IPFS

Can a blockchain-inspired network replace your backup drive? We explore the promise and hidden pitfalls.

Spectrogram peaks, constellation maps, and hash matching — the elegant mechanics behind identifying any song in seconds.

Physical paper from the 1700s is more durable than a Word doc from 1994. Here's why digital data is fragile and how archivists fight bit rot.

Half of all links in academic papers are dead. Here’s the plumbing that keeps knowledge from vanishing.

Why we're uploading every episode to CERN's Zenodo archive, giving our AI experiments a permanent DOI and a life beyond streaming platforms.

Transform bloated government data into clean Markdown to power life-saving AI agents during emergencies.

Think torrenting is just about copyright? In 2026, a single "play" click can compromise your entire network. Learn the new risks of P2P.

Discover how ancient civilizations used monks, clay jars, and geographic diversity to create the world's first distributed data networks.

Explore the shift from location to content-addressing as we dive into the real-world state of Web 3.0 and distributed systems in 2026.

Ever wonder why cloud mounts stutter? We explore the engineering of Rclone, FUSE, and the quest for infinite, fluid remote storage.

When mainstream sites delete toxic content, how do researchers save it? Explore the "memory hole" of digital hate speech and dark archives.

Herman and Corn explore the technical and legal hurdles of replacing massive data centers with a global peer-to-peer network of consumer devices.

Worried about the Digital Dark Age? Herman and Corn explore how to keep your data safe on the Moon, under mountains, and in the blockweave.

Tired of 404 errors? Explore how IPFS and content addressing are solving the internet's link rot problem to preserve digital history.

Learn why those random strings of characters on download pages are the only thing keeping your files safe from corruption and hackers.

How do regimes turn off the web? Herman and Corn explore BGP hijacking, sovereign networks, and the satellite tech fighting back.