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I'm Alex, a technologist from Calgary, Canada. This is my blog.

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Projects

Utilizing IRC & DCC As a Filesharing Medium

Feb 09, 2018 / 21 Pluviôse CCXXVI

The concept of Filesharing (and digital piracy) has been around since before even the basic days of the internet - where floppy disks, and, even earlier, rolls of punch-paper, were shared at swap meets. The Internet, as it is always keen to do, revolutionized filesharing in a big way. Bulletin Board...