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I pirated a lot when I was younger and couldn't afford it. It's a headache I don't need anymore - worrying about VPNs or seedboxes, torrent sites moving to diff

I pirated a lot when I was younger and couldn't afford it. It's a headache I don't need anymore - worrying about VPNs or seedboxes, torrent sites moving to different domains or being shut down, maintaining ratios, letters from your ISP... Nowadays entertainment is quite accessible through subscriptions and I just wait for decent sales on the games I want to play.

jesuscript 4y ago
That’s one of the reasons I kind of gave up on, but it is 2023. I wonder how streamlined piracy has gotten.
- velmu 4y ago
  Popcorn time was quite slick when I tried it maybe in 2015 or so.
- corobo 4y ago
  Chill.institute (manual) and showrss.info (scheduled TV) + put.io + cronjob running `rclone move` into your Plex media directory is one I've seen that seemed pretty neat. Entire process is probably faster than finding which service the thing you want to watch is streaming on.
- nickthegreek 4y ago
  Incredibly streamlined. plexshare subreddit.
- ct0 4y ago
  https://wiki.servarr.com/ https://wiki.servarr.com/
Cyph0n 4y ago
Usenet is the answer :) Also, media piracy is much more convenient these days thanks to the excellent media server options (Plex/Emby/Jellyfin) and the *arr suite of apps. You simply add movies and shows to your library and have them “magically” appear in your media server app on release - like a personal streaming service.
- jesuscript 4y ago
  What’s the hot one now days? I used to sub to Giganews.
  - Cyph0n 4y ago
    The Usenet subreddit is a good reference. They have an excellent wiki as well - e.g., https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/wiki/providerdeals/ https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/wiki/providerdeals/
- hidden80 4y ago
  This. I just got back into it a couple weeks ago.
- zonethundery 4y ago
  Usenet is definitely the answer. Old school but it works and its inaccessibility relative to torrents keeps it out of "easy-ish target" territory for IP enforcers.
- the_arcadian 4y ago
  Found this comment when I did a ctrl-F to see who was breaking the first rule of Usenet LOL
Thaxll 4y ago
You don't need seebox / ratios, trackers don't know how much you really uploaded, as a matter of fact it's your client that send that information, so you can send anything you want.
- papruapap 4y ago
  I think trackers eventually can find out that bad actors and bad them out. If you claimed to have sent 100 kb but nobody reported to have received them then you are flagged.
- KyeRussell 4y ago
  In 2008, sure. Any worthwhile monkeying of seeding statistics in a largely compliant user base will obviously stick out like a sore thumb.
- dns_snek 4y ago
  This is terrible advice. Any tracker worth participating on is monitoring ratio cheating like a hawk.
flas9sd 4y ago
while I agree that despite fragmentation, it is more accessible, this can be a US-centric view. Even if you're aware of the service that can provide a series, you might need a VPN to subscribe and use.

jesuscript 4y ago

That’s one of the reasons I kind of gave up on, but it is 2023. I wonder how streamlined piracy has gotten.

velmu 4y ago
Popcorn time was quite slick when I tried it maybe in 2015 or so.
corobo 4y ago
Chill.institute (manual) and showrss.info (scheduled TV) + put.io + cronjob running `rclone move` into your Plex media directory is one I've seen that seemed pretty neat. Entire process is probably faster than finding which service the thing you want to watch is streaming on.
nickthegreek 4y ago
Incredibly streamlined. plexshare subreddit.
ct0 4y ago
https://wiki.servarr.com/ https://wiki.servarr.com/

Cyph0n 4y ago

Usenet is the answer :) Also, media piracy is much more convenient these days thanks to the excellent media server options (Plex/Emby/Jellyfin) and the *arr suite of apps. You simply add movies and shows to your library and have them “magically” appear in your media server app on release - like a personal streaming service.

jesuscript 4y ago
What’s the hot one now days? I used to sub to Giganews.
- Cyph0n 4y ago
  The Usenet subreddit is a good reference. They have an excellent wiki as well - e.g., https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/wiki/providerdeals/ https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/wiki/providerdeals/
hidden80 4y ago
This. I just got back into it a couple weeks ago.
zonethundery 4y ago
Usenet is definitely the answer. Old school but it works and its inaccessibility relative to torrents keeps it out of "easy-ish target" territory for IP enforcers.
the_arcadian 4y ago
Found this comment when I did a ctrl-F to see who was breaking the first rule of Usenet LOL

Thaxll 4y ago

You don't need seebox / ratios, trackers don't know how much you really uploaded, as a matter of fact it's your client that send that information, so you can send anything you want.

papruapap 4y ago
I think trackers eventually can find out that bad actors and bad them out. If you claimed to have sent 100 kb but nobody reported to have received them then you are flagged.
KyeRussell 4y ago
In 2008, sure. Any worthwhile monkeying of seeding statistics in a largely compliant user base will obviously stick out like a sore thumb.
dns_snek 4y ago
This is terrible advice. Any tracker worth participating on is monitoring ratio cheating like a hawk.

flas9sd 4y ago

while I agree that despite fragmentation, it is more accessible, this can be a US-centric view. Even if you're aware of the service that can provide a series, you might need a VPN to subscribe and use.