Creator of LULs (a script which helps links to point to your instance)
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Usually, unless there’s a specific reason to rewrite a project in another language (like performance, maintainability requirements, skillsets of available developers, dead ecosystem, etc) I wouldn’t do it. Java is perfectly suited for your goal of “least amount of setup required for future contributors” and many contributors will know Java well.
In general, it is much much easier to make existing code readable than to create new code already readable while maintaining the same feature set. So if you have a problem with FLTK, I would just switch to another GUI library. In the process of changing your code, you’ll actually start to understand how to separate layers of concern. Because theoretically, if your code were set up properly, it should be relatively easy to replace GUI libraries. It is likely not set up properly with lots of interdependency between UI concerns and application logic.
Netbeans is also a pretty terrible IDE imo. With an open source project, you can apply for the open source license of intelliJ, which is the gold standard.
That being said. If you really don’t want to use Java anymore just to learn something new, I would suggest a JVM language that can even use Java dependencies, like Kotlin or Clojure. Especially Clojure will teach you a lot of new things that will make you more productive as a programmer. However, every language will come with tooling-related quirks, it will be impossible for you to find a language that doesn’t have any problems at all like you describe. Why do you think there are so many languages in the first place? Because people didn’t like something about the other ones, often also tooling related.
I treasure it a lot. The aesthetic, the design, the voices, the calm, everything just fits together perfectly to create something amazing that’s truly greater than its parts.
I feel like it’s a game that works best if you are a person that either doesn’t have or can let go of their expectations, and just experience.
Yeah idk why you spread misinformation like that. File up/downloads are done via a p2p connection (see a reverse-engineered documentation of the p2p connection process) and thus the IP addresses are obviously known. Maybe not directly visible in the SoulseekQt client itself, but definitely through third party network connection monitors like Wireshark. It’s pretty trivial for anyone using Soulseek to get IPs of the people they download from.
It’s more about being visible to other users. If other users have your IP address, they can go to your ISP and complain about your IP address sharing copyrighted material. In certain jurisdictions they have to give out your info so that legal action can be taken against you.
If you use a VPN, they only know that somebody using this VPN is sharing copyrighted material. Since VPNs usually do not log who sends what, they can’t be made to give out users data, so you’re safe.
https://eroscripts.com sometimes has script releases that include a dl link to the video as well.
Otherwise, almost all studio websites give you the option to download short 2 min preview videos in full quality. Go to https://sexlikereal.com (a portal/collection site) to find studios and videos.
Better quality makes a huge difference. Don’t look at anything below your native VR headset resolution if possible.
Also the other problem I have is that when I start paying for a piracy service, then when the service gets busted and I’m in any way identifiable as their customer, I might very easily be in legal trouble. With a VPN at least you have plausible deniability that you’re using it just to stay as private as possible.
Idk, I’ve been using the free tier of torrents (except for a VPN, which I’d have anyway) and never not downloaded close to my full speed. Don’t really know how what you say beats that.
Also btw if you load sequentially and first and last pieces first you can start watching your downloaded files immediately with any normal torrent. DL speed just has to be faster than total playtime of what you’re watching.
I feel like other people seeding is enough backup for me. I don’t backup my library at all.