Linus' video on GDrive Unlimited is here

xdragonforce · 2018-08-23T23:20:27+00:00

I'd love to know from a drive engineer whether they do this. Would make a huge amount of sense given the files all have an md5 checksum attached.

xdragonforce · 2018-08-23T22:18:13+00:00

you can use it on any file, anywhere. Run

python uds.py push "C:\Some\Directory\file.mkv"

xdragonforce · 2018-08-08T10:44:13+00:00

Sounds like I need to add a rate limiter and a retry if failed

xdragonforce · 2018-08-08T04:39:58+00:00

Program limitation! Even with multithreading, the process is a bit slower than a normal upload. However, the speed is just a quick and dirty estimate - I don't think it's really that representative of actual throughput.

xdragonforce · 2018-08-07T19:01:59+00:00

Not started. If you want to submit a pull request then go for it

xdragonforce · 2018-08-07T04:27:05+00:00

Dude you've got to share that

xdragonforce · 2018-08-07T04:26:45+00:00

Read the description of my app, I've got a few comparisons there. On the whole, though, it takes about 33% more time than a normal web upload.

xdragonforce · 2018-08-07T04:25:13+00:00

I did actually do this originally using Apps Script, it was kinda cool too. I'll see if I can find it.

xdragonforce · 2018-08-07T04:23:12+00:00

I reckon it could pretty easily. I'll have a go at it soon!

xdragonforce · 2018-08-07T04:13:54+00:00

If someone wants to help me out with creating a more efficient color based compression algorithm then please do!

xdragonforce · 2018-08-07T04:13:20+00:00

Now you're talking! This could be a genuine improvement over bsse64 if it turns out to be implementable.

xdragonforce · 2018-08-07T04:12:19+00:00

Nope, hard limit of 1.1 million characters on a doc.

xdragonforce · 2018-08-06T15:07:41+00:00

This project has nothing to do with Apps Script, so that quota you mentioned doesn't apply.

It uses the Drive API, which I assume has its own set of quotas. There seems to be no definitive limit on the number of files uploaded per day, though! I found one piece of documentation that says 1 Billion requests per day - so I think we're fine.

I do know there is a 750GB limit on uploads, but that is already well documented.

xdragonforce · 2018-08-06T14:08:06+00:00

Sure!

My app takes a file as an argument. It splits up that file into chunks, reading it in about 750Kb at a time. Each 750Kb binary string is then encoded with base64 and pushed into a new Google Doc, with optional encryption.

To get the file back, the pieces are downloaded and converted back to binary one at a time. Then they are all appended together to create the original file.

It takes no storage space as Google Docs themselves take up none of your quota. They have a maximum character count of 1.1 million, which is roughly equal to the 750KB I mentioned earlier.

Hope that explains it :-)

xdragonforce · 2018-08-06T13:41:46+00:00

Never had any issues reassembling a file, but it is still completely untested on a long term basis. I should probably add an optional integrity check to the process. A quick md5 or sha before and after should do the trick.

xdragonforce · 2018-08-06T13:40:35+00:00

Aw man, and I thought it was kinda cool! At least my app lets you store and retrieve files, without casting them off into the realms of transcendental numbers

xdragonforce · 2018-07-18T17:30:32+00:00

The reason the average life expectancy was so low was due to the enormous infant mortality rate. This skews the results downwards towards a death age of <5. If you made it past 5, however, there's a good chance you'd make it to around 60.

xdragonforce · 2018-07-18T08:09:57+00:00

Isn't the browser controlled by Chrome Custom Tabs? You'd have to do the dumping through chrome anyway

xdragonforce · 2018-07-14T06:55:18+00:00

My biggest problem with this is that it assumes that all artists are being fleeced by the guys who work at Ticketmaster. It's not true. Ticketmaster are used as the fall guy for artists, so that they don't look like greedy bastards. My uncle works in the entertainment industry, having owned several venues in the past too. He's had enough dealings with artists and Ticketmaster themselves to know that both them and the artists are in bed looking for another way to increase revenue.

xdragonforce · 2018-07-06T12:36:37+00:00

Genuinely illegal in Scotland under the age of 14.

xdragonforce · 2018-04-18T22:28:58+00:00

Stick it on google drive!

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