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Run your own metal.
by tharne 6y ago
Run your own metal.
- beamatronic 6y agoYou’re always dependent on somebody
- tharne 6y agoFair enough. At least be dependent on somebody without a near monopoly on the service you need.
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- drocer88 6y agoWon't the fencepost move to the service provider blocking the box somebody owns? Does the net neutrality repeal apply here?
- root_axis 6y agoIt's pretty ironic that conservatives destroyed net neutrality when that would have been the final backstop to ensure that they were able to keep their servers connected to the internet. Frankly, I'll be happy to see the return of net neutrality even if it comes from a place of political dishonesty.
- sigstoat 6y agowill the data centers hosting your "metal" not implement the same policies?
- SV_BubbleTime 6y agoThey didn't like Twitter, so they built their own. That wasn't good enough. You're right, they need their own metal / backend / hardware. Of course... that would be a problem when Visa / Chase / Paypal / Stipe / Square all refuse to run their payments. So maybe while they're building their own metal, they should build their own banking system too.
- bXVsbGVy 6y agoDave Troy made this thread on twitter telling why this is not so simple. https://twitter.com/davetroy/status/1348219824506368000 https://twitter.com/davetroy/status/1348219824506368000
- yes_no_maybe 6y agoI know this is largely infeasible for anyone to do, but I really do hope the internet becomes more decentralized as a result of all this.