Announcement: Changes to node payout rates as of December 1st 2023 (Open for comment)

[Alexey]

You was a little bit late, because of

Taking Payments to The Next Level with Raiden

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SNO Payment mega-FAQ

SNO Payment mega-FAQ What is Storj? We explain a lot more over on our website, but Storj is basically AirBnb for hard drives. Some people have free hard drive space (you?), and some people need hard drive space to store their data. Storj connects people who have space (storage node operators, or SNOs), with people who will pay to store data. Data is stored on the Storj network. How do I get paid as a storage node operator? Certain peers (called Satellites) on the Storj network manage details of…

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Do I store data on someone else's computer?

It’s funny. That was often said about general cloud computing when it became mainstream 10-15 years ago. Here’s how it works: All over the world, there are zettabytes (billions of TB) of unused storage capacity. Rather than build massive, centralized data centers with proprietary equipment, Storj Labs acts as the Airbnb for disk drives. Storage node operators sign up to share their excess storage capacity and bandwidth with the network, committing to stay online at all times. Then, when data i…

We uses this comparison for a long time actually. I even was sure that you took this analogue from us.
If not - I’m very glad that you figured this out yourself! And your comparison is quite well describing the situation. Especially if we remove a sarcasm.