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The kings of marketing and buzz-words at it again trying to re-spin CDNs as their invention. IPFS doesn't solve persistence of data; doesn't solve churn in p2p

The kings of marketing and buzz-words at it again trying to re-spin CDNs as their invention. IPFS doesn't solve persistence of data; doesn't solve churn in p2p systems; doesn't actually 'store' anything. Sounds cool though! Space and shit, some-thing, something 'decentralized' --hand waving-- 'space', umm, can I have money now? I'm doing it.

diggan 3y ago
> CDNs If you think IPFS is trying to "re-spin CDNs as their invention", I'm pretty sure you misunderstand what IPFS. The homepage is a great starting point if you're curious rather than antagonistic: https://ipfs.tech/ https://ipfs.tech/ > IPFS doesn't solve persistence of data I don't think it claims to solve this either? What it does claim to solve is the persistence of identifiers of data. > doesn't solve churn in p2p systems What P2P system has ever done so or even claimed to have done so?
- Uptrenda 3y ago
  Cheers, read the paper 10+ years ago. Nothing new or interesting in that time. Very impressive restatements of old ideas introduced by other people in typical pseudo-academic Protocol Labs style. Protocol Labs is famous for reinventing wheels poorly. It's like they look at dated papers and say: 'what can we do to sell this basic shit as our own.' Then they end up with horrible versions of STUN, TURN, hole-punching, DHTs, torrenting, commit-reveal schemes, hash-locks, and other technologies (((that are already well-known and ah... exist?))) You might be thinking that I'm making this up to troll. But the funny thing is so few people have any idea about this area of technology a company like Protocol Labs can get away with being completely insular, mediocre, unimaginative, impractical, and actually full of shit, and no one will notice. In fact, I'm routinely reminded what a 'visionary' the founder is. Despite nothing of value ever coming out of the company. But what I've learned is if enough people believe the lie it might as well be true. Now give me money! Space, space, blockchain, space!
  - diggan 3y ago
    You sound like you're having a grand time already with some personal beef with Protocol Labs/the founder, so I won't get in your way :) Enjoy
m3kw9 3y ago
It’s all about the filecoin, the pumpers are lying to themselves how it will change humanity and spreading their preachings on social media. Some actually knows it’s bs but they know a lot of them will buy it up
robertlagrant 3y ago
I don't think IPFS is a CDN in the sense I know it as, e.g. Akamai. Isn't it meant to be run by end-users instead of a central company?
JeremyNT 3y ago
To be fair, they're "innovating" by combining a CDN with cryptocurrency. Typical "web3" though, solving problems nobody actually has.

diggan 3y ago

> CDNs If you think IPFS is trying to "re-spin CDNs as their invention", I'm pretty sure you misunderstand what IPFS. The homepage is a great starting point if you're curious rather than antagonistic: https://ipfs.tech/ https://ipfs.tech/ > IPFS doesn't solve persistence of data I don't think it claims to solve this either? What it does claim to solve is the persistence of identifiers of data. > doesn't solve churn in p2p systems What P2P system has ever done so or even claimed to have done so?

Uptrenda 3y ago
Cheers, read the paper 10+ years ago. Nothing new or interesting in that time. Very impressive restatements of old ideas introduced by other people in typical pseudo-academic Protocol Labs style. Protocol Labs is famous for reinventing wheels poorly. It's like they look at dated papers and say: 'what can we do to sell this basic shit as our own.' Then they end up with horrible versions of STUN, TURN, hole-punching, DHTs, torrenting, commit-reveal schemes, hash-locks, and other technologies (((that are already well-known and ah... exist?))) You might be thinking that I'm making this up to troll. But the funny thing is so few people have any idea about this area of technology a company like Protocol Labs can get away with being completely insular, mediocre, unimaginative, impractical, and actually full of shit, and no one will notice. In fact, I'm routinely reminded what a 'visionary' the founder is. Despite nothing of value ever coming out of the company. But what I've learned is if enough people believe the lie it might as well be true. Now give me money! Space, space, blockchain, space!
- diggan 3y ago
  You sound like you're having a grand time already with some personal beef with Protocol Labs/the founder, so I won't get in your way :) Enjoy

m3kw9 3y ago

It’s all about the filecoin, the pumpers are lying to themselves how it will change humanity and spreading their preachings on social media. Some actually knows it’s bs but they know a lot of them will buy it up

robertlagrant 3y ago

I don't think IPFS is a CDN in the sense I know it as, e.g. Akamai. Isn't it meant to be run by end-users instead of a central company?

JeremyNT 3y ago

To be fair, they're "innovating" by combining a CDN with cryptocurrency. Typical "web3" though, solving problems nobody actually has.