Coasting0942

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streaming or torrenting today vs. 5 years ago

I've been a good boy for 5 years or so but the seas call to me. Are streaming sites the way to go now or is torrenting still a better bet for mainstream movies and tv? I'd imagine all of my accounts have been deleted on those sites so I'd be starting over.

Coasting0942 ,

Depends on your hardware.

Streaming is more accessible, but you’re stuck at 720p usually.

If you can afford a vpn and the storage then torrenting gets you better quality.

Don’t forget to seed

Coasting0942 ,

The newer AV1 codec has me very interested in HQ streaming. You need a monster machine to make the file, but then it’s 2GB for a high quality 1080p movie.

Coasting0942 ,

https://www.privacyguides.org/en/vpn/

They have three recommended as of now. Only proton is listed as supporting port forwarding, which you need to be a seeder for the torrent swarm. Without port forwarding you’re stuck as a leeched.

Coasting0942 ,

Stockholm syndrome is made up but posts like these keep convincing me it’s real.

Coasting0942 ,

You can do your part to get that info off of Twitter.

Get a separate browser just for Twitter use. If there’s info that’s only on Twitter re-post it elsewhere.

Coasting0942 ,

With no cash your only way to torrent for free safely is i2p and it’s slower speeds

Does a VPN used on a smartphone with Wi-Fi disabled (mobile data only enabled) provide any sort of protection?

I've never completely understood this, but I think the answer would probably be "no," although I'm not sure. Usually when I leave the house I turn off wifi and just use mobile data (this is a habit from my pre-VPN days), although I guess I should probably just keep it on since using strange Wi-Fi with a VPN is ok (unless someone...

Coasting0942 ,

Protection from what?

If it’s your phone leaking your location, then yes and also disable location services and Bluetooth as well.

You mention interference. Mobile data can be interfered from miles away at the phone company. Same for your home internet.

Coasting0942 ,

Step 1: don’t use a computer

Step 2: letters to your friends need a probable cause warrant to be viewed

Step 3: invite your friends over for dinner, or go hangout with them

/s

Coasting0942 ,

Guys, I think all these computers took military funding. Wake up sheeple.

Coasting0942 ,

Opsec of most people: cowabunga till the cops knock on the door

Coasting0942 ,

Think of the kids

Do you use the device you torrent on for personal things as well?

I'm just curious as I've permanently dedicated my laptop to torrenting. I've been too nervous to install anything but the VPN and Firefox on it. Now, I'm curious to mess around with Linux some more, which is what I use on it, but I can't fully test out what all I can do with it without signing into accounts....

Coasting0942 ,

This is like asking “do you own a second computer?”

Coasting0942 ,

Tor network could always use more obfuscation.

Coasting0942 ,

Getting “Tor is pentagon spyware” vibes from OP

Coasting0942 ,

Proton is the only one I know of who takes mailed cash.

This was all an opsec problem. And not even an “exposed my ip address because a software bug leaked it” it was an “here’s my usual email address in case I get locked out”.

The cops didn't need to break into proton email. They just asked the backup email address for that stuff.

Coasting0942 ,

Turns out the powershell step is enough to get 97% of users to shell out cash.

And also, the biggest source of revenue is institutions who either will pay for the enterprise license, or can be sued for a good payday if they try to pirate.

Coasting0942 ,

It literally easier to crack

It is not easier for almost every human on the planet.

Coasting0942 ,

It’s not that hard to understand:

Development of games requires resources. More resources trends with better games (coin flip). If every player pays, the game development gets the best possible quality. And artists get to keep their electricity bill paid for the week.

Denuvo argues that their product guarantees the most resource extraction possible. This is debatable, and I personally lean on the side that it’s not as effective for revenue collection as advertised.

Nobody got rich being honest.

Coasting0942 , (edited )

This exact post first appeared in Reddit 8 years ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/p2p/comments/4iqwze/where_is_the_true_succesor_to_emule/

There are a lot of interesting comments there as well for those who are interested.

The comment I liked best is:

There isn't one. The purely decentralized model of eMule and gnutella and similar systems has proven to perform poorly compared to the bittorrent/tracker model, for searches in particular. You can almost completely avoid trackers with DHT and magnet links, the tracker pages just "advertise" the torrent.

If you want alternatives, the main one with significant traffic is Freenet. Freenet is really slow and mostly CP (because everyone else is using torrents).

retroshare, which is more for private sharing, has already been mentioned.

My own opinion? Torrents require minimal resources from users other than sharing the specific file. Advertising the file, tracking the file, searching for the file can be passed on resource wise to a trusted person who wants Internet karma. The simple statement: have a ratio of 1.0 can resonate with most 🦍.

Bemoaning the unpopularity of eMule seems to me like another case of programmers ignoring what makes humans tick.

Coasting0942 ,

I2P has a built in torrent client.

But you need a computer running 24/7. With i2p, the longer your session runs, the better the connection.

Coasting0942 ,

Postman tracker is the main one on i2p.

And the longer your i2p runs, the faster its connection.

For grabbing a torrent anonymously, there is nothing better.

Tribbler has a similar idea, but as they state in their website nothing has actually been tested against a motivated hacker earning big bucks from Hollywood. And their default settings just expose your ip address.

Coasting0942 ,

Like the Bible thumpers banning all the escort sites. When the FBI told them not to because it would make catching the traffickers harder, and now it’s harder.

