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> "a": <utf8 http url of an image to render as your avatar>, HTTP, again ? Ah, if only there was a decentralized way to exchange content without the need for
by rakoo 11y ago
> "a": <utf8 http url of an image to render as your avatar>,
HTTP, again ? Ah, if only there was a decentralized way to exchange content without the need for any central authority, all while being sure of the authenticity.
- hartator 11y agoYeah, they could have distributed via BT, but that's just an alpha and it's "just" the avatar, the actual tweet contents matter a bit more.
- tracker1 11y agoHmm.. could be a magnet url to a single jpeg image... anyone following someone could actively keep it alive.
- voltagex_ 11y agoYou'd want to put an upper size limit on it - how many Twitter followers do you have? Now x by 40 kilobytes (for example) and x by number of peers you'd be seeding the image to. Could be nasty, especially on mobile.
- tracker1 11y agoProbably... may need to have some tethering ability, so that a mobile app uses an application running on your home desktop, if available. Also, allowing tweaking based on mobile network vs wifi would be a good idea.
- voltagex_ 11y agoI can see a DHT test tool in my future - is there any code to simulate an entire DHT? It'd be worth playing around with something like that.
- rakoo 11y agoThe more peers you have, the less pressure you have to actively distribute it yourself. If you see the swarm is healthy, just pretend you don't have the file, peers will manage on their own.
- sktrdie 11y agoHTTP is easy and well supported. Why not mix centralized solutions with decentralized ones? The important part is that you can edit your tweet with different URLs if they go down.
- ihuman 11y agoPlus, you could always host your own image. No one is forcing you to use a centralized image-hosting service.