ChemistryAndPhysicsAreFun
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Dec 24, 2021 6:54 AM
ChemistryAndPhysicsAreFun
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JHRD1880
uTorrent is shit, but still valid meme.
MightyIink
The only reason streaming services took off was because it was cheaper than cable... now it's not.
JanglesPrime
good2go4ne1
always upvote One Piece
thisisausernamelikeanyothersbutthisonesmellsweird
well.. they do ask for it. Loved the idea of netflix. One service with all i wanted to see (ish).. Now you gotta have 8 different at least.
afatrollofmyown
This is why I pirate. I go to ONE place, and I can get everything I want to see. Also, it's free (only costs me a VPN)
nero4ty2
But it never was that, always had a pretty limited library, was just a novelty when it came out
Manhoarder
The thing is, even if you subscribed to all of those 4, it would still be cheaper than cable TV in a lot of places. Cuz cable is 100% bs
testingonetwothreetesting
It was really nice to just have netflix for a time
ExpendableTestPilot
use qBit not shitty uTorrent
fush8
Amazon prime is actually a good deal with all the extra things you get, such as photo storage and the streaming service.
Skywatcher16
maybe, but fuck bezos/his legacy
Cheomesh
Yes
tarataqa
Yes, back when it was $79/yr. Now it's overpriced.
vulpes133
I keep amazon prime because I buy enough online that the savings on shipping alone makes it worthwhile. Everything else is just a bonus.
JaromirAzarov
True, but there are far too many shows/movies missing and for a lot of them you have to pay extra (often ridiculous prices for old stuff).
nero4ty2
Prime video is just a bonus feature, nobody is getting it solely to watch shows, mostly it’s shipping
1966flodur
In good faith one can not use Amazon service these days
Callynd
Yet here you are, on a website that uses AWS.
imgurmage
Lol, good luck. Amazon has their tendrils in so many things these days you can't get away from their web services.
florpglorp
Qbittorrent, Transmission, Bigly BT, webtorrent, all are good open source and free options but please dont use μTorrent.
07116522718
Ultimately they incetivised piracy by breaking it into multiple services
nero4ty2
No, shitty people choose piracy instead of paying content creators
07116522718
They could have had it sweet by unifying under a single business but they didn't because they're greedy. Fuck em
nero4ty2
That was called cable
melwil
You really shouldn’t be using utorrent any more though.
jobbybob
Why not? I am not supposed to still visit your mom, but I do it anyway.
melwil
Sorry for trying to give a helpful tip :p
AgnosticPaladin
There are alternatives, like qBitTorrent or Deluge. uTorrent is bundled with malware. They weren't saying not to use torrents...
YeastInfectedWhiskerBiscuit
Netflix was all there needed to be. Even then greed kept the streaming library small. I don't give any of them my money.
smirt
I was fine with Hulu for TV and Netflix for movies and other stuff, but they got greedy.
CarlottaVonSprockett
Netflix was great bc if they didn’t have it streaming, they had the dvd. Then they doubled their prices AND split their services. Now /1
CarlottaVonSprockett
everyone is pulling content to put it on their own site, and Netflix hardly feels worth it anymore. 2/2
YeastInfectedWhiskerBiscuit
That's why Netflix is investing gobs of money into as many original series and films knowing their streaming library is still shrinking.
CarlottaVonSprockett
Yeah and some of the stuff is great, don’t get me wrong. But all the things I loved ten years ago are gone and it bums me out. I had /1
CarlottaVonSprockett
paradise in my hands, and it’s slipped away!! 2/2
JaromirAzarov
My streaming service:
ChytryLisak
I never understood the GUI of this. It is so confusing.
adiving
Then pick any of the other guis. The gui looks exactly like you want it >_>
EnigmaNL
Just use qBittorrent or Deluge. uTorrent is crap.
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
I only use it because my VPN provider offers a preconfigured version for download.It'd make me paranoid to fuck around w.the settings myself
thisusernameismeaningless
uTorrent is malware. It mines crypto on your computer. And stuffs you full of ads.
thisisanoriginalusernameithink
Folx, for Mac users. Only on latest OS though.
