A bit about BitTorrent  A bit about BitTorrent  I’ve been
hearing about BitTorrent for at least a year. It’s an exciting
technology in principle, because it solves traditional central
repository file distribution problems, uses peer-to-peer (P2P)
file sharing technology, and is written in my favorite
programming language, Python. All interesting material—but what
about practical utility? I first actually used BitTorrent
earlier this year, when I needed to get copies of the Elephants
Dream and The Boy Who Never Slept movies in order to view and
review them. I found it to be a great tool that really ought to
be used even more than it is. But many people still don’t seem
to understand how it works. Not surprising, I suppose, since on
the surface, it sounds impossible. It’s actually a pretty simple
idea.  Time out  I know I promised a bit more philosophical
issues for the next few weeks, but I’m still working on those
posts and I have very little time to blog this week. This is
based on an email I sent to a frien