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chunk of the file, generally
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While the first golden age of chunks become available for
P2P file sharing may be long over, download by other people. This
the rising popularity of programs means that “BitTorrent” also
such
as
Bram
Cohen”s helps to negate one of the more
“BitTorrent” is helping to usher annoying problems commonly
in a new era of more polite, prac found in modern/ P2P applica
tical file distribution.
tions such as Kazaa—-namely,
Those who are more Internet those who take but do not
savvy might already be aware oLyshare,.
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the joys of “BitTorrent,’LJW|E»
many still struggle to dqwnlqad-" negative aspects to relying solely
using the proverbial Jufobering on “BitTorrent’l^tost copyright-
dinosaurs of file shajfagsuch as cd material, sucliLs^ popular
Kazaa or any of fhe’-|iumcrous music or movies,dsTiot -as readily
programs that utilize the available. The upsiefc.is that users
Gnutella Network, painfully won’t have to wiry about the
unaware that there is a better RIA .4 trackin^^heiR->dpwn for
way—a way called “BitTorrent.”
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the MIT L kc A»^ (trtaS&ttioni jfs* » tion and download of tTudia such
free). (Iperatit^^^^^tfh me as movies and tangV’th’at are not
same spirit as the old electronic licensed in the United States.
bulletin board systems of the late
For example, translation and
80s, “BitTorrent” uses the unused sub-titling of Anime (Japanese
upload capacity of downloaders cartoons) by fans is a long-stand
to help distribute files. Among ing tradition. These “fansubs” are
other benefits, this means available subtitled in dozens of
decreased bandwidth costs for languages, and most groups these
websites and more reliable file days distribute almost solely via
availability for consumers.
torrent files. Some of the more
A user need only find the popular Animes being shown
appropriate link, or “torrent,” right now in Japan will be record
for the file they want to down ed, translated, encoded into a
load, click on it, and BitTorrent ■ • video file with subtitles and be
does the rest. After they have a ready for distribution as little as
Robb Egan
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Volume 2 tells of
Tarantino's talent
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movie, compared to the first one, director Tarantino has more con
fidence. This is a skill necessary to create a cutting-edge motion pic
ture today. I guarantee this movie will win none of the big awards
that it justly deserves. It will be pooped on by the Oscars and
shoved aside by the Grammies. Both are infamous for never giving
respect to quality movies such as this one.
On that note, I recommend boycotting both frivolous awards
ceremonies until they acknowledge Tarantino’s brilliance.
'The Carolines' rock
Portland pop scene
Ben Maras
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Although in modem times the
term “pop” may be equated with a
four-letter word for excrement, the
latest release by Portland indie-rock
ers The Carolines entitled “Youth
FJectronics” shows that the two
words arc not necessarily synony
mous.
The effort superbly combines
upbeat pop tempos with incredible
musicianship and enough edge ted
keep it from coming out as
bubblegum. While it may not, be,
everyone’s cup of tea, vocalist
Aaron Trueb . soprano whine works
perfectly fqttiic'musiQ^iuis.backed
up peitectfyW%band that has obvi
ous talent, playing well not only
apart Imi also together.
Nathan Trueb and Nate
PurceUeyWian the guitars, providing
richness and texture for The
Carolines’ jamg, while Matt Ixmhart
(bass) and Jared Abraham (drums)
play in tight synchronization to rein
force the flow and spice things up a
bit where needed.
The first track, “Lonely Last
Summer,” combines sugar-coated
pop licks with a unique jazz sound
and a tiny hint of garage rock to cre
ate what would seem to be the per
fect song for a sunny summer day (it
does work, believe it or not—think
“Spanish Bombs” by The Clash).
Although an excellent song in itself,
it maybe sets the wrong pace of the
rest of the album, being decidedly
the most upbeat of the ten tracks on
‘Youth Electronics.”
Possibly the album’s best track is
“Columbo.” It starts out with a
jazzy piano intro and a lazy blues-
esque verse before transitioning into
a staccato chorus, complete with an
underlying vocal harmony and,
most surprisingly, the introduction
of Purscelley’s trumpet. The brass
and strings blend so seatefesslv that
sometimes it is haggl to tell where
one instrument ends tad another
begins.
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“The Eoast is Clear” doesn’t
waste tutu v-nh d< tuk kicking off
with a lead gtlltar h< >ok that will def-
initely catch listeners’ attention. It
Tures thcm in for the rest of the
, song, which takes a slightly more
emotive turn from the pop rock
tracks, but could not be accused of
racing whiny. The music rings of a
certain maturity as the tempo
changes and flows perfectly, leading
the listener on a quick detour
through a different side of The
Carolines.
Track eight, “The Payoff,” fea
tures Purscelley again on trumpet, as
well as Trueb on the organ, blending
perfectly with the rest of the band.
It is this use of not-so-usual instru
ments that sets ‘Youth Electronics”
apart from the majority of music
today.
Almost as this laid-back track
ends, The Carolines pick up the
pace with “Blue and Black,” which
relies more on the normal
guitar/bass/drums combo, with the
organ providing the supporting role.
The last, track is “Waste Time,”
which is perhaps the perfect close
for the album, leaving the listener
feeling satisfied as waves of melodic
indie rock and lead guitar riffs wash
oyer them at a pace that fits
their sound well.
If there is anything that
‘Youth Electronics” lacks, it is
variance, between the tracks, but
it’s not often that a band comes
out who can make an album
using one basic formula that is
unique enough to pull it off and
not get boring or redundant.
‘Youth Electronics” is available
for less than ten dollars at.
www.cdbaby.com and is worth
every. penny to anyone seeking.
a break from the monotony of
the music scene.
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With “BitTorrent”
open-source, and out for
pie of years now, other pr<
mers have naturally come
and created clients of thei
The following are two i
best and most popular
used today.
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Bram
Cohenls
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“BitTorrent” client, which
this whole beautiful thing,
found at http://bitconjun
BitTorrent. Simplicity at its
it will run on almost any pl
Python will, meaning just
anything. This is still one
best clients our there for
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The second i§ “Azure
torrent-protocol implcmc
using Java, which includes
features not available o
basic client, such as cone
downloads and a queuing/
ty system, as well as mui
guage support and an enh
easy-to-use GUI. It will al
anywhere that Java will
though users need to have
ly up-to-date version oi
Virtual
Machine
ins
“Azureus” can be fou
http://azureus-sourccforg