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ipv6 will still have this issue, because _no fucking way_ will i put a directly-accessible-from-anywhere computer on a network. the "how do i serve a directory

by mjolk 13y ago

ipv6 will still have this issue, because _no fucking way_ will i put a directly-accessible-from-anywhere computer on a network. the "how do i serve a directory" problem is _so_ solved: `python -m SimpleHTTPServer` or: dropbox (it's not hard to install, as much as xkcd whinges about it) google drive email This is a solved problem.

falcolas 13y ago
> directly-accessible-from-anywhere computer on a network followed by > python -m SimpleHTTPServer is a bit of a contradiction. Dropbox has some pretty serious limitations for transferring files; you're limited on file size, you have to upload to their servers, you're subject to their definition of objectionable content, and sharing a particular file too much (for their definition of too much) will cause them to take down the file.
- mjolk 13y ago
  My suggestion for SimpleHTTPServer was in response to the blog post. >Dropbox has some pretty serious limitations for transferring files; you're limited on file size, you have to upload to their servers, you're subject to their definition of objectionable content, and sharing a particular file too much (for their definition of too much) will cause them to take down the file. Link to this being a real problem for someone?
tOkeshu 13y ago
> This is a solved problem. There is strong technical obstacles but yes the problem is more or less solved in different ways. The point of Randall Munroe here is to emphasis the gap between the fact the Internet made possible a lot of incredible things but sharing a simple file is still a hassle. And IT IS, creating an account is not what you can call a no-hassle process (I would probably say, do not forget about Term Of Services, but I understand no one read them nowadays).
vacri 13y ago
I was being a bit idealistic, but in theory that's the story. Yeah, xkcd handwaved away a couple of other solutions too: use a chat client to transfer a file? "no-one uses this obsolete one!"; use a file upload site? "I'm scared of porn popups and they don't work properly anyway"

by mjolk 13y ago

falcolas 13y ago

> directly-accessible-from-anywhere computer on a network followed by > python -m SimpleHTTPServer is a bit of a contradiction. Dropbox has some pretty serious limitations for transferring files; you're limited on file size, you have to upload to their servers, you're subject to their definition of objectionable content, and sharing a particular file too much (for their definition of too much) will cause them to take down the file.

mjolk 13y ago
My suggestion for SimpleHTTPServer was in response to the blog post. >Dropbox has some pretty serious limitations for transferring files; you're limited on file size, you have to upload to their servers, you're subject to their definition of objectionable content, and sharing a particular file too much (for their definition of too much) will cause them to take down the file. Link to this being a real problem for someone?

tOkeshu 13y ago

> This is a solved problem. There is strong technical obstacles but yes the problem is more or less solved in different ways. The point of Randall Munroe here is to emphasis the gap between the fact the Internet made possible a lot of incredible things but sharing a simple file is still a hassle. And IT IS, creating an account is not what you can call a no-hassle process (I would probably say, do not forget about Term Of Services, but I understand no one read them nowadays).

vacri 13y ago

I was being a bit idealistic, but in theory that's the story. Yeah, xkcd handwaved away a couple of other solutions too: use a chat client to transfer a file? "no-one uses this obsolete one!"; use a file upload site? "I'm scared of porn popups and they don't work properly anyway"