joshuef

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   by joshuef 4mo ago

   I made a simple wee Konbini compass* app for whenever I'm ambling around Tokyo so I no longer have to go through the (_so heavy_) process of opening a map app, changing to jp keyboard and typing `konbini` to reliably find something. In
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   by joshuef 6y ago

   >Is that right? Sort of. You don't _have_ to enable storage etc in your app. Being a 'node' can be independent of running an app. And your app can just store things on the network without having to worry about making a use
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   by joshuef 6y ago

   Ah thanks! Sorry, been a lurker on HN for a whiiile. Just made an account to reply. I assume it's just markdown style?
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   by joshuef 6y ago

   As one of the devs, i'd say: It solves ownership of data, and removes the need for large data centers by securely, anonymously letting users share storage space. I'd caveat that we're still in alpha, but things are coming tog
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   by joshuef 6y ago

   It's a tough one to categorize. (I say that as a dev on the project) It's similar to IPFS in terms of the goal of distributed file storage. But it incentivizes users to store in non-blockchain way, sidestepping a lot of the size a
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   by joshuef 6y ago

   One of the devs here. For those interested in reading more, I'd recommend the more up to date https://safenetwork.tech for a brief overview. And [the Safe Network Primer]( https://primer.safenetwork.org/ ) fo