ah yes

"farscythe - makin da cawfee!" (farscythe)
10/09/2018 at 14:38 • Filed to: None

just remembered why i dont torrent anything anymore

some of those sites feel like playing russian roullette with your computer... oh man what a mess *gets all nostalgic for ye good old days where i could just type in what i want and i’d actually get it... and only sometimes had malware piggybacking a long.... good times*

oh well..... doctor who aquired... missus n daughter happy.... ill go run a couple more scans on me puter now

(yeah i know i could have just used a vpn thingie but iplayer was being a bitch about it)

DISCUSSION (31)

MarquetteLa > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
10/09/2018 at 14:45

Being a member of high-quality private torrent trackers goes a long way.

facw > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
10/09/2018 at 14:46

It’s always exciting to visit those sites.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > MarquetteLa
10/09/2018 at 14:49

it does... my brother does that... for all his anime needs... i think his site requires him to keep minimal share ratio of