ShootToThril
Tell The Truth
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join:2004-06-07
Sherman Oaks, CA
clubs: | Yamm
Me Likey Bit torrent |
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asteriskuser
| is it just me?
shouldn't google be investing in bittorrent? bandwidth may be free, and harddisks may be cheap, but other people's bandwidth and harddisks are even cheaper... |
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Kearnstd
Elf Wizard
Premium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ
| reply to ShootToThril
Re: Yamm
im not too big of a fan of it but its nice to see the industry realize that its not the gun thats killing but the person with that pulled the trigger who did the illegal act. basicly P2P is slowly getting the proper respect that it as a tool has legal uses too.
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R4M0N
Brazilian Soccer Ownz Joo
join:2000-10-04
Glen Allen, VA
 ·Comcast
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Re: is it just me?
said by asteriskuser:
shouldn't google be investing in bittorrent? bandwidth may be free, and harddisks may be cheap, but other people's bandwidth and harddisks are even cheaper...
As far as we know, google might already own bittorrent.  |
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Nerdtalker
Working Hard, Or Hardly Working?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-02-18
Tucson, AZ
clubs: | reply to asteriskuser
I seriously doubt that google needs more processing power or storage space, judging from the estimated amounts they have of both.
HUGE amounts. |
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okaythen
@verizon.n
| Very Good
So, what your saying is:
we'll let you download all the shizat you want but you have to look at the General Motors, Ford, and Chrystler, and Geico commercials too!!?!?!?!??
Bahahahah... don't make me laugh.
That's funnier than $65 a barrel of oil at a marine recruiting station. Yes, I'm that cynical. |
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noogoo
join:2005-06-27
1 edit | what's a VC?
video content? |
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Vvian Kalyss
join:2003-10-14
Stage 5.0
clubs: | A VC is one o' dem swank dudes in fancy pants what gives you money when you don't need it, and takes over your company when you do.
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jashf
join:2003-06-23
Concord, NH | reply to noogoo
if you are really asking, vs is venture capital. the investors who will make it legit and ruin it. imho! |
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TripmasterG
join:2004-01-01
Centreville, VA | reply to Vvian Kalyss
No no! They set bamboo traps for you then capture and torture you. Don't you watch movies?;) |
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xdeadhead
220, 221, Whatever It Takes.
Premium
join:2000-11-08
Mechanicsburg, PA | vc=venture capitalists....
people or organizations that invest loads of cash in the hopes of reaping benefits far beyond their original investments. BT is great! bram cohen deserves some serious props! long live BT protocol!
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xyar
Premium
join:2001-06-21
Portland, OR | reply to Nerdtalker
Just HOW MUCH?
Just HOW MUCH do you estimate they have? |
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John Galt
Forward, March
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join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp
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1 edit | reply to xdeadhead
Won't Happen
said by xdeadhead  :BT is great! bram cohen deserves some serious props! long live BT protocol! Bram's "been bad"...no VC of consequence will touch him...perhaps only some "third-stringer" hoping to make a killing will venture out there.
There is too much exposure to liability. Unless that is mitigated (which it won't be) there is no hope for funding, or respect for that matter, from the people that have the money.
Can you spell "DRM"?
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CPM
join:2001-08-24
Miami, FL | NO LONGER FREE |
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wmcbrine
Touched by His Noodly Appendage
join:2002-12-30
Laurel, MD
| BitTorrent is not a network
Om Malik errs in reffering to BitTorrent as "a network". Each shared file, or torrent, is a separate virtual network of its own. Nothing links them to one another. Rather, BitTorrent is a protocol, a servlet (combined client/server), and a system.
One could argue that the new search capability on bittorrent.com changes this, but it's not an essential part of the system.
As I understand it, it's also wrong to imply that BitTorrent started as a tool for illegal trading; I've read that it was originally conceived to share Linux ISOs. In any case, legitimate use has flourished alongside shadier trading from the beginning; it's not a new development. |
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Vvian Kalyss
join:2003-10-14
Stage 5.0
clubs: | reply to TripmasterG
Re: what's a VC?
Heh. Neighbour's gramps calls em Charlie. |
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xdeadhead
220, 221, Whatever It Takes.
Premium
join:2000-11-08
Mechanicsburg, PA
1 edit | reply to wmcbrine
Re: BitTorrent is not a network
my bad forget it. i misread your post. |
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wilburyan
join:2002-08-01
| Warcraft
Blizzard is using the bittorrent protocol in there "Blizzard Downloader". Everytime a patch is released for World of Warcraft the downloader kicks in, connects to a torrent tracker, and starts connecting to other peers currently downloading the patch.
When World of Warcraft originially came out Blizzard was a victim of their own success. Using the bittorrent protocol shifted a lot of the bandwidth load from blizzard to individual users. |
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