New and greater levels of nerdery: Torrents

So I’m trying to learn about torrents and how the hell to use the Azureus client I downloaded. Like, I get the concept of torrents — upload, download, many people, much fast, etc — but I can’t figure out the first step in actually downloading something. There is some level of understanding that I just do not have yet.

Am reminded of when I just started out with the ol’ blog, having to learn HTML and just how things work. So now I understand that, and I understand RSS and XML (y’know, in theory), and I can use it and navigate around in there just fine, but this torrent stuff (and, uh, some of the DVD-burning I’m trying to figure out) is just way over my head.

Since I was unemployed and childless when I started blogging, I get the feeling the learning curve for this shit is going to be waaaaay steeper.

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Tra la la la — Even more nerdery required to forward ports and figure out how to get the torrent file, but I think I got it. Go dog go it’s green ahead!

Port Forwarding (holy CRAP that’s useful)
Azureus on Wikipedia
How to make a TV RSS feed [via lifehacker]
I love me some Office

If I get this to work I’m gonna slap my own ass in congratulations. Wow.

March 26, 2006 | Filed Under geek

Comments

3 Responses to “New and greater levels of nerdery: Torrents”

Matt on March 26th, 2006 4:33 pm

Aw fuck, now you’ve gone an’ publicized it. Secret’s out, everybody go home! Lemme know if you need a hand.
supamb on March 26th, 2006 10:20 pm

Thanks, Matt. I’ve figured it out — now I need to think of a good reason to use it. Sigh.

So when is iTunes going to do video distribution?
Mama C-ta on March 27th, 2006 11:19 am

You lost me…geek