyone gets this result. Other queries that might work: "is throwing a battery in the ocean beneficial", "is throwing a battery in the ocean useful" without quotes)
COMPOST and Distributed Press are sister projects of two tech worker co-ops, Hypha Worker Co-op (Canada) and Sutty (Argentina)!
We've been partnering with Filecoin Foundation for the DWeb since Fall 2022 to bring no-code publishing tools to the decentralized Web built for activists, journalists, artists + offline folks.
Beta release coming soon to a web near you! More here >> https://ffdweb.org/building-distributed-press-a-publishing-tool-for-the-decentralized-web/
Occult Enby that's making local-first software with peer to peer protocols, mesh networks, and the web.
Exploring what a local-first cyberspace might look like in my spare time.