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This reminds me of a stupid idea I had: would it theoretically be possible to store data using the backbone of the Internet itself? You'd bounce packets (probab
by c7DJTLrn 4y ago
This reminds me of a stupid idea I had: would it theoretically be possible to store data using the backbone of the Internet itself? You'd bounce packets (probably TCP) back and forth between two hosts with bytes that aren't actually written to a disk anywhere so they just exist as a stream until one end decides to copy a section for itself.
- cowsup 4y agoYou’re effectively relying on two computers to be up and running 24/7. It’d be twice as better of an idea (which is still a very low number) to just store that data in RAM on a single device, rather than rely on two.
- josephg 4y agoSuckerpunch did a video on “harder drives” where he implemented a block storage device by storing data in ping packets. It’s one of my all time favourite technical talks - his style is amazing, and he’s an incredible story teller. https://youtu.be/JcJSW7Rprio https://youtu.be/JcJSW7Rprio
- devnullbrain 4y agoAm I correct in remembering a version of this video that existed before the COVID tests?
- tredre3 4y agoThis isn't a new idea. It can be traced back to delay-line memory [1] and many thought experiments have been suggested to use a large network as such. Even some actual demos have been made [2][3]. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delay-line_memory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delay-line_memory 2. https://code.kryo.se/pingfs/ https://code.kryo.se/pingfs/ 3. https://www.shysecurity.com/post/20120401-PingFS https://www.shysecurity.com/post/20120401-PingFS