I wrote this post for a friend, I’m sharing it here for anybody it might help. I got asked multiple times how I download cracked music software so I figured it’d be easier to write it down once. It’s meant for people with very low technical skills who just want to start torrenting software without major risks, and it...
It’s there… Step 4 of the section “Download A Torrent Client”. I didn’t call it “binding an interface” because the intended target of this post would have no idea what that means.
Thanks for the report about ProtonVPN, I haven’t used it in a bit so I didn’t know. Do you know a better free VPN which does allow torrenting? I know a paid one would always be better, but this is for people who are just not willing to spend money. A shady free VPN is better than none.
For VirusTotal I know about the false positives, that’s also why I included the reddit post on how to interpret the results. I still find a scan to be good practice to weed out the more obvious malware.
Thanks for the tip about the archived Reddit link, I’ve updated it!
For the seed to leech ratio you’re right, but I feel like it might be a bit much to throw at somebody who’s just figuring all this stuff out. It’s not a guide on how to seed safely, I don’t want to encourage people to put themselves at risk who don’t yet have the skills to protect themselves.
Well it has embedded GIFs and videos, it’s not gonna work without JS…
On a side note, people are way too paranoid about JavaScript for privacy. Browsers are much better at sandboxing and restricting webpages than they used to be. Sure, I guess only viewing static pages like it’s 1995 is better for privacy, but it’s a bit unreasonable of a tradeoff to make.
I already have a paid one, but I wrote this for people who don’t care enough to pay for one. Basically the alternative is either a free one or none. If I’m talking to a friend I’d rather they use a shady free VPN than none at all.
I mean you’re right, but it’s already probably too technical for the kind of target I’m aiming at with this post. I wrote this for a friend who didn’t know what a torrent is but wanted to get cracked FL Studio. I cannot expect them to dive into firewall rules.
Yeah I was also thinking that using “OS” might not be obvious, but I also don’t want to explain too much. Like, I don’t want the reader to feel treated like a child. I expect someone who’s trying to pirate software to at least know that they’re running Windows.
I added (Mac / Windows / Linux) as examples there, hopefully it’s enough…
Is there an app (Foss preferably) that’s good for podcasts? So far I use Spotify but it’s ass backwards with playlists. I downloaded podverse but I can’t find any of the three podcasts I listen to on Spotify.
I also recommend AntennaPod, I use it daily and it works great for a FOSS app. I’ve always found any podcast I’ve looked for, I’m not sure how the search engine works, but it works great.
“I hate it when there’s a diverse market with multiple different options in active evolution. I actually preferred when we had a monopoly and everybody fucking hated it.”
The twitter meltdown is really generating the worst takes ever huh… Did we forget that people used to call Twitter “the hellsite” until a few months ago, when it was better?
Eh, it’s a bit naive IMO. It’s nice to focus on your small, close-knit community, but it does not live in a vacuum. At some point the world (read: capital) will come knocking at it’s door, and if you’ve been sticking your head in the sand until now you will not be prepared for what happens.
Also, what if I don’t want my community to be small and close-knit? Lemmy is way more interesting now that it was a month ago, after growing by an order of magnitude. Ask anyone who’s grown up in a rural town and they’ll confirm this: tiny communities are fucking boring.
How To Torrent Software Safely (For Dummies) (andscape.notion.site)
I wrote this post for a friend, I’m sharing it here for anybody it might help. I got asked multiple times how I download cracked music software so I figured it’d be easier to write it down once. It’s meant for people with very low technical skills who just want to start torrenting software without major risks, and it...
Podcast app
Is there an app (Foss preferably) that’s good for podcasts? So far I use Spotify but it’s ass backwards with playlists. I downloaded podverse but I can’t find any of the three podcasts I listen to on Spotify.
After Threads, There Has to Be a ‘New Twitter’ Moratorium (www.wired.com)
This week Twitter got yet another competitor: Meta’s Threads. Enough is enough. Don’t join. This has to stop.
What are your thoughts? (ploum.net)
Received this in my email what do you all think?