Archive for 'bittorrent' Category
The Pirates Can’t Be Stopped
Have a read of this long but interesting article talking about piracy, including an interview with ‘Ethan’, the hacker who broke into Media Defender.
Piracy used to measure popularity of TV programs
“TV executives are starting to sit up and use online media to gauge the popularity of their programs.” Read more…
PirateBay Plans to Buy Sealand and Become Own Country
Bittorrent tracker PirateBay.org, currently based in Sweden, plans to purchase the man-made island-country, Sealand, off the coast of the UK. Sealand is its own country, and the PirateBay would not be subject to the jurisdiction of any nations if it relocated to the island. TPB is seeking donations to help go through with this plan.read [...]
The BitTorrent Effect
Wired article about BitTorrent and it’s creator, Bram Cohen.
burst! – FAQ
What do the letters ODIC mean in the seeder viewmode? O – Optimistic connection, this should rotate around, it’s trying to find the fastest person to upload to. D – Direction, (L)ocally or (R)emotely initiated I – Interested, if they want anything you have C – Choked, everyone you aren’t uploading to is choked.