[p2p-hackers] Where do bright minds discuss p2p technology?

David Barrett dbarrett at quinthar.com
Sat Nov 26 21:55:26 UTC 2005


Emin Gun Sirer wrote:
> Hi Jacob,
> 
> I am not sure what the Britney-problem is exactly (rather, I think the
> Britney problem is the sheer crappiness of her music, but you seem to be
> referring to something far more technical and possible fixable), but 
> three things struck me about your note:

Heh, the problem you cite is probably the more severe one, but my 
impression is the "Britney problem" is also the "hotspot" problem -- how 
do I avoid overloading any single node in my DHT when a given keyword 
becomes incredibly popular.

-david



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