Why does utorrent...

[Dual]

Use mu instead of u?

 

[Tisiphone]

I don't even know what a utorrent is...

 

[SAUSAGEMAN]

They did it for me. They did it so I can get indignant whenever someone says "utorrent" and sniffily correct them with "microtorrent" and a sneer.

 

[Fuddlemiff]

I know what utorrent is, but I don't know what you guys are talking about. I always assumed the u was a trendy way of saying "you", akin to the i in all of Apples products. MU = Micro u torrent? Buh?

 

[SAUSAGEMAN]

Nono. µ is the greek letter mu, and it's the SI prefix for micro. So µg is a micro gram, µtorrent is a microtorrent. Micro is really really small (a thousandth of milli), so it just means that it's a really small torrent program.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

Welcome to the Internet, where popular malapropism wins over accuracy.

Even though I've been quite aware of the meaning of the symbol, AFAIC it's pronounced "U-Torrent" to me, and I'm not about to change my ways after all these years and all these gigs.

 

[Ishcabittle]

i'm going to write a torrent client called "Ωtorrent" wherein every torrent you download will be your last. i'll sell it with the tag line, "the ultimate torrent client".

 

[SaintLucifer]

This is all irrelevant, since Americans can no longer use it, thanks to their new laws regarding their ISPs.

USA = OWNED BY JEW COPYRIGHT CZARS!

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHAAAAAA!!!

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

Didn't you leave forever? Who has your account this week?

 

[SaintLucifer]

Didn't you leave forever? Who has your account this week?

Forever is up. I return.

Fagh borrowed it for awhile, but I took it back. He remains my bitch.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

LOL, redundant.

 

[Loktar]

LOL, whiny, droning

 

[Yub]

I'd pay attention to Luci if he posted in neon green and used a mock German accent.