ChipCSkyrocket
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GlitteringMisanthrope
Seedr.cc is so much better.
EnigmaNL
Nah.
GlitteringMisanthrope
Yeah.
EnigmaNL
Not really, no.
GlitteringMisanthrope
Definitely much better, yes.
FirstThingThatCameToMind
Pretty sure Utorrent is a bad option, these days.
FirstThingThatCameToMind
The last time I downloaded it, it changed all my webbrowser search engines to Bing. It should be classified as malware.
wozat
Old versions without the junk in it are still usable and available. Mine is 3.1.2.
BurnieCinders
2.2.1
VanillaCokeForTheWin
what do you recommend instead?
Regeny
XDCC
FirstThingThatCameToMind
I personally use Deluge. Its extremely barebones, which I like. I dont need a torrenter to do anything but torrenting.
bittplayer
So what you want is a monopoly?
Goblor
I just be using them free online stream websites
JesusStoleMyWeed
I never trusted torrents, and never saw the point either. You can stream it, why waste the memory and the time?
WeaponizedJerk
Fuck microtorrent though, it became a piece of shit bloatware. Use Qbit torrent instead.
lsybarra
SixFeetShort
What is IPT?
DrArsMoriendi
I just figured out I couldn't get 4k netflix without unplugging all but 1 monitor. 4k I paid extra for. You know who has 4k? Pirates.
Cheomesh
What
DrArsMoriendi
Yeah, it's DRM stuff. It's super restrictive. I can't have my TV connected to my PC if I want to watch 4k. That can't be a weird use case!?
DrArsMoriendi
And you pay like a 50% more expensive sub to get it too. Please just take my money and let me sub legally, but they won't let me.
cyno01
Sure do.
mohavewolfpup
690? Rookie numbers. Heh
cyno01
Oh thats just the 4k library.
mohavewolfpup
Now I’m the one with rookie numbers, heh. Impressive
Fuckweasel
Good god, what does your storage look like?!
cyno01
~90TB TV, ~50TB movies, ~30TB porn
benchp300
Unpopular opinion: this is exactly what we said we wanted. No bundles we pick which services we want individually.
adkoala
When Disney + wanted 29.99 to watch Cruella even with a subscription, that was it
wekilledbambi03
Or you just wait 3 months longer like probably 80% of people. I have yet to pay to see a D+ movie. None have been “must see” movies.
confanity
I'll be honest: I really don't get this attitude. It's like saying that you've decided to steal food because the butcher doesn't sell bread.
imgurmage
I'm using qbittorent these days, but yeah. No matter how hard they try they can't get rid of torrents.
TsubakiTragic
same... not a bad prog,
Eturian
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pallyman
You can't stop the signal Mal.
AeonQuasars
They reduced it significantly with simpler solutions. Now I just use VPN and shared accounts for watching what I want.
AeonQuasars
I think I only pay for HBO and a local football(soccer) account. Buy still have access to everything because of shared accounts with friends
CaptSchmidtGaming
and they never will. because people choose freedom. its the model for the future. when ever greed gives up or gets violenced out.
MrFJ
I prefer Bitlord
illogical06
Diddo
JanglesPrime
Transmission in the only one to work for me these days.
thatonewiththeface
This. Modern uTorrent has been packed with malware for a while now. Don't use it. It's low-level malware, but malware all the same.
RavenVG
I think the ads were the breaking point for me but it's all the same.
T3NM1DG3TS
It’s the preferable alternative. Utorrent has been compromised and will use your computer to mine crypto.
reineseele
As an EU prime citizen: Our lawyers love torrent cause they can auto-sue your IP and get 1000€ default. nowadays idk the price. for one ep.
AyaElemelon
My torrents download way faster with qBit, often double or quadruple the speed of utorrent
C111825
Deluge
OatmealChocolateChipCookies
Deulge is fine if you only have a few dozen running; qBittorrent is better for a few hundred and Transmission will handle a few thousand.
imgurmage
This. I seed for a private tracker and I basically just leave everything available all the time.
Rhysers
Deluge+sonarr+radarr+jacket+Plex. Fully automated.
