<img referrerpolicy="no-referrer" src="https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/file_transfer.png" alt="XKCD comic, File Transfer. [Cueball stands near a computer, talking on the phone to another person.]

Cueball: You want your cousin to send you a file? easy. He can email it to- ...Oh, it's 25 MB? Hmm... Cueball: Do either of you have an FTP server? No, right. Cueball: If you had web hosting, you could upload it... Cueball: Hm. We could try one of those MegaShareUpload sites, but they're flaky and full of delays and porn popups. Cueball: How about AIM Direct Connect? Anyone still use that? Cueball: Oh, wait, Dropbox! It's this recent startup from a few years back that syncs folders between computers. You just need to make an account, install the- Cueball: Oh, he just drove over to your house with a USB drive?…