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Re: Blip: Peer-to-peer massive file sharing

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Post by crazygringo »

nrmitchi wrote: post #33
miksak wrote: post #4

I wonder how widely usable is file sharing nowadays when most of the non tech people just use cloud services for their data, be it google docs or some cloud photo storage

Most non-tech people do not just use cloud services for their data. Really not sure where you got that from, but even if it was true, most non-tech people will still shy away from putting a 250G file in a cloud service once they get prompted to upgrade their plan because they don't have enough space.

I dunno, seems like most do? Their stuff is in Google Photos, Google Docs, iCloud Drive, etc. And yes they pay for the space once their photos or phone backups get big enough.

And I don't know any non-tech people who have any 250GB files. The only people I know with those shoot 4K video professionally. Or scientists running truly massive simulations.

Re: Blip: Peer-to-peer massive file sharing

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Post by crazygringo »

throwawayffffas wrote: post #74
thehappypm wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cloud is kinda the default now. Most Americans just take pictures with their iPhones and it ends up in icloud.

That's different from getting a Dropbox account or manually uploading stuff to Google drive in order to share it with someone.

The point is your stuff is in there already. You just click share and send somebody a link.

Re: Blip: Peer-to-peer massive file sharing

#103

Post by tomazsh »

pizzathyme wrote: post #95
tomazsh wrote: post #87

Hey! Blip co-founder here. We didn't expect to show up on HN, but really grateful to OP for sharing Blip. Here's a little bit more about it. We've built Blip because it's still hard to send original quality photos, videos, and large files to your devices and to other people on the internet. We’re designers and engineers, so our goal has always been to keep the product super simple on the surface, but really fast and…

Looks amazing! Maybe a dumb question: why isn't Dropbox doing this? Why did you all need to leave to make this a reality?

Thank you, and great question. In my experience, big companies have way more strategic priorities than two guys who just want to build something useful. We didn't leave to build exactly this, but a few things came together organically from past projects, including our work at Dropbox.

Re: Blip: Peer-to-peer massive file sharing

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Post by Dylan16807 »

throwawayffffas wrote: post #73
SquirrelOnFire wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why's that, given that files are encrypted?

With whose key? I am not saying the service is not trust worthy, just that there is trust involved. Trust not only they are not malicious, but also they won't have some kind of vulnerability. Plus if it's encrypted how is the other party going to read the file? The key will have to take the same path.

> Trust not only they are not malicious, but also they won't have some kind of vulnerability.

Wouldn't that still be the case if relay servers didn't exist? A hacked version can send your file to the wrong person.

Re: Blip: Peer-to-peer massive file sharing

#105

Post by Dylan16807 »

otterley wrote: post #25
lagniappe wrote: post #8

I have a few qualms with this app: 1. For a Linux user, you can already build such a system yourself quite trivially by getting an FTP account, mounting it locally with curlftpfs, and then using SVN or CVS on the mounted filesystem. From Windows or Mac, this FTP account could be accessed through built-in software. 2. It doesn't actually replace a USB drive. Most people I know e-mail files to themselves or host them s…

> you can already build such a system yourself quite trivially by getting an FTP account, mounting it locally with curlftpfs, and then using SVN or CVS on the mounted filesystem ... I don't think the word "trivially" means what you think it means. [Edit: I now realize the above is a verbatim quote from a naysayer after the Dropbox announcement]

> I don't think the word "trivially" means what you think it means.

You cut off "for a linux user [in 2007]" and that's a very important part of the sentence.

Re: Blip: Peer-to-peer massive file sharing

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Post by landl0rd »

tomazsh wrote: post #92
landl0rd wrote: post #61

No benchmark comparisons with Aspera or similar even though they compare pricing? Because my gut instinct is it's probably a good bit slower.

That's not what our professional customers are telling us :) Good point about adding benchmarks to our website though.

That's awesome man, I'm glad to hear there's a viable competitor. Gl and I look forward to seeing it.

Re: Blip: Peer-to-peer massive file sharing

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Post by NautilusWave »

tomazsh wrote: post #87

Hey! Blip co-founder here. We didn't expect to show up on HN, but really grateful to OP for sharing Blip. Here's a little bit more about it. We've built Blip because it's still hard to send original quality photos, videos, and large files to your devices and to other people on the internet. We’re designers and engineers, so our goal has always been to keep the product super simple on the surface, but really fast and…

What's the timeline on rolling out E2EE? Is it for paid users only?

Re: Blip: Peer-to-peer massive file sharing

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Post by xeonmc »

rickydroll wrote: post #77
jjcob wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Syncthing is for syncing folders like Dropbox It's not a good solution to send individual large files.

Syncing files is only one of its capabilities. It is best suited for use between two individuals/organizations that need to transfer files between themselves more than a few times. Its main advantage for me is that it doesn't require a central storage system, such as Dropbox, to hold the files. It's just you and me and a rendezvous server. In a previous life, I used Syncthing to transfer terabytes of files from the c…

So it’s the GPG of file sharing?
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