PrettyDouglas
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cyno01
Its got search!
MrFJ
So does Bitlord :D
LRJ104
What about "trusted" source. I feel like this is dangerous :/
derpspot
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Lee1604
Shit that’s awesome
Norwegurian
I have a friend who pays for 5 different streaming services, and have never tried torrents, how does one use such sites? Any dangers?
TheGillyBones
Danger? - Yes, but use a VPN and an excellent virus protection and you're good
TayTay051
How does one set up a VPN? I’ve always been confused by them
Noevilgifs
Easiest one you can get is nord VPN, or for free you can use psiphon
Noevilgifs
Don't even need a virus protector, windows defender works fine if you aren't a dumbass
cyno01
Yeah, if youre just pirating media theres not a whole lot to worry about
Norwegurian
I am kind of a dumbass tho, especially with computers and wires and buttons and software and stuff
imgurmage
This. Watch for extensions and don't download anything that ends in ".exe". Example: Popular_Media.mp4.exe
lurklurkbaby
All great thing have some bit of danger
Thulrin
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PoppinLochNessHopster
Yeah It's kind of useless unless you can play it as it downloads.
cyno01
Cuz its full quality 4k w/ ATMOS sound. ~5GB movies look pretty good on my 50" 4k. Tigole ftw.
thebackson
Raw Blu Ray rips.
GreetingsSirAndOrMaamIAmUsingThisFieldToIntroduceMyselfAscrsklr
Blueray, surround sound, h265, full res. These ain't your dad's 480p webrips.
cyno01
TBF ive replaced 320p xvid avis with 1080 x265 mkvs that are about the same size.
IllegalDuckling
I just wish lower quality rips were an option
cyno01
QxR on 1337x is a really good sweet spot of size/quality if you have newer hardware that can play HEVC.
thisismynamehere
They are. Many movies on torrent sites are available in anything versions from several hundred MB through to tens of GB
YoudSwearImAVirgin
While not the greatest, assuming YIFY uploaded is still there, I think their rips range from ~700mb to 1.5gb. Not bad for small size, HQ
mike13815
Dude have you never heard of sonarr? Radarr? lidarr? They're for the far superior usenets but they'll work with torrents, too.
ineverknowwhattouseformyusername
Do you recommend any video or tutorial/website for setting up?
cyno01
Baby steps, were just recommending against uTorrent right now. Most people dont need all that. Me otoh...
TresusIbor
What the shit
SendMeNoots
I've been tempted by Plex but I don't 'get' it. It's just a server, right? You still need to source the files, yes?
mike13815
Grab an old laptop or desktop, wipe it, install windows clean (free download from microsoft's site). Install plex. Install sonarr. Install
Chadpimp1
I used to be able to get by on YouTube but their recent explosion of ads has made it unbearable.
b1candy2
Get premium. No ads, Most of your subs fee goes to the creators you watch too
MrMooobs
WoUld yUo LiKe tO tRy yOUtUbe pReMiUm?
hobbitdoc
I counted 9 ad breaks in 7 minutes of video recently. Constant repeats of the same ads. Completely unwatchable.
losersmanual
Brave Browser based on Chromium and Ublock are your friends. On android use Youtube Vanced (just google it, very easy to set up.)
WhereIsMyAppleQuava
Adblockers my dude! Or get Opera, it has a decent adblocker built in.
BobKemp
YouTube vanced for Android
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illogical06
I find vanced better. Not sure what dns changer I used but it was a pain.
Cyanide555
Getting way closer to swapping. More and more 15 second unskippables are showing up
DingoWoof
Do it, you won't regret it. I swapped a few months ago and I'm never going back.
Skullcleaver
uBlock Origin and SponsorBlock.
Vident99
I stopped using using the mobile app and switched to Firefox+these. Should have done that ages ago.
KiLLeRdAcKeL
There are ads on youtube??
ThereAreCrocodiles
Are you interested in YouTube Premium?
Churmybro
I did it and I'm not looking back
Homosexualsaregay
Got on YouTube premium back when it was YouTube Red. Ad free YT and YT Music for $10 a month. Bargain
CarlottaVonSprockett
No, stop asking YouTube! How did you even find me here?!
