blog.wired.com — The next time you're at a party and somebody asks you how the BitTorrent protocol works, you could launch into an explanation about seeders, leechers and distributed systems. Or you could run to the nearest computer and fire up this Java applet which illustrates the concept perfectly.
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johnhamNov 22, 2006
Wow...it's hypnotic.Also; is bittorrent really that hard to understand? As an abstract concept it's incredibly simple.
jjb123Nov 22, 2006
Yes.
mightygiantNov 22, 2006
Looks like that one 3D plugin for Azureus.
spliffyNov 22, 2006
never have floating colored balls been so informativish!
stephenbrownNov 22, 2006
The Digg effect takes it's next kill!Coral Cache: <a class="user" href="http://aphid.org.nyud.net:8080/btsim/">http://aphid.org.nyud.net:8080/btsim/</a>
tc811Nov 22, 2006
haha, great comic strip. Definitely explains it better than this 'visual' demonstration.
thomashallockNov 22, 2006
No, but I've randomly told people how it works when there's nothing else to talk about.
yahoofromNov 23, 2006
I don't think the balls have to rotate around.