[-] ScratchySoft@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

Well, I'm glad you never get exhausted or anything I guess.

[-] ScratchySoft@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

I barely download anything, my main goal is to find more places to spread the rare local music that I've got to make it less likely they'll become lost.

[-] ScratchySoft@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

Is that less expensive than a VPN?

[-] ScratchySoft@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

I see... Not sure what I'm supposed to do then.

[-] ScratchySoft@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

I definitely don't want to just leech. I use slsk right now and barely use it for downloading, just sharing rare music I find in local thrift stores and such.

[-] ScratchySoft@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

I'm kind of in a bind financially in general. Job market is complete ass and I struggle as-is. Not sure what I'll do there.

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Before I say anything further, yes I know how much the recommended VPNs cost. I can read. Please do not interrogate me about it.

I've been wanting to get into torrenting for a while, particularly contributing to private trackers related to music (and to a lesser extent retro games, though I don't have much original stuff to put there as it's harder to find rare games than rare music). FMHY recommends RiseUp if I must get a free VPN while I'm working on my financial situation, though I'm not sure whether it's been tested in court. What are my options, if any?

[-] ScratchySoft@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Maybe? But I can't imagine that would be particularly healthy for the site for legal reasons. I'm thinking maybe trying to do a biweekly to monthly feed of recently dumped ROMs and related media would be nice? Though admittedly I'm not sure how well I'd be able to keep up with doing that.

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I was made a moderator of !retropirates@lemmy.dbzer0.com a while back, but now I'm not sure what to do with it. Direct links to newly dumped titles would be a violation of rule 3 (only reason I left the Grimace's Birthday post up is because the game was free in the first place so who cares). !roms@lemmy.dbzer0.com exists, and it itself is already niche but more popular than !retropirates@lemmy.dbzer0.com...

I'm not sure what to do with it that couldn't already be done in !piracy or !roms@lemmy.dbzer0.com... Do y'all think there's a good place for it on here? What would be a good way to differentiate it from !roms@lemmy.dbzer0.com and !piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com?

[-] ScratchySoft@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 8 months ago

Tribler is not Tor, and I know Tor doesn't work. That's why I asked if there's anything like Tor rather than just doing the stupid thing of using Tor immediately. I'll look into I2P.

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I am not in a place where I can afford a VPN (do not start suggesting cheap VPNs to me istg), and in addition, you have to place a lot of trust in the VPN. Tribler seems promising, except... For the giant disclaimer that's been on the site for years. That worries me. I am quite worried about getting scary letters from my ISP or something when torrenting.

Do not put yourself in danger. Our anonymity is not yet mature.

Tribler does not protect you against spooks and government agencies. We are a torrent client and aim to protect you against lawyer-based attacks and censorship. With help from many volunteers we are continuously evolving and improving.

Edit: Seems like there are a lot of issues below the surface as well... https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/19118584/10120234

And Lokinet, I2P, and GNUnet have their own massive problems... https://comment.ctrl.blog/discussion/tribler-onion-routed-bittorrent

ngl, kinda depressing that it's like this...

Edit 2: I misread the article a bit, it's not quite as dire as I thought it was initially, but the warning and the fact that only the core file-transferring features are anonymized at all... Is a bit disconcerting.

[-] ScratchySoft@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 2 years ago

Oh god, of course they are. Haven't checked on Microsoft News in a while, but the last time I did, they were promoting tons upon tons of transphobic propaganda.

[-] ScratchySoft@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago

My problem with Soulseek is that it only really has music. That's it. I'm more interested in stuff for retro game systems. Not just the stuff that's listed in No-Intro or some GoodSet, you can find those anywhere. I'm trying to find a site that has stuff that isn't just the same sets you see everywhere. But I can't find one.

[-] ScratchySoft@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago

So how do you tell if a keygen is a virus or if it's just being detected as a keygen?

[-] ScratchySoft@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago

Damn, nice. You have backups of this in case it gets taken down, right? I'd back it up myself, but storage space is a premium for me. Part of why I mainly deal in ROMs for older systems. That and aftermarket games for older systems are not well-preserved, especially older physical aftermarket releases.

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