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Technology

Kazaa

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. In reference to the last posting, Julian mentioned that perhaps Kazaa and it’s supernodes have more of an aluminum core because the cloud that supports the Kazaa P2P network is still mallable — the Supernodes that provide the cloud services are fluid and can change as well as go offline with […]

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Just Shelley

Frozen Custard

I’ve been interested in P2P technologies for a few years now. When I was at Skyfish, the former CTO — an Australian by the name of Michael — and I worked out the architecture for a services application that was based on a P2P cloud with absolutely no reliance on a static IP. I constantly […]

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Just Shelley

Hurt foot

Well, aren’t I deadly dull? Due to a slight medical problem that has worsened because of my tripping all around the Arch yesterday, I won’t be able to travel for at least a few days while I get additional treatment. I won’t bore you with minute details other than I had an infection in my […]

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Technology

A true P2P Cloud

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. A true P2P cloud does not have a core of iron. By this I mean that there can be no static IP or server providing the gateway or facilitating the communication between nodes within a distributed application. You can argue this one with me for years and you won’t convince […]

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Writing

The Princess

There once was a fairy tale princess who lived in a land of sunshine and Starbuck lattes. Of course she wasn’t part of a fairy tale, and she wasn’t really a princess, but starting a tale with “there once was a fairy tale princess” sounds better than “there once was this lady of no particular […]