Easy! Lie down on the ground and throw a tantrum because a band I like has the audacity to provide an option for me to support them further.

More evidence that the people in power there have the intelligence of a sack of shit. There are several advantages for a country when fewer of its residents consume alcohol. Health-wise, a reduction in alcohol consumption can lead to fewer alcohol-related illnesses and injuries, which would alleviate some of the burden on the healthcare system. Economically, individuals could potentially save money typically spent on alcohol, which could contribute to better financial health for many. A decrease in alcohol consumption would also lead to lower rates of alcohol-related accidents and crimes.

I think the downvotes might be because it feels like they’re trying to diminish the work you put into your setup.

Ah I see now! I wouldn’t have thought to use it this way, but that makes a lot of sense.

So they grab their own uploads via autobrr? To what end?

Under Autobrr, what do you mean by “Grabs all torrents from my username”?

I totally agree that it’s a ridiculous thing for them to implement, but saying that consent is required to say ‘hi’ is a bit over the top. I’m assuming the receiving party will still be able to block the sender of course since I’m pretty sure that’s required by Google and Apple.

But if everyone has a shitty experience with it, they won’t recommend it or even tell people to stay away from it. But if it works well, they’ll praise it, thus gaining more users.

GGn too?

When looking through some reddit archives, I was able to find these for anyone looking to try one. The posts were from December 2022.

• streamez.site
  • Standard and Premium plex shares available (HD and 4k streaming). Service Type: Plex Shares Server Connection: 1GbBit/s Server Locations: Europe Content offered: We offer around 32K movies and 11.8K TV shows 2K 4K Movies & growing everyday with request system in place to get the library filled with content everyone loves! Content Includes: Movies(4K and HD) TV Shows (4K and HD) Anime Kids Tv Kids Movies (4K and HD) Plex Share HD Library Access - No downloading - Request Lounge Access - Plex Pass Enabled 1 x HD concurrent stream (no transcode) - $10CAD 2 x HD Concurent stream (no transcode) - $14CAD 3 x HD Concurrent stream (no transcode) - $18CAD 4K Library Access - Content Downloading enabled - Request Lounge Access - Plex Pass Enabled 1 x 4k concurrent stream (transcoding enabled) - $15CAD 2 x 4k concurrent stream (transcoding enabled) - $20CAD 3 x 4k concurrent stream (transcoding enabled) - $25CAD
• dawplex.xyz
  • Serving globally for some amazing connectivity wherever you’re located. Library * Movies: 54,200+ * 4K Movies 3,000*+ (inc DoVi)* * 4K TV Shows: 700*+* * TV Shows: 12,300+ * Kids TV Shows: 600+ * Sports PPV: 700+ * Sports TV: 60+ * Sports Leagues: 5,900+ * Anime: 1,300+ * Movies (Foreign): 3,100+ * TV Shows (Foreign): 1,100+ Pricing: * 1 Stream (HD Plan) - $4.99 * 1 Stream (HD + 4K Plan) - $6.99 * 2 Streams (HD Plan) - $7.99 * 2 Streams (HD + 4K Plan) - $9.99 * 3 Streams (HD Plan) - $10.99 * 3 Streams (HD + 4K Plan) - $12.99 * 4 Streams (HD Plan) - $13.99 * 4 Streams (HD + 4K Plan) - $15.99 * 72 Hour Trial - $1.00 TRIALS: * $1/72 hour trials * Includes all libraries with exception of 4K * 1 concurrent stream w/ 1 transcode * Servers located in Europe with excellent global connectivity * Integrated Everly CDN for automatic peering globally
• discord.com/invite/kxB2bPkCNJ
  • Library : Movies: 33000+ TV Shows: 9000+ Kids tv shows : 700+ Anime :1300 + 4KMovies: 1400+ 4K TV Shows: 400+ Donation Plans $9.99/Monthly $99.99/Yearly (50% off used to be $200) $249.99/Lifetime (50% off used to be $500) Server location: USA Netherland Singapore Features: All movies are 1080p and up! 10 Gbps Fiber UL/DL USA/EU

Well that’s what the interview prep site is for. Everything you could be asked is on that site. So you can just familiarize yourself with the concepts.

Welp, there goes that

Maaaan, you can’t go recommending one of the completely closed ones… Although rumor has it that they’ve purged thousands of members for some reason or another so they may start recruiting, but I expect the requirements to be very high.

I don’t think you need root access for unpackerr. Check here for instructions for use on a managed seedbox: https://unpackerr.zip/docs/install/seedbox

TL doesn’t have an invite forum and I don’t think IPT does either unfortunately. This is why most people will start in RED, MAM or sometimes OPS (another music tracker). RED also has comics and some audiobooks. MAM has about every audiobook you’d ever want. I think a lot of people on RED don’t really listen to all the music they download. Many seed and upload in order to meet the criteria for the invite forums. This is still useful because some people really do use it for their music. Most uploaders get their content from Deezer, Qobuz, or Tidal because these offer FLACs (lossless quality audio). However many people rip CDs and even old vinyl albums using expensive equipment. In the forums and chats on RED and MAM you can easily find suggestions for things to listen to and read.

Basically this is what everyone goes through unless they have a friend who is already in.

I’m don’t think there is one that specializes in Windows software, but there is a lot on TL and other general trackers like that. For Mac there is iAnon and BrokenStones, but both require invites.

Nothin’ but JSON compressed with zstd. You can also grab individual subreddits at https://the-eye.eu/redarcs/

I’ve heard that AirVPN and IVPN are good for port forwarding.

I think IPTorrents has kind of a bad reputation because you can buy your way on by donating. You can see the info about that on their signup page.

There are official and unofficial recruitment threads on most big private trackers. They usually have certain criteria such as account age, rank, uploaded torrents, etc. These are allowed unless a tracker forbids their users to provide invites this way. But still, no trading happens. Just a user is deemed worthy by having good enough stats and is allowed to request the invite on the specific thread for that tracker.

RED is the biggest private music tracker. I think it was created in the wake of whatCD’s demise. Most of the interview is about the content on their interview prep site. I think it’s mostly to weed out people who would probably fail to maintain a healthy ratio and follow site rules since RED is kind of seen as a gateway to the rest of the private tracker world. If books are more your thing, you could consider MAM. It’s also an interview, but more laid back and a really friendly community. There are less invite threads, but still an okay amount.

You can see it happening here https://streamable.com/6alycz

Well, for starters there is no back button in the PWA on Android. Swiping from the right to go back completely refreshes the feed.

Oof, same on Android. That’s a complete deal breaker for using the PWA.

I’ve never used IPTorrents but I’ve heard it’s similar to TorrentLeech, which I think is quite good for a general private tracker. Unfortunately, these two are kind of a dead end regarding getting into others. Also unfortunately, every private tracker I’ve seen has very strict rules against invite trading/selling. I’m sure it still happens, but people can have their accounts banned for it.

Getting into the private trackers you want usually takes time and effort. Many use RED as a stepping stone, but it definitely requires a lot of patience. This can be more than many are willing to put up with, and usenet becomes a very decent alternative for some types of content, mostly movies and tv shows.

Wow it really was ages ago if you mention newsbin as an indexer. Nowadays, indexer usually refers to privately run services that index nzbs for you. Most require a subscription fee, but are worth it because without them you can’t really find anything manually anymore since the file names are all obfuscated. This really helps prevent copyright takedowns.

In my opinion, it probably is. Depends on how satisfied you are with your current sources. Are you “set for life” on some nice private trackers or was the closing of RARBG a problem for you?

What indexer(s) are you using?

Check out https://github.com/nathom/streamrip and https://github.com/miraclx/freyr-js. If qobuz is more your thing, make sure to use the dev branch for streamrip so you can use tokens instead of login info.

Check out https://github.com/nathom/streamrip and https://github.com/miraclx/freyr-js. If qobuz is more your thing, make sure to use the dev branch for streamrip so you can use tokens instead of login info.

That’s interesting, never heard that before. I’ve been using them for about 2.5 years and got in at €2.99/mo. Maybe my download success could be attributed to the indexers I’m using? I think I was using NewsDemon before that and definitely had some takedown issues.

In my opinion, the best provider is Eweka. You can still get the €3.99/mo offer at https://www.eweka.nl/en/landing/special-deal. They don’t follow DMCA so uploads tend to last a lot longer. Ideally you’ll have at least one block account from another provider on a different backbone. Check here for a map of providers and backbones https://usenetmap.b-cdn.net/latest.svg. The block account is for when your main provider is missing some parts. However, with Eweka this has been extremely rare for me so you can probably wait on getting a block account if you go with them.

Nowadays, you’ll also need a good indexer (or two or three). Long gone are the days of searching for an nzb on a public site. Nzbgeek is probably a good one to start with since it has open registration. DrunkenSlug is another great one, but requires an invite. I don’t think there is a lemmy alternative, so checkout r/usenetinvites if interested.

SABnzbd and NZBget are the two most used downloaders, but the latter is no longer being maintained.

I’m a Relay man myself, but Sync was a close second. Can’t wait for the Lemmy version of it.

Dang, I thought it was the whole month of June for some reason.

PTP recently became possible again via RED but it is a loooong road for a new comer.

TorrentLeech (TL) is currently having open signups with the invite code: REFUGEERARBG. Just make sure you read the rules. Also let me know if you have any questions.

Suggesting PTP and BTN to someone who has never used private trackers before is a bit mean.

Been using Ultra for a couple years and they’re awesome. Very in-depth docs and helpful discord community as well.