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[Hitman]

I'm jsut wondering, do people still use p2p programs like Kazaa and Napster? Or is it all torrents these days?

 

[sooperkool]

There are better options than that.

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

Dude just get your port forwarding set up correctly and you'll be fine.

 

[JBuccCP]

They're usually used nowadays by the not so tech savvy types who still want to pirate shit.

 

[British Monsoon]

In my experience it's mostly all about Usenet & file hosting sites like Rapidshare/Megaupload/Storage.to etc

 

[Messypandas]

they're mainly used for people looking for movie themes by John Williams

Spoiler

every movie in history

 

[X26]

limewire is probably pretty popular, but most have learned how to use torrents

 

[Dr. Acid Avatar]

Soulseek.

 

[NMan]

SoulSeek is still around somehow.

 

[Geneijin]

They exist and I'm sure there are variants I'm not aware of. But there's so many more alternatives than P2P nowadays.

 

[VisionaryQuest0]

Limewire?

 

[Firestorm]

If you know how to use a computer: Torrents
If not and are only pirating music: Limewire

That's how it seems to work.

 

[water_wendi]

You guys should visit your photobucket accounts so they can reactivate.

 

[Nelo Ice]

If you know how to use a computer: Torrents
If not and are only pirating music: Limewire

That's how it seems to work.

yep thats how it is with everyone i kno

 

[Bishman]

If you know how to use a computer: Torrents
If not and are only pirating music: Limewire

That's how it seems to work.

^

My friends who do not understand torrents, still use p2p to download music. When they want some movies, they call me and tell me "do that torrent shit and find me [insert movie name].

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

If you know how to use a computer: Torrents
If not and are only pirating music: Limewire

That's how it seems to work.

eh id put usenet above torrents on the "knows how to use computer" leet scale.

 

[Windu]

If you love spyware/viruses use Limewire.

 

[Combichristoffersen]

^

My friends who do not understand torrents, still use p2p to download music. When they want some movies, they call me and tell me "do that torrent shit and find me [insert movie name].

Wait, isn't admitting to movie piracy on GAF bannable?

Spoiler

I learned it the hard way

That said, yeah, both Kazaa and Limewire are still around, but they're mostly used by people who aren't tech savvy enough to work out how to use torrent clients. Soulseek and DC++ are also around, and I guess Bearshare, WInMX and eMule/eDonkey still have about five users worldwide or something.

 

[border]

I still use Soulseek for finding music, though it isn't very often.

Using torrents for music sounds like a huge fucking hassle.

 

[WEGGLES]

I know a bunch of idiots that use limewire...

Torrents are so much better and I could get them onto private trackers no problem, esp music ones, so they don't even need to worry about public tracker crap but I couldn't be arsed to tell them how to use torrents.

 

[revolverjgw]

I still use Soulseek all the time. There's tons of ultra obscure shit on SLSK that I've never seen on private or public trackers, or if I did see them they weren't seeded...

 

[border]

Wait, isn't admitting to movie piracy on GAF bannable?

Spoiler

I learned it the hard way

No. Pirating videogames is an insta-ban, but nobody seems to care about film or music piracy. I woudln't flaunt it or anything though.

 

[ClosingADoor]

eh id put usenet above torrents on the "knows how to use computer" leet scale.

This. And Rapidshare.

 

[Escape Goat]

No. Pirating videogames is an insta-ban, but nobody seems to care about film or music piracy. I woudln't flaunt it or anything though.

pirating videogames = bad


talking about where to score drugs = okay

 

[Xeke]

pirating videogames = bad


talking about where to score drugs = okay

One of those is stealing and taking money from somebody's livelihood and one is a victimless crime.

 

[snack]

Limewire is the new Napster. =)

 

[WEGGLES]

One of those is stealing and taking money from somebody's livelihood and one is a victimless crime.

Someone asking where to score some bud made my job obsolete!

 

[Calcaneus]

they're mainly used for people looking for movie themes by John Williams

Spoiler

every movie in history

Or people looking for songs by Weird Al

Spoiler

every parody song in history

 

[WEGGLES]

Or people looking for songs by Weird Al

Spoiler

every parody song in history

I just need Teenage Wastland by The Who.

