Comment by rhizome31

3 years ago

Hey, sounds like a very cool project.

I'm wondering: have you considered setting up a Peertube instance and what were the reasons for not doing it?

Other question about not giving away your private data to big tech: Why is S3 better than a private YouTube channel?

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cobbzilla  3 years ago

I like S3/B2 because the vendor only ever sees encrypted bytes. All decryption/plaintext is on the device. YouTube does not get you there. In fact their entire model is predicated on watching your every move.

As far as Peertube, I don't know enough about it. If I put a massive-bitrate video in some weird format on it, and then try playback on a crappy phone, will it work? If I go through a short tunnel, will it buffer or degrade quality gracefully? I don't want to worry about it.

  • rhizome31  3 years ago

    > S3/B2 because the vendor only ever sees encrypted bytes

    Got it, thanks!

    > questions about Peertube

    I don't know either. So far my experience with existing instances has been rather good but I didn't consciously test the use cases you mentioned. I've wanted to publish educational videos for a while but the idea of feeding the big nasty beast just breaks my heart.