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28th April 2013 Archive

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  • It was the Reg what won it: Online Hitchhiker's Guide thriving

    Douglas Adams' vision h2g2 still needs contributors

    A cheering tale of triumph over adversity reached Vulture Central this week to warm the heart of even the frostiest soul. The online encyclopaedia h2g2 - after the famous Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy books - launched by author Douglas Adams in 1999 has survived its amputation from the BBC and is doing well. The Beeb cut …

    Media 28 Apr 10:11

  • Boffins strap turbocharger to BitTorrent

    P2P that goes FASTER as load increases

    Cue a new round of fast-network scare-mongering from the world's content owners: a group of information theorists from the US, France and Finland believe that with a bit of tweaking, P2P networks can become even more efficient. In fact, if their maths is correct – and their ideas could be deployed on a large scale – their …

    Networks 28 Apr 23:03