 

[Doytch]

One of those is stealing and taking money from somebody's livelihood and one is a victimless crime.

But marijuana funds terrorism.

 

[peppermints]

Or people looking for songs by Weird Al

Spoiler

every parody song in history

That would bug the crap out of me in like 2000. "Which Backstreet Boy Is Gay" by Weird Al. Yeah right.:lol

 

[Xeke]

But marijuana funds terrorism.

And Wendy's.

 

[btkadams]

Wait, isn't admitting to movie piracy on GAF bannable?

Spoiler

I learned it the hard way

i was always under the impression that in canada it's legal to download everything, just illegal to upload? someone care to correct me?

 

[roosters93]

Using torrents for music sounds like a huge fucking hassle.

It's not.

 

[RevoDS]

For single songs I want to find quickly, I find FrostWire (open source, free equivalent to LimeWire) more convenient than torrents. For anything else, it's torrents and file hosting sites FTW.

 

[hellclerk]

And Wendy's.

And destructive drug cartels.

Spoiler

Which is why we should legalize and tax the fuck out of weed, and I don't even smoke.

 

[whitehawk]

If you love spyware/viruses use Limewire.

.

 

[Killing_Joke]

Movies and Albums = torrents
A simple mp3 = google

 

[WEGGLES]

Movies and Albums = torrents
A simple mp3 = google

If you're getting a single mp3 you're doing it wrong.

Should at least give the rest of the album a chance. :[

 

[Xeke]

If you're getting a single mp3 you're doing it wrong.

Should at least give the rest of the album a chance. :[

I know for a fact that I don't want to listen to the rest of the album that "I Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore" is on.

 

[Ela Hadrun]

Aw! thanks for helping me feel less old today.

 

[WEGGLES]

I know for a fact that I don't want to listen to the rest of the album that "I Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore" is on.

You talkin about REO Speed Wagon? D:

If so..why do you want to listen to them at all? D;

 

[flsh]

This. And Rapidshare.

Yes and no. Public trackers and some private ones are inferior to Usenet and Rapidshare. Though the real good private trackers that deal in specific stuff are miles better than anything else.
But you either need a seedbox that costs a lot of money, or live in a country where a fantastic upload is a cheap option.

There are a lot of things that are only available in some private trackers. A lot of things. Judging bittorrent through public trackers is like thinking a corola is representative of supercars :lol

 

[WEGGLES]

Yes and no. Public trackers and some private ones are inferior to Usenet and Rapidshare. Though the real good private trackers that deal in specific stuff are miles better than anything else.
But you either need a seedbox that costs a lot of money, or live in a country where a fantastic upload is a cheap option.

There are a lot of things that are only available in some private trackers. A lot of things. Judging bittorrent through public trackers is like thinking a corola is representative of supercars :lol

I have a crummy connection that caps my up and down speed on torrents to 30kb/s and I've managed a 4.4 ratio on Waffles.

 

[Combichristoffersen]

Yes and no. Public trackers and some private ones are inferior to Usenet and Rapidshare.

How is that even possible? Rapidshare is awful nowadays, so zetta slow. Mediafire FTW.

 

[Sol..]

One of those is stealing and taking money from somebody's livelihood and one is a victimless crime.

yeah until i get high on pcp and punch you in the face when you're out getting the paper.

 

[roosters93]

If you're getting a single mp3 you're doing it wrong.

Should at least give the rest of the album a chance. :[

Remixes bro.

 

[flsh]

I have a crummy connection that caps my up and down speed on torrents to 30kb/s and I've managed a 4.4 ratio on Waffles.

Well the content of that site is not that big, so it is a lot easier than other sites I rather not mention for fear of ban :lol

 

[ToxicAdam]

Only download mp3's that are .exe's

 

[El Papa]

Soulseek is still around because it has a lot of indie, underground, little known, hard to find stuff as well as the popular stuff. Or so I've heard.