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Not OP but torrent would be my go to for a short term solution.
by maaaaattttt 2y ago
Not OP but torrent would be my go to for a short term solution.
- anonzzzies 2y agoTorrent would do it but 16TB is still not that cheap to just have running in your house nas (otherwise I would).
- lou1306 2y agoOf course this is more of a job for responsible universities/libraries/research centres around the world, rather than single individuals. I would be surprised if Harvard didn't already go through their contact list to ensure as many copies are being made as possible.
- bilekas 2y agoTorrent would definitely be a great approach, 16TB is a commitment, but there's no problem with partial seeding also. I would choose selective chunks which consist of completed files.
- IsTom 2y agoYou can download and share only selected parts of a torrent. With enough people you're going to get full coverage anyway.
- nicce 2y agoAssuming that people randomly select the portions.
- vincnetas 2y agohow do you coordinate who downloads which part?
- IsTom 2y agoTorrents track availability of pieces, you can seed ones with least availability if you want that.
- WhyNotHugo 2y agoPotential attack vector: seed excessive copied of a portion from many sock-puppets. Wait for non-sock-puppet seeds to dwindle. All the existing copies are now under your control.
- Fnoord 2y agoEuropean chiming in here. We need to backup, hash, and distribute this data. I bought four 12 TB HDDs (second hand enterprise) for about 360 EUR from USA (included tax & S&H). I could buy more, but I am feeling financially insecure now, and not buying anything from the USA anymore. I do have 3x 4 TB drives spare though. Might use these instead of going to some great parties.