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DontFeedTheTrolls
03/29/09

In reply to How To: Use BitTorrent Like a Pro
Let's not forget using SSL where possible. ie: [thepiratebay.org]
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Curves
03/28/09

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What is the "porn" of which you speak? Is that something new on this thing called the interwebs?
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kborer22
03/28/09

In reply to How To: Use BitTorrent Like a Pro
check your link for "portforwarding" it SHOULD BE PORTFORWARD.COM not portforwarding.com, CHANGE THAH LINK!
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IN THE FACE!
03/29/09

@kborer22: Port forwarding is for chumps, if you have a router that fully supports it and you are aware of the exploits (and how to cover them) you should really just use uPNP. Vuze with uPNP enabled rocks. But I cannot stress enough the fact that very few routers fully/correctly support uPNP, check out DD-WRT and see if you can flash it onto your existing router (But don't use v24 sp1 or 2 they are really buggy, go for one of the higher RC's or one of the newer betas they are way better).
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Michael Kim
03/28/09

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You should NOT promote decreasing seeding or stopping seeding as soon as the torrent is downloaded. If everyone did that, no one would be getting fast torrents. Instead, you can set the seed to stop or slow down at a certain seed target (percentage of the amount downloaded). If you seed 200% and stop the seed, that would be much more constructive than stopping seeding altogether as soon as the download is done.
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dtemp
03/28/09

@Michael Kim: Yeah seriously, at least 100%. I can't believe you suggested that John, do you understand how the system works?
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crackle
03/28/09

@dtemp: word. this is terrible advice. I'm sure he'd realize the mistake he made after he wrote this, but I also think that this is a slip of his bittorrent behavior: a leech! :)
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AreWeThereYeti
03/28/09

@crackle: So he's a leech if he takes bandwidth without giving back, but you're not when you take movies without paying?
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hodayathink wants WWFRD back!
03/28/09

@AreWeThereYeti: Burn.
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John Mahoney
03/28/09

@Michael Kim: @diamonddnice: Thanks to everyone who pointed out that it's at the very least pointless and at the most, dumb, to worry about your sharing ratio on public Torrent sites on Torrents that already have hundreds of seeders.

I'll reiterate:

"I know this may seem contradictory to point #1, but you're not in this for the geek cred. You're in this for you."

Also I'm not going to even address the inconsistency of calling certain individuals out for being more selfish than others in their methods of acquiring movies and music for free.
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Michael Kim
03/28/09

@John Mahoney: Well, disregard the acquisition of potentially copyrighted materials, that's a different discussion. We're talking of the whole etiquette of sharing. No one is worried about sharing ratio on public torrents. It simply doesn't matter as to the performance of your torrents.

HOWEVER, if no one shared, then torrents wouldn't exist... period. You must be the guy that takes a penny but never gives one, eh? The world could probably use a little less of you.
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John Mahoney
03/28/09

@Michael Kim: Way to extrapolate a tip to help mainstream bittorrent users not get sued into a general statement on my personality and morals in life. Woe is the internet sometimes.
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GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
03/28/09

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Any tips on where to find some good porn torrents?

As for my favorite Torrence, I have to say it's Kirsten Dunst in Bring It On.
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ZLevee
03/28/09

@3RandomBagsOfCr@p_GitEmSteveDave: That is an amazing film, especially after hitting the pipe. Mmmmm Eliza Dushku. And it's equally amazing how shitty all the sequels and copycats were.
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GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
03/28/09

@ZLevee: Something about cheerleaders...... But yeah, Bring It On Again, Bring It On:All of Nothing, Bring It On:Fight To The Finish, Bring It On:Fly High and Cheer Hard, etc... stunk.
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badhatharry
03/28/09

@3RandomBagsOfCr@p_GitEmSteveDave: And actually, if you want to find some good porn torrents and Torrence, Boogie Nights will fit that bill.

(Dirk Diggler is originally from Torrence)
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IN THE FACE!
03/29/09

@3RandomBagsOfCr@p_GitEmSteveDave: If you'd prefer a quick stream over having to download try:

For amateur content: [www.xtube.com]

For longer more professional streams (and a LOT of Hentai): [www.redtube.com]
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
02/27/09

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Shock and awwwwwwwww wins again.
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josecardozo
02/27/09

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i saw this today. food for thought.

In his daily dispatches for WiReD, court correspondent Oscar Schwartz swoons over the boyish charm of "likeable" and "winning" Pirate Bay PR guy Peter Sunde. But there seems to be something about Pirate Bay that no one wants you to read: its debt to one of the most notorious fascists in Europe.

[www.theregister.co.uk]

i don't know if some of their facts are true but interesting nonetheless.
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Hello Mister Walrus
02/27/09

@josecardozo: It's people like you who give fascists a bad name. That and fascism of course.
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OCEntertainment
02/27/09

@josecardozo: Ok, you'll forgive me if I don't want to go hunting the internet for the point. I read your article, and another linking off of it that talked about this guy Lundström, and I don't understand what the problem is. I mean, literally, I don't know the guy, so I'd like to give you a chance to explain what the connection is, and why it makes The Pirate Bay a shady evil organization as opposed to an openly rebellious one.

While I'm known for my sarcasm, I really am asking....

...*Before* I get on your case for tarnishing a genuinely awesome story with a suspicious and gossipy-sounding story about a guy who's questionable acts have nothing to do with the community that sent this nice lady flowers.
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IN THE FACE!
02/27/09

@OCEntertainment: I have realized lately that there are a lot more tinfoil hats at the register than I had previously suspected.
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Curves
02/27/09

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Nothing more beautiful than giving your Significant Other the amputated sex organs of plants.
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Kaiser-Machead
02/27/09

@Curves: I love the way you think.
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Curves
02/27/09

@Kaiser-Machead: I like you too Kaiser. ;) Be sure and tell that to your lady the next time you give her flowers and watch her face. If you are not currently attached, find yourself a nice Virgo; she will keep you on your toes!
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
02/27/09

@Curves: My gf appreciates it whenever I send some to her at work.
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Curves
02/27/09

@Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: We ladies love that. First because we get flowers and second because we get the envy of all the other ladies we work with since we got flowers. Win/Win.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
02/27/09

@Curves: It's funny you should say that. A couple of years ago I sent her flowers on V-day. None of the other women in the office got anything from their husbands or boyfriends. Needless to say they had their share of comments to say about it. I'm sure the ears of their significant others were not only burning but bleeding as well on that day..
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Nick Dina
02/27/09

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those flowers were picked from the gardens of the prosecutors and record execs.
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Monty
02/27/09

@Nick Dina: Technically, they merely made exact copies of the flowers in the gardens of the record execs - however, you can bet that it will be called "theft" in court.
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Nick Dina
02/27/09

@Monty: and now they are gonna have a key witness to testify that because those flowers were picked from their garden they will no longer win "garden of the month" and instead have to settle for "nicest grass." and obviously that doesn't come with a parking spot at the country club.
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Hello Mister Walrus
02/27/09

@Nick Dina: I would actually argue that piracy is not so much "stealing from the rich" as it is "stealing from the poor". Media executives and artists who are paid millions of dollars are a tiny, tiny minority in the recording industry. Most people are technicians, agents or sales people who for the most part, are not paid that much. The people who actively pirate things in the US are obviously skilled at computers, implying that they are well-educated and hence, likely to be richer than the average recording industry worker.

Of course, there are arguments about piracy helping overall social welfare of the whole population, boosting CD sales, etc. Also, the premise I assumed is that "piracy = stealing", which may also be arguable.
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Nick Dina
02/27/09

@Hello Mister Walrus: well, i would actually argue that the little guy gets paid either way. that guy gets a hourly wage, not a profit sharing plan. he does his job and gets out. and i pirated your bucket good sir.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
02/27/09

@Nick Dina:

It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature. You know she's gonna be pissed when she finds out that some of her copyrighted works have been re-distributed..
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Hello Mister Walrus
02/27/09

@Nick Dina: "well, i would actually argue that the little guy gets paid either way. that guy gets a hourly wage, not a profit sharing plan. he does his job and gets out."

But if businesses become less profitable, they scale back. This means that some little guys will get fired, even if the others still get paid by the hour.
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The Amazing Ant
02/27/09

@Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: Didn't you know? Mother Nature is the one seeding the flowers.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
02/27/09

@The Amazing Ant: Yes, but did anyone get her permission first before cutting and removing them?
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Travis Jordan
02/13/09

In reply to If Pirate Bay is Shut Down, It Could Take All of BitTorrent With It
I personally can't stand the whole torrent scene. I guess I'm one of the few who look down on stealing anymore. I fail to see why people feel the need to download movies and music when you can go down to the local store and buy them, especially if you have a job. Even if it is easy to do, so is going on amazon and waiting 2 days for it to be delivered. To hear that PB go down would put a smile on my face, next is demonoid.
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mricyfire
02/13/09

@Travis Jordan:

what are you a millionaire???

I have over 500 DVDs because I actually bought movies back then, but for what...to become obsolete to high-def discs? And movie replayability is low...after 5-10 times watching, kinda gets old.

Music today is mostly shit, so why buy it..your not supporting the artist. I go to concerts to support people I like.

But feel free to buy all those things (waste your hard earn money) to each is own.
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Travis Jordan
02/13/09

@mricyfire:

I'm far from it, but I still do have some morals (somehow). As for your 500 DVDs thats an awesome collection, definitely something to be "proud" of. But if movie replayability is so low, why bother buying? Just rent them, I heard that is an excellent option. With programs set in place like Blockbusters total access, netflix, and devices like appleTV you really do have a lot of legal alternatives to watching movies. You don't have to be a millionaire to rent a movie for 2.99 or 9 - 16 bucks a month for as many as you can watch. One hour a work a month goes towards movie rentals, not too shabby if you are a movie buff.

As for music there are better ways going about it also. The Zune for instance (gasp!) has a subscription based plan that for 14 bucks, you can download as much as you want. They also give you 10 tracks a month for you to keep in your permenant collection. Buy one quality CD off of iTunes a month? This covers that and you can download whatever else you want, as much as you want.

My hard earned money goes to things that I love, well and some things I hate (mortgage, bills, etc). But mostly it goes towards my movies, music, and games. Thats why I work right? To help support my family and... Buy stuff I want. Sounds crazy, but I heard thats why we do work. Otherwise whats the sense?

But like you said, to each their own. I just feel better that I don't have to stoop to stealing.
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robinandtami
02/13/09

@Travis Jordan: I'm glad to see that I am not the only person that reads Gizmodo that isn't a lowlife thief. I'm surprised to see just how many people here are so open, honest and actually PROUD of their piracy.
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JPMarat
02/13/09

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Only idiots use public trackers.
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fuchikoma
02/13/09

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Suprnova was the hub for a while too. People always find a way, even when one source is disrupted for a while.
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robinandtami
02/13/09

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Good! I hope the computers of all the theives in this world spontaneously combust the moment the ruling is announced. Scumbag theives need to get out of their mother's basement... get a job and buy the movies they want to watch.... maybe they can even find a girlfriend once they are able to buy pimple medication with their wages.
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Abssy_East
02/13/09

@robinandtami: What about those folks who don't really want to spend $40 bucks for babysitting and another $40 to see a movie? By the time something comes out on DVD, that means I can get it at the library which means I can get it online.

BTW did anyone else notice that Verizon FIOS (NY/NJ) was broadcasting "Two Lovers" last night? I though that film was opening today or tomorrow. WTF?
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robinandtami
02/13/09

@Abssy_East: Those folks should not see the movie. Period. @venc: Sure there are legit uses...... but let's just admit that 99.99% of the usage is for pirated materials.
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BeyondtheTech
02/13/09

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I just wonder if our bandwidth will increase tenfold with less traffic over the internets. Perhaps all that will be left is spam to deal with.
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TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
02/13/09

@beyondthetech: Youtube now takes up more bandwith than torrents and all other P2P combined, so it wouldn't make a difference to you whatsoever.
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ScottRose
02/13/09

@TheLostVikings:

[Citation Needed]

Though I'm not saying you're wrong.. But YouTube delivers neither torrents nor porn.
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GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
02/13/09

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Should I be happy I managed to get into Demonoid? No complaints honestly. Finally got to add Drumline, Remo Williams, Ice Pirates, But I'm a Cheerleader, Robot Jox, etc... to my "classiques" collection.
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genterara
02/13/09

@OverSleeping_GitEmSteveDave: Demonoid is suspected by a lot of people in the torrent comunity to be a honeypot because of the survival to the shutdown.
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tehsquish
02/13/09

@3.5 B: disk_GitEmSteveDave: +1 for "But I'm a Cheerleader!" I watched that movie when I was way too young to be watching it... and loved every minute of it lol.
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GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
02/13/09

@squish123: I had an Ex who used to be "chicks only" till she met me, and loved this movie, so I had to watch it of course.

@genterara: Quoi?
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ScottRose
02/13/09

@genterara: Even if it is, you're torrenting on stolen WiFi anyway, right? :p
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