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Analyzing IPv4 Trades with Gnuplot

79 points by todsacerdoti 1y ago

zX41ZdbW 1y ago
What is the data source?
- 57473m3n7Fur7h3 1y ago
  The start of the linked post says: > The data in this demo is taken from the ipv4.global auction. So I assume either by scraping https://www.ipv4.global/ https://www.ipv4.global/ or from readily prepared downloads of data from them. Haven’t looked around the site to see if there is any prepared data downloads available.
- TheDong 1y ago
  https://gitlab.com/Lockywolf/ipv4a/-/blob/3db4a65b11bc60b0919f8a4c1916846f4343c25b/001_fetch-and-transform-data.bash#L24 https://gitlab.com/Lockywolf/ipv4a/-/blob/3db4a65b11bc60b091...
wodenokoto 1y ago
For something called "with Gnuplot", I was expecting it to be just as much a gnuplot tutorial, or at least a "show off" of how to code plots using gnuplot. But other than that, it was a really nice analysis.
- pastage 1y ago
  https://gitlab.com/Lockywolf/ipv4a/-/blob/3db4a65b11bc60b0919f8a4c1916846f4343c25b/002_plot-in-gnuplot.bash https://gitlab.com/Lockywolf/ipv4a/-/blob/3db4a65b11bc60b091... I think it is fine to hide the source code for it, it is a tutorial of sorts.
- Grayskull 1y ago
  It is possible view source Org file where is code for gnuplot. (Tip: switch to code view as gitlab view does not understand source blocks) Honestly I love seeing org-mode and babel, whenever possible. https://gitlab.com/Lockywolf/ipv4a/-/blob/3db4a65b11bc60b0919f8a4c1916846f4343c25b/index.org https://gitlab.com/Lockywolf/ipv4a/-/blob/3db4a65b11bc60b091...
victorbjorklund 1y ago
Anyone has an idea why price dropped since 2022?
- jiggawatts 1y ago
  My best guess is that the public clouds stopped expanding after the end of ZIRP because startups vanished overnight and demand dried up.
  - jgalt212 1y ago
    GPU instances don't need public IP addresses.
- suncore 1y ago
  Maybe the buyers started migrating to IPv6 when they saw how expensive IPv4 addresses are and there is a delay before they actually migrate. IPv4 addresses are way more expensive than I thought, upwards of $60 per address, jeez...
  - ta1243 1y ago
    If you think they're worth $60 an address then you can make a fortune buying them at half the price at https://auctions.ipv4.global/prior-sales https://auctions.ipv4.global/prior-sales At 5% roi though, even $60 an address would be $3 a year. Address owners typically charge far more -- Amazon for example charges $43 an address per year.
- AndrewDucker 1y ago
  IPv6 is now up to 49% [1] - it's possible that there's just less demand for IPv4 addresses. [1] https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html
- everfrustrated 1y ago
  Pure speculation but could be at the end of zirp companies sold off IP assets / bankruptcy sales is depressing price.
lloydatkinson 1y ago
My favourite part of this is the part where gnuplot is barely mentioned and no code is shown for generating those graphs. Bravo, 11/10.

79 points by todsacerdoti 1y ago

zX41ZdbW 1y ago

What is the data source?

57473m3n7Fur7h3 1y ago
The start of the linked post says: > The data in this demo is taken from the ipv4.global auction. So I assume either by scraping https://www.ipv4.global/ https://www.ipv4.global/ or from readily prepared downloads of data from them. Haven’t looked around the site to see if there is any prepared data downloads available.
TheDong 1y ago
https://gitlab.com/Lockywolf/ipv4a/-/blob/3db4a65b11bc60b0919f8a4c1916846f4343c25b/001_fetch-and-transform-data.bash#L24 https://gitlab.com/Lockywolf/ipv4a/-/blob/3db4a65b11bc60b091...

wodenokoto 1y ago

For something called "with Gnuplot", I was expecting it to be just as much a gnuplot tutorial, or at least a "show off" of how to code plots using gnuplot. But other than that, it was a really nice analysis.

pastage 1y ago
https://gitlab.com/Lockywolf/ipv4a/-/blob/3db4a65b11bc60b0919f8a4c1916846f4343c25b/002_plot-in-gnuplot.bash https://gitlab.com/Lockywolf/ipv4a/-/blob/3db4a65b11bc60b091... I think it is fine to hide the source code for it, it is a tutorial of sorts.
Grayskull 1y ago
It is possible view source Org file where is code for gnuplot. (Tip: switch to code view as gitlab view does not understand source blocks) Honestly I love seeing org-mode and babel, whenever possible. https://gitlab.com/Lockywolf/ipv4a/-/blob/3db4a65b11bc60b0919f8a4c1916846f4343c25b/index.org https://gitlab.com/Lockywolf/ipv4a/-/blob/3db4a65b11bc60b091...

victorbjorklund 1y ago

Anyone has an idea why price dropped since 2022?

jiggawatts 1y ago
My best guess is that the public clouds stopped expanding after the end of ZIRP because startups vanished overnight and demand dried up.
- jgalt212 1y ago
  GPU instances don't need public IP addresses.
suncore 1y ago
Maybe the buyers started migrating to IPv6 when they saw how expensive IPv4 addresses are and there is a delay before they actually migrate. IPv4 addresses are way more expensive than I thought, upwards of $60 per address, jeez...
- ta1243 1y ago
  If you think they're worth $60 an address then you can make a fortune buying them at half the price at https://auctions.ipv4.global/prior-sales https://auctions.ipv4.global/prior-sales At 5% roi though, even $60 an address would be $3 a year. Address owners typically charge far more -- Amazon for example charges $43 an address per year.
AndrewDucker 1y ago
IPv6 is now up to 49% [1] - it's possible that there's just less demand for IPv4 addresses. [1] https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html
everfrustrated 1y ago
Pure speculation but could be at the end of zirp companies sold off IP assets / bankruptcy sales is depressing price.

lloydatkinson 1y ago

My favourite part of this is the part where gnuplot is barely mentioned and no code is shown for generating those graphs. Bravo, 11/10.