"When you're a connoiseur you look for interesting rather than good."

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Source: Twitter post from Jul 31, 2011

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Bram Cohen

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Bram Cohen is a computer programmer best known for creating BitTorrent, a protocol that revolutionized file sharing and decentralized information distribution.

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