HedonistBeard
I'm so sorry but they promised they'd stop asking me for a whole day if I told them were to find you. (It was only 2 hours. Still worth it.)
Acc87
I'm thinking about getting it as I just watch YT the most. Only else I pay for is Prime.
yuikol14
I'm in the same boat, and it's so worth it.
b1candy2
Most of your subs fee goes to the creators you watch too
TsubakiTragic
is anyone?
sambaah05
I love it. I spend so much time on YouTube it easily pays for itself. But that's just me - I use it a lot.
thefeckamisigningupwithfacebook
Honestly? It’s worth it. Seriously makes a huge difference. I can’t afford any big streaming services but this? Yes.
Upinthecold
Easilly. No ads for the whole family, on any device anywhere.
nichfra
No ads for the whole family but still generating revenue? Sign me up (well don't sign me up because I already did it myself)
b1candy2
Most of your subs fee goes to the creators you watch too
Riskman109
YouTube Premium is actually kind of cool…
CarlottaVonSprockett
Nothing will make me believe comments like this weren’t paid for by Google/YouTube lol.
Riskman109
Not paid for
CarlottaVonSprockett
Karlsson95
Try using brave browser. Blocks all adds and all non essential cookies. You can also allow non intrusive pop up adds in exchange for crypto.
MontyPythonKillerRabbit
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Koonandfriends
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SmallWoodLandCreature
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peanutslucy
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Lewd4D
One hour of Youtube now has more ads then one hour of Free TV.
TheDudeOrHisDudeness
I've been using ad blocking Chrome extensions since I can remember.
gobblinal
uBlock Origin?
CaptainOrbit
. For this
CarlottaVonSprockett
I watch YouTube on my phone, so I can’t put uBlock on. I like to listen to my nightly shows’ monologues and stuff while I walk the dogs. /1
florpglorp
Nrw pipe
ztygs
YouTube Vanced. Exactly like YouTube but zero ads. Works on non-rooted devices too.
CarlottaVonSprockett
I will make sure to use this if I ever get an android phone. For now, like I said, I’m just quitting YouTube.
Cheomesh
I need to side load this, never got around to it
ztygs
Yeah I did it recently. It works really well these days.
cosonfused
do it
CarlottaVonSprockett
So the phone is really the only place I watch YouTube, and I’m going to have to quit because the ads are intolerable. 2/2
BHendrik
If you're on android, check out youtube vanced. It should solve all your problems
CarlottaVonSprockett
It’s an iPhone, but thank you for trying to help!
CaptainSomebody
YouTube vanced
CarlottaVonSprockett
iPhone user. Is there a version for me?
itsthevoiceman
I wish it worked. For whatever reason, I just got a black screen.
Filolial
YouTube is starting to bypass this for me, no ad but a black video screen stuck buffering, refreshing the page shows the video.
HonestCommentFarmer
On the one hand, a monopoly is not healthy for the consumer. On the other, content exclusives as a way to compete is not innovation.
HonestCommentFarmer
It should be about who provides the best service, not which shows you want to see.
Gaelwyn
That changed when they all became content producers.
Potatopeelerkind
Most of those exclusives are produced by the streaming service. Why would you make a show for some other service to use it? If they did 1
Potatopeelerkind
that there'd be no motivation for them to make originals. 2
Skywatcher16
all the originals that only ever last 2 seasons because they are all crap and nobody asked for them?
rollercostarican
speak for yourself, ive enjoyed or loved plenty of originals.
Wordsmeannothing
Yep, unpacked ol reliable a couple of weeks ago.
BlueskydragonFX
Yeah Saw the new Halo series trailer and it looked awesome. Then saw it was made by Paramount+ and my joy got sour fast. Fucking plusses.
SnailsAgainstTungstenSpheres
Same. Deleted all the streaming services besides ESPN+. It's gotten out of hand.
basiccricket8444
Unpopular opinion puffin. The streaming services really aren't that bad.
