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Only time torrents have ever really been tracked is for Hollywood poo poo, and I don't know if they even bother anymore. And yeah PIA has been dodgy for region blocking lately, the IP address you get assigned will sometimes be in like Romania or Czech even though you set it to Baltimore or Kentucky.
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wash bucket posted:Reddit seems to block VPNs outright now. “We see you’re using a VPN. Kick rocks.” I use a VPN and have for years, and I have never seen this message. Must be a specific block of IPs used by a particular VPN that gets flagged. Mercury_Storm posted:Only time torrents have ever really been tracked is for Hollywood poo poo, and I don't know if they even bother anymore. I've accidentally torrented stuff with my VPN off in the past 5 or so years and comcast sent me a mad letter about it. So yes, they do, but the consequences are dubious.
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Mar 15, 2024 19:17
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The last time I got a letter from my ISP was maybe 2012 or so, I moved to Japan shortly after that and decided to get a VPN because downloading Aliens.DC.1986.x265.mp4 seemed like really stupid way to get deported if it came to that. I've had a few friends get letters but they all seem to be of the "we have detected piracy" variety, not the "you owe us money" variety.
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Mar 15, 2024 19:19
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wash bucket posted:I think it was Wirecutter that recently tried to write an article for the best microwave to buy and they discovered that like 12 of their microwaves were actually the exact same microwave just in a different housing. Most of them were name brands you've heard of. https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-microwave/ quote:We found evidence that most countertop microwaves sold in the US are manufactured by just one company, Midea. We confirmed with Midea that it makes and sells Toshiba, Comfee, and Black+Decker ovens. We’re also confident that GE, Whirlpool, Sharp, Breville, Insignia, Magic Chef, Hamilton Beach, and others also sell microwaves that were originally built and probably designed in large part by Midea, though all parties that we contacted declined to comment. But here’s why we think Midea is the original manufacturer.
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Mar 15, 2024 19:27
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I got a VPN last year because Spectrum shut off my internet for pirating. All of the emails went straight to my spam folder so I never saw them. I got the VPN and never saw another email from them again. 
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Mar 15, 2024 20:12
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At the height of the Suprnova era my ISP was sending me 10+ physical letters per month and nothing ever happened.
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Mar 15, 2024 20:43
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Dip Viscous posted:At the height of the Suprnova era my ISP was sending me 10+ physical letters per month and nothing ever happened. You just flat out ignored everything?
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Mar 15, 2024 20:50
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I've ignored every warning my ISP has ever sent. Piracy 4 lyfe dawg.
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Mar 15, 2024 21:00
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I read this as Rochallor posted:The last time I got a letter from my ISP was maybe 2012, so I moved to Japan Mental image of sadly fleeing the country due to one ISP warning letter
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Mar 15, 2024 21:01
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Lavender Spliffs posted:I've ignored every warning my ISP has ever sent. Piracy 4 lyfe dawg. i do use a vpn and just don't deal with that poo poo anymore though
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Mar 15, 2024 21:02
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Dip Viscous posted:At the height of the Suprnova era my ISP was sending me 10+ physical letters per month and nothing ever happened. What was the "height" of Suprnova? I stopped using it around 2006, but in those days there wasn't really a moment my modem wasn't torrenting something and I've still never gotten a warning, not back then, and not now (though I don't really torrent much now). I never use a VPN, I use Comcast, how come I never get yelled at??
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Mar 15, 2024 21:02
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credburn posted:What was the "height" of Suprnova? I stopped using it around 2006, but in those days there wasn't really a moment my modem wasn't torrenting something and I've still never gotten a warning, not back then, and not now (though I don't really torrent much now). I never use a VPN, I use Comcast, how come I never get yelled at?? that’s how stats work. sounds crazy, but it’s true  
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Mar 15, 2024 21:05
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There was a brief period in the early 2000s where shady law firms in the UK were sending out letters saying you had to pay thousands of pounds because you pirated something, or they'd sue you. Thing is, they were sending them seemingly at random, probably just to everyone on a mailing list they bought. So people who didn't even own a computer, including elderly people who didn't even know what the gently caress an MP3 was, were receiving these threats. And lots of them were so scared that they paid out.
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Mar 15, 2024 21:07
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rafikki posted:I’m gonna ask the evergreen question - why are you using a VPN (like nord or proton)? If the answer isn’t bypassing geo blocks for Netflix or maybe torrent stuff, you’re probably doing it wrong. I have many linux torrents, thank you. Also I trust Proton more than my ISP for tracking me. And I occasionally lock myself out of some cloud machines with ban by IP
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Mar 15, 2024 22:09
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DemihumanResources posted:I have many linux torrents, thank you. Also I trust Proton more than my ISP for tracking me. And I occasionally lock myself out of some cloud machines with ban by IP do you pay for things in stores with either a debit or credit card?
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Mar 15, 2024 22:20
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credburn posted:What was the "height" of Suprnova? I stopped using it around 2006, but in those days there wasn't really a moment my modem wasn't torrenting something and I've still never gotten a warning, not back then, and not now (though I don't really torrent much now). I never use a VPN, I use Comcast, how come I never get yelled at?? This really depends on *what* as well. I'm guessing popular TV shows and new movie releases get more attention than obscure 1980s bootleg anime
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Mar 15, 2024 22:26
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TrashMammal posted:do you pay for things in stores with either a debit or credit card? Some things I pay for in cash for those reasons, like the weede store
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Mar 15, 2024 22:31
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Pennywise the Frown posted:I got a VPN last year because Spectrum shut off my internet for pirating. All of the emails went straight to my spam folder so I never saw them. I got the VPN and never saw another email from them again. Did you check your spam folder?
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Mar 15, 2024 22:32
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Armacham posted:Did you check your spam folder? I do occasionally!
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Mar 15, 2024 22:52
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Lavender Spliffs posted:I've ignored every warning my ISP has ever sent. Piracy 4 lyfe dawg. This because I'm Canadian and the media companies can't do a goddamn thing to me and my small ISP does not actually care; they're just obligated to forward the letters and that's it. Still got PIA anyway because it's like a buck a month and I wanted to use it to watch US Netflix, for which it does not work at all but all the YT advertisers still tout a VPN as the way to do this (not saying "Netflix" outright of course) to sell subscriptions. I now use it for the gooniest reason: to watch anime on SEA-only YT channels.
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Mar 15, 2024 23:02
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redshirt posted:You just flat out ignored everything? I mean, yeah. Violate ISP's terms of service for no consequence and turn their letters into free stove kindling or pay VPN fees for no gain.
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Mar 15, 2024 23:04
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DemihumanResources posted:This really depends on *what* as well. I'm guessing popular TV shows and new movie releases get more attention than obscure 1980s bootleg anime I've never received angry emails for movies or shows but textbook pdfs? Oh yeah lmao
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Mar 15, 2024 23:05
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Diet Poison posted:This because I'm Canadian and the media companies can't do a goddamn thing to me and my small ISP does not actually care; they're just obligated to forward the letters and that's it. Still got PIA anyway because it's like a buck a month and I wanted to use it to watch US Netflix, for which it does not work at all but all the YT advertisers still tout a VPN as the way to do this (not saying "Netflix" outright of course) to sell subscriptions. They also advertise to use it to get regional discounts on steam, which I think is something that can get your account banned
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Mar 15, 2024 23:08
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mobby_6kl posted:Mullvad is the only VPN I ever tried and it worked great with no bullshit. You know they're legit because they don't do scammy podcast/youtuber ads.  Also Nord sucked for doing  anyway, it was always something with that one. Mullvad is great and I rarely need to do more than switch servers every so often.
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Mar 15, 2024 23:25
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I can't imagine not using a private tracker for my Linux ISOs, no VPN needed
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I have Nord and the only complaint I have with it is the actual application blows. It's slow and freezes sometimes for no reason. Even going through the VPN I almost always have the lowest ping in games.
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big mean giraffe posted:I can't imagine not using a private tracker for my Linux ISOs, no VPN needed They're nice when you're in one but it's tough to break into that scene, and when I finally do, I get a couple golden years before they get shut down. rip what.cd and oink
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skooma512 posted:They're nice when you're in one but it's tough to break into that scene, and when I finally do, I get a couple golden years before they get shut down. rip what.cd and oink I just found my what.cd seedbox in my parents garage and am excited to turn that thing on and see what is on it.
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Pennywise the Frown posted:I have Nord and the only complaint I have with it is the actual application blows. It's slow and freezes sometimes for no reason. i mentioned it above but they should let you use openvpn as the client. i have the same experience re: ping though when i forget to turn mine off sometimes. it just no longer works for getting around eg. blackouts on mlb.tv or for watching streaming services like hbomax that arent available in other countries when i travel which sucks
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big mean giraffe posted:I can't imagine not using a private tracker for my Linux ISOs, no VPN needed I can. Doesn't have what you want. Isn't usenet. (which has its issues) You don't want to spend the time getting into a private tracker to get into a better private tracker to get into a top tier private tracker. You don't want to be uploading constantly to maintain ratio/don't want to deal with a seedbox. Duck and Cover fucked around with this message at 00:45 on Mar 16, 2024 |
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Mar 16, 2024 00:42
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Dip Viscous posted:I mean, yeah. Violate ISP's terms of service for no consequence and turn their letters into free stove kindling or pay VPN fees for no gain. i like your style kid
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big mean giraffe posted:I can't imagine not using a private tracker for my Linux ISOs, no VPN needed Thats also why some of you get randomly busted for things - the ISPs are comparing source IPs with known sitesalso force encryption on your torrent-program-of-choice, there's zero reason for your ISP to know which linux iso you're downloading
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What if my ISP’s IT guy wants to commend me for my fine taste in distros.
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Duck and Cover posted:I can. In my limited experience, you'll be uploading but no one will download because they also can't expend ratio because nobody downloads. You then have to figure out how to download things to upload at a profit basically, or wait for a ratio jubilee period where everyone starts leeching at once and you can finally get some uploading going. I really liked on a soccer tracker that they would give you credit based on time seeding rather just data transfer. Sports have a shelf life so they have to let people earn ratio somehow.
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skooma512 posted:In my limited experience, you'll be uploading but no one will download because they also can't expend ratio because nobody downloads. You then have to figure out how to download things to upload at a profit basically, or wait for a ratio jubilee period where everyone starts leeching at once and you can finally get some uploading going. It all just reeks of people wanting a super secret club and feeling special while maybe for some things being a bit better than much easier options. Don't tell anybody the name of the secret club! Duck and Cover fucked around with this message at 01:32 on Mar 16, 2024 |
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Mar 16, 2024 01:29
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I wish we had a super secret club. We could charge a small fee for membership.
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Really noticing right now how lovely conversing in Discord is. If a chatter starts to feel uncomfortable, they start spouting random stuff and try to push the conversation up, because they know people won't scroll up to read. mazzi Chart Czar fucked around with this message at 01:58 on Mar 16, 2024 |
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Mar 16, 2024 01:56
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mazzi Chart Czar posted:Really noticing right now how lovely conversing in Discord is. What are you saying? When people get uncomfortable they start spouting random stuff? It sounds like the people are the problem, not Discord 
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Literally A Person posted:I wish we had a super secret club. We could charge a small fee for membership. "Who keeps the Bitcoin system down? We dooo!"
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