megaupload closed, bt junkie closed - how long do you expect the internet to last? (1 Viewer)

[ann post]

Re: megaupload closed, bt junkie closed - how long do you expect the internet to last

yeah - the pirate bay guys are doing 1 year sentences and paying a few million dollars in fines so far as i remember. they are moving to a .se domain in order to evade further prosecution.

 

[Theseus Mock]

Re: megaupload closed, bt junkie closed - how long do you expect the internet to last

i know nothing of usenet - i mostly a mainstream nerd. do you just register or something?

You pay a monthly sub for access to a news server (which most importantly hosts binaries files, think of these as regular files split into small chunks). Now you'll need to use a news group search engine (binsearch.info, newzbin.com, etc) to search for whatever you need. These sites host NZBs which are files telling you which messages on the newsgroup server contain the required bits to make up your file. You stick these NZBs into your NZB client (I like using SABnzbd) and it'll download whatever files that are pointed to within the NZB. There are some great apps out there for automating tasks such as downloading TV shows & movies. Sick Beard is a PVR for TV shows only. Feed it the list of TV shows you watch, what quality you need & with a bit of jiggery-pokery, it'll download everything as it becomes available and properly organise it into your TV folder structure. If you like to hang on to TV shows, it'll even update existing files you've already downloaded (availability of TV stuff follows the path of TV rip @ 720p initially --> WebHD a short while later when it's ripped from iTunes --> Bluray Rip). A nice "set it and forget it" app. couchpota.to/ is another app dedicated solely to movies. Stick in the films you want (even if they're not released yet or a HD version hasn't become available) & it'll continually check its sources to see if anything matches your requirements. SABnzbd + sickbeard + couchpotato = great combination of hassle free tv/film acquirement. All require python to run, work on all platforms & they're web apps.

For newsgroup access you need a provider. I use/recommend giganews.com. I'm on their $25 monthly/plan which gives unlimited transfers. Newsgroup connections are direct downloads so you can guarantee it'll saturate your download speed on as few connections as possible unlike torrenting. You can download stuff over SSL and your IP isn't exposed to the entire internet except for the newsgroup provider in question.

 

[GO]

Re: megaupload closed, bt junkie closed - how long do you expect the internet to last

QWALITY POST!

 

[ann post]

Re: megaupload closed, bt junkie closed - how long do you expect the internet to last

thanks for that Theseus Mock !!

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Re: megaupload closed, bt junkie closed - how long do you expect the internet to last

You pay a monthly sub for access to a news server (which most importantly hosts binaries files, think of these as regular files split into small chunks). Now you'll need to use a news group search engine (binsearch.info, newzbin.com, etc) to search for whatever you need. These sites host NZBs which are files telling you which messages on the newsgroup server contain the required bits to make up your file. You stick these NZBs into your NZB client (I like using SABnzbd) and it'll download whatever files that are pointed to within the NZB. There are some great apps out there for automating tasks such as downloading TV shows & movies. Sick Beard is a PVR for TV shows only. Feed it the list of TV shows you watch, what quality you need & with a bit of jiggery-pokery, it'll download everything as it becomes available and properly organise it into your TV folder structure. If you like to hang on to TV shows, it'll even update existing files you've already downloaded (availability of TV stuff follows the path of TV rip @ 720p initially --> WebHD a short while later when it's ripped from iTunes --> Bluray Rip). A nice "set it and forget it" app. couchpota.to/ is another app dedicated solely to movies. Stick in the films you want (even if they're not released yet or a HD version hasn't become available) & it'll continually check its sources to see if anything matches your requirements. SABnzbd + sickbeard + couchpotato = great combination of hassle free tv/film acquirement. All require python to run, work on all platforms & they're web apps.

For newsgroup access you need a provider. I use/recommend giganews.com. I'm on their $25 monthly/plan which gives unlimited transfers. Newsgroup connections are direct downloads so you can guarantee it'll saturate your download speed on as few connections as possible unlike torrenting. You can download stuff over SSL and your IP isn't exposed to the entire internet except for the newsgroup provider in question.

Will you be my roommate?

I make great chili.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

Re: megaupload closed, bt junkie closed - how long do you expect the internet to last

Has anyone any what.cd invites? is this usenet thing better?

 

[HMD]

Re: megaupload closed, bt junkie closed - how long do you expect the internet to last

@ €25 a month usenet can fuck off

 

[GO]

Re: megaupload closed, bt junkie closed - how long do you expect the internet to last

Yeah,€25 monthly would be more than enough to buy all the music you'd need legitimately

Nice Euro squares we have here

 

[Scientician 0.8]

Re: megaupload closed, bt junkie closed - how long do you expect the internet to last

Soulseek isn't bad for muzak.

 

[Theseus Mock]

Re: megaupload closed, bt junkie closed - how long do you expect the internet to last

Has anyone any what.cd invites? is this usenet thing better?

Don't think usenet fares well compared with the breath of music what.cd has. I stopped using what.cd a long while back in favor of the simplicity/immediate music gratification of a premium Spotify account. I'm all about the music streaming now.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Re: megaupload closed, bt junkie closed - how long do you expect the internet to last

Don't think usenet fares well compared with the breath of music what.cd has. I stopped using what.cd a long while back in favor of the simplicity/immediate music gratification of a premium Spotify account. I'm all about the music streaming now.

What's the movie and TV show selection like?

 

[Theseus Mock]

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What's the movie and TV show selection like?

I haven't come across many things that I've had to resort to torrenting but for 0-day releases, it's king. Bare in mind that usenet servers have a retention period after which, stuff gets wiped. 3.5 years is the standard for decent providers but there's always a constant flux of stuff being added to replace any expired content.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Re: megaupload closed, bt junkie closed - how long do you expect the internet to last

I haven't come across many things that I've had to resort to torrenting but for 0-day releases, it's king. Bare in mind that usenet servers have a retention period after which, stuff gets wiped. 3.5 years is the standard for decent providers but there's always a constant flux of stuff being added to replace any expired content.

Good info.

What's a 0-day release?

 

[Theseus Mock]

Re: megaupload closed, bt junkie closed - how long do you expect the internet to last

What's a 0-day release?

They're the most recent releases (on a daily basis) from warez groups (like you see written in filenames etc. Fringe.720p.HDTV.x264.wArEz-GROUP.mkv). That's not to say you don't get the same release times on torrents, you do, just depends on the public/private tracker you're using.

 

[ann post]

Re: megaupload closed, bt junkie closed - how long do you expect the internet to last

http://torrentfreak.com/uk-seize-popular-music-blog-arrest-operators-and-threaten-readers-120214/

also Iran blocked https for a little while there too.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Re: megaupload closed, bt junkie closed - how long do you expect the internet to last

http://torrentfreak.com/uk-seize-popular-music-blog-arrest-operators-and-threaten-readers-120214/

also Iran blocked https for a little while there too.

This fucking shit is on.

 

[Goodbye]

Re: megaupload closed, bt junkie closed - how long do you expect the internet to last

Tell the cats to chill
[video=youtube_share;0Qkyt1wXNlI]http://youtu.be/0Qkyt1wXNlI[/video]

 

[Goodbye]

Re: megaupload closed, bt junkie closed - how long do you expect the internet to last

[video=youtube_share;OVYhwKu7J5E]http://youtu.be/OVYhwKu7J5E[/video]

 

[D0njo]

Re: megaupload closed, bt junkie closed - how long do you expect the internet to last

Anyone use Tribler? Looks interesting...

http://www.geek.com/articles/news/u...rrent-client-can-never-be-taken-down-2012028/

http://dl.tribler.org/download.html

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Re: megaupload closed, bt junkie closed - how long do you expect the internet to last

Anecdotally, it seems to be getting harder to steal music.