• @chinawatcherwatcher
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        142 years ago

        worst that could happen is your ISP gets pissed, especially if you only download things rather than seeding them (i.e. sharing them with everyone else). to avoid that only use a torrent client with a VPN, something you should probably just have anyways.

        it’s really quite easy. use qbittorrent, it has a feature where it can search many popular torrent sites/trackers instead of having to search each site individually. unless you know any better never open a .exe file downloaded from a torrent.

          • @triplenadir
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            152 years ago

            Seed your torrents til they hit a “ratio” (how much you’ve downloaded to how much you’ve shared to other people) of at least 1, fuck the copyright cops, practice actually existing digital communism

          • @chinawatcherwatcher
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            112 years ago

            if you seed like one thing, or each thing for like just a moment then it’s no big deal. whenever the torrent is finished, just delete it from your list of downloading torrents and you’ll be fine.

            enjoy your free movie! unfortunately i have hundreds of gigabytes of free films/TV but no time to watch any of it haha

              • @chinawatcherwatcher
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                52 years ago

                you too! glad a whole world of free entertainment has opened up to you :)

            • @panic
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              22 years ago

              if you seed like one thing, or each thing for like just a moment then it’s no big deal. whenever the torrent is finished, just delete it from your list of downloading torrents and you’ll be fine

              Greedy! Seed your torrents as long as you can!

              • @chinawatcherwatcher
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                12 years ago

                i mean i appreciate all the seeders out there but i’ve been burned too many times to bother. it’s also incredibly inconvenient to keep files in the same place and with the same horrible naming conventions

          • @panic
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            42 years ago

            Seeding is the best part of torrenting. I love seeing that other people have downloaded my favorite pieces of media (and stuff I had to wait MONTHS to finish downloading) from me. It’s like, what’s mine is yours my friend <3

      • @chad1234
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        2 years ago

        It depends where you live. A small number of people have been sued. You should check whether anyone has suffered any penalties where you live.

        USA makes it easier to sue due to not requiring proof of damages suffered. Most people seem to say a VPN is sufficient protection from being sued.

  • MarxStuff
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    272 years ago

    ah yes the classic ‘‘QUICK! THE SHIP IS SINKING, LET US MAKE MORE HOLES!’’, kinda funny how it always happens.

  • dinomug
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    262 years ago

    The world of streaming services is one of the most toxic industries there can be. People paying for content they will never own. By the way, the joke of playing war with Russia was very expensive.

  • Fiona (she/her)🏳️‍⚧️
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    152 years ago

    Spent most of my day setting up my Plex server. Tried to use Jellyfin, but it didn’t play very nice with my MKV files.

    I think I’m going to get back into actually watching stuff again :)

  • @lxvi
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    112 years ago

    Do people still torrent?

    • @panic
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      62 years ago

      Just torrented two movies today. No idea if I’ll ever get to watch them. I’m doing my part o7

      • @lxvi
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        12 years ago

        I do the same thing. What movies?

        • @panic
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          22 years ago

          The Fly and Strangers on a Train. Strangers on a Train was wild, I enjoyed it.

          • @lxvi
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            12 years ago

            Oh cool. I’ll torrent them after work, so leave your PC running for the cause.

  • @mmeow
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    92 years ago

    Banning password sharing bc subs go down… subs go down bc password sharing is banned. Lol