I know it's silly, but something about Direct Peer-to-peer and other kinds of non-internet (mesh?)-networking really appeals to me.
@ajroach42 been thinking about this a lot and have decided it's not silly. we're very used to setting up and maintaining direct peer relationships and social meshes; we do it in our "personal lives" every day in myriad ways. what /is/ silly is to think we'd be (or remain) comfortable delegating that function to external entities with different priorities so easily. ;)
@djsundog I don't want to have to pay ATT or Verizon in order to swap fils from my computer to my neighbor's computer.
There has got to be a better way.
Never underestimate the bandwidth of a multi-terabyte USB hard drive and a comfortable pair of shoes.
@starbreaker @djsundog Sure, but then the neighbor and I have to be home at the same time, and willing to talk to one another.
And that only solves the problem for one neighbor.
Not saying sneakernet is easy. Just saying it's possible when all else fails.
@starbreaker @djsundog Agreed!
What I want though, is a way to do sneakernet where I don't have to trust the sneakers.