DonaldFuck
If you have money.
basiccricket8444
Isn't that also kinda like everything though?
basiccricket8444
Pick 1 or 2 if you have zero dollars sure but if you have 30 bucks a month that's plenty to keep entertained
TheAnswerWasAlwaysMoreLube
Steadily becoming worse.
nero4ty2
*better
cosonfused
its not that they are bad, it's that they are many.
nero4ty2
Just like we wished for in the cable days, pick what you want without having to bundle
basiccricket8444
Yea but they have a ton of shows. Pick 2 30$ a month vs 150 for cable
therealbardman
We are back to the cable tv days.
KubaK
Nah, not even close.
PolyTheWicked
Not really. I get to pay solely for what I want. I don’t get religious or shopping channels I don’t want.
therealpopkiller
Not really, these are all individual subscriptions. You could watch what you want, swap them every month or two, and save money.
nero4ty2
Not even remotely close, my last cable bill was almost $150 in 2015 with 2 year contracts, limited on demand and minimal oc, still had>
nero4ty2
Netflix because it has some stuff not in cable, it never had everything like people claim, now I pay about $50 for a few streaming services>
nero4ty2
And have very limited commercials, tons of content and can watch anything whenever I want to, we have what people have been asking for
osmbln
Now imagine coming from a country that didn't have this shitfuckery. Now we got it ?
IMakeLotsOfReferencesAndRemakes
We really are not. You aren't required to get all of these and NO ONE needs to have all the latest shows from every network on demand at 1/2
IMakeLotsOfReferencesAndRemakes
all times so if you are subscribed to enough that its even remotely comparable to paying for cable that is really on you. 2/2
Zadwanaa
Yes and no. If you're paying for all of them at once, its still cheaper than cable but still too much. I only have 1 going at a time
KubaK
And you can do that, cause you don't have to sign a year long contract. And there are no ads. And you get to choose which one you want.
TheFastpaws
Not really. As the cost of the connection as well is bundled in due to requiring it.
Zadwanaa
Not really, no. I never have or had my cable and my internet bundled. You can use 5g, use your phone as a hotspot for your tv/pc
TheFastpaws
I wasn't speaking of the bundle twit. Just the internet itself. A large chunk of areas have only one choice & they jack up the price.
Zadwanaa
Whats a bundle twit? And those areas only have 1 choice of internet? Its internet.. thats not part of the cost.
JaromirAzarov
How fucking expensive is cable in the US??? Cable in Germany is less than 20€ a month...
Ivajl
Full cable package in Denmark in my area is 80+€
Wrenfield
A lot of our basic packages are around $60/mo. I can subscribe to Disney, Hulu, Netflix, and Crunchyroll for under $45 combined.
YoungJables
Cheapest cable for me is $65. I can bundle with internet for $105. Like 130 channels + 300mb internet.
JaromirAzarov
Ok, 250MBit internet plus phone, ~130channels TV and Netflix would be 75€ here...
TresusIbor
What does 75 Right Facing Galaga Ship translate to in $?
f3n1x187
Don't know but subscribing to the 4 streaming networks is more expensive than the Satellite dish I have for my parents.
nerdyvet
depends on how monopolized your township is but....more. Almost universally more.
itsimpossibletofindausernamethatisnttaken
If you're bundling with internet it brings the price down but even basic cable packages here were like $50+ the last time i cared to look.
xstickman
Netflix and Spotify both demonstrated that Piracy was a convenience/service issue, not a cost issue. Then others ignored that lesson.
breadedfishstrip
Spotify is doing a great job at ruining whatever reputation it had by making the UX worse every update, and neutering the suggesstion algo
NotTinyPancakes
It won't even let me pick my own songs now it just gives me 5sec of random song it picks, no I want to listen to my own music and in full
rollercostarican
you are a free user, i assume.
NotTinyPancakes
Yup not goign to pay for spotify if it's not even goign to be useable for me to try it
rollercostarican
To each their own. Just saying all of your complaints are free service restrictions. You can see the library, just letting you know.
Marcass2021
It’s gotten so annoying for free users. It’s like 3 commercials for every 2 songs now
rollercostarican
do spotify premium family plan. if you divide it 4 ways its like $4/person per month. worth it IMO.