Torrenting exposes your public IP. In a country where government doesn't care, does that pose a risk?

I honestly don't believe I will have any legal trouble because I don't do anything like cp or worse, I just pirate media I like, not even porn. But across users of communities, or on public trackers, is IP exposure something to be concerned about?

Coasting0942 ,

People have and will be executed for dumber reasons.

White rich girl picked you out of the lineup. Don’t worry, DNA science won’t prove you’re innocent for another decade after justice has been carried out.

Coasting0942 ,

Consider online file converters. Just pay for a month or two, obviously need a good internet connection.

Coasting0942 ,

Super easy to get a napkin idea started. Then it picks up steam and suddenly it’s a million lines of code, with hundreds of users. And now it’s a big headache to migrate when shit just works as is in GitHub.

GitHub knows how their customers work.

Coasting0942 ,

I just want Sudo registered to a hardware key. No sudo for you unless you plug in your key.

Let’s get back to the old hacker movies where burglary was involved.

Coasting0942 ,

Its in the first sentence:

Apple and Google have removed apps that promised deepfake nudes

The apps promised to fuck other people over. Your other suggestions have other uses than making fake nudes.

Coasting0942 ,

Depends on their legal status. Could they get sued by a victim?

Coasting0942 ,

A minor who gets her face turned into porn wouldn’t be able to sue because it’s not photoshop, it’s AI. /s

Coasting0942 ,

If blood draw is done properly it should be pretty uneventful.

Permanent damage could get a lawsuit to compel a less risky procedure by the cops.

Coasting0942 ,

It’s not casually allowed. The courts have determined there can be minor intrusions into your body under strictly limited conditions including after a warrant.
Arguing that the whole thing is crazy is pointless because you have no constitutional protection once a judge certifies the circumstances necessitate it.

The prosecutors are the ones pushing to get rid of the warrant requirement for blood draws.

You have the option of refusing the breathalyzers, but most legislatures have the automatic clause that you instantly get treated as failing the breathalyzer test.

Coasting0942 ,

They are pricier and they know it.

andrew , to Privacy
@andrew@andrew.masto.host avatar

Proton: "Introducing Dark Web Monitoring for credential leaks"

https://proton.me/blog/dark-web-monitoring

@privacy

Coasting0942 ,

It’s cheapish, and automates something that you should be doing. Easy way to add value to what you pay for

Under the FISA expansion, what exactly should I worry about, how do I manage privacy?

Hello everyone, with the unfortunate passing of the FISA expansion, I was left with a few questions. I tried to research it, and to me, it seems like they are beefing up surveillance with routers and ISPs (correct me if I'm wrong.) Aside from having businesses stalk you when you use their WiFi (connected with ISPs.)...

Coasting0942 ,

The Wyden/Lummis amendment would have struck language that expands the definition of an electronic communication service provider to include, with some exceptions, any "service provider who has access to equipment that is being or may be used to transmit or store wire or electronic communications." The exceptions are for public accommodation facilities, dwellings, community facilities, and food service establishments.

So basically anybody with a computer network open to the public has to bend over in secret. This changes nothing if you assume all connections end up in their metadata database. It just makes it faster. Use your VPN/tor/i2p

Coasting0942 ,

The reauthorization expanded it to anybody with a computer who passes on communications with the computer.

Coasting0942 ,

LANDrop has an app for every operating system and android/ios

Coasting0942 ,

At least she didn’t hire a private investigator

Coasting0942 ,

And a larger percentage of post operating revenue!

Coasting0942 ,

I2P stumbles out of bad drunk, my timesss has come!

Coasting0942 ,

Theoretically possible but definitely not built for it.

Tor serves the clear net access problem.

I2P because of its design is a lot better suited for p2p file transfers, while maintaining anonymity.

Coasting0942 ,

True Swiss style

Coasting0942 ,

Keep paying so some other poor fuck has a free vpn and e-mail

Coasting0942 ,

Seed boxes don’t do as well to hide your privacy as a vpn

Coasting0942 ,

Torrenting on I2P especially won’t go anywhere. Even if you ban all VPNs/their legal protections

HornofBalance , to Gaming
@HornofBalance@mastodon.gamedev.place avatar

Horn of Balance - an indie 2D zelda-like

I'm developing 'Horn of Balance', a 2D zelda-like featuring 12 non-linear dungeons, 2 interconnected worlds and a TON of secrets.

Right now, the project is live on Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hornofbalance/horn-of-balance) and we've almost hit the funding goal with just 24 hours left!

There's also a free demo on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2738140/Horn_of_Balance/) and Itch.

I'm happy to answer any questions you might have!

@gaming

Coasting0942 ,

GOG a year after release?

Coasting0942 ,

Dang, should have been a general DRM free question.

Sounds awesome!

Coasting0942 ,

Space sniffer http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/

It was on life hack.com a decade ago. Literally haven’t seen a single app beat this one.

Coasting0942 ,

Censorship resistance means shit all if you’re signing everything you write with your IP address.

As opposed to my unpaid lemmy server admin learning about how his/her life is going to be shit if they don’t cooperate with gov agents.

Same result, but notice the extra step with lemmy?

There are no clients approaching nostr from a privacy respecting perspective. All the advice is “just run it on TAILS bro”.

When a client comes out that can bind to a VPN, or only send traffic to an onion address, then I’ll be interested.

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