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Online Storage With a Twist

mssmss writes "For a long time, I have been looking for a way to securely store my files online without being tied to a single vendor — whose survival my storage depends on. It looks like Wuala has a way to do this, according to this story in the Economist. They use donated disk space of users to scatter your encrypted files over multiple computers."

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  1. Re:Nice idea by Van+Cutter+Romney · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sounds great, but what happens when a massive worm outbreak occurs?

    That's not a problem!

    Oh, those worms ...

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  2. Re:Nice idea by flyingfsck · · Score: 4, Funny

    Massive Worm? Then you have lots of melange spice and your eyes turn blue.

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  3. Always make two backups by Yvan256 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have a home business. So, for safety, I always keep one copy of my data at work and one at the office.

    Oh wait.

  4. Re:Nice idea by Spazztastic · · Score: 3, Funny

    God damnit. I hope nobody was watching inbound websites right then, or I'm gonna have some explaining to do.

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  5. The toaster by commodoresloat · · Score: 5, Funny

    You people do realize we need to start with the toaster if we really want to do something about the kiddy porn problem. After all, studies have shown that many child pornographers start their day with a piece of toast for breakfast. Why should corporations be providing child pornographers with equipment that helps them exploit children in this manner?!

  6. Re:Online Storage scares me by suggsjc · · Score: 5, Funny

    Simple, have a RAIH (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Houses) so you can just mirror your houses, so that if one happens to burn down then you'll have a backup copy.

    I'm not sure how well a RAIH5 solution would work though but I'm sure there are plenty of people working on that though.

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  7. Re:Nice idea by Joe+Snipe · · Score: 3, Funny

    from the link:

    Tapeworms can be found in both humans and people as well; though they are rarely found in humans

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