Re:Manyverse – A social network off the grid
by jonstaab on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @05:14PM
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Yes, I think the current central hub has around 30GB or more of data. In my mind, this is the key limitation of Scuttlebutt, and I'm not sure it's fixable. Scuttlebutt is still worth learning from though.
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Re:Manyverse – A social network off the grid
by msravi on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @11:42PM
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It should be fixable by running your own personal "server" that is always online and has a good amount of storage, isn't it? The mobile app can sync to your personal server and fetch a limited history whenever needed.
Re:Manyverse – A social network off the grid
by hkt on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @06:28PM
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Scuttlebutt can also work by DHT, so couldn't the central server eventually go away or function or minimally?
Re:Manyverse – A social network off the grid
by jonstaab on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @09:05PM
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I wasn't aware of that, I'd love a link to learn more about it. But anyway, the architecture supports a totally decentralized network; Manyverse supports p2p gossip, I think across a LAN, and maybe bluetooth as well?
Re:Manyverse – A social network off the grid
by grey_earthling on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @05:35AM
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This limitation is a feature :) Humans are only good at forming social relationships with a limited number of people (Dunbar's number). Scuttlebutt isn't designed to connect you with total strangers, only friends-of-friends-of-friends — a social network.