Will Eisner, one of the most influential figures in modern comics, died today from heart surgery complications. Neil Gaiman has a lovely tribute to Eisner on his blog. The past few weeks have seen the departure of many luminaries in the arts and humanities. Susan Sontag. Jerry Orbach. Artie Shaw. I was especially saddened by Jerry Orbach’s death. I frequently watch Law & Order and he was probably my favorite character. The guy just looked like New York, if that makes sense.
I’ve mentioned BitTorrent frequently on the blog. If you’ve been scratching your head and asking yourself “What the hell is BitTorrent?”, read this Wired article. It does a really good job of explaining what it does, how it works, and why it’s such a revolutionary technology. According to the article, one-third of all Internet traffic is BitTorrent data. Incredible.
