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ricardobeat on Sept 21, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Putting This Blog on IPFS

It is different in that a completely unrelated third-party can pin this content of their own volition, and it will continue to be provided under the exact same address/hash. In the web, the domain owner is the single entity who can ensure survival of the content.

zaarn on Sept 22, 2018 [–]

Torrents do the same thing. Dat also does that. Even better in either you don't have to think about pinning. Why should IPFS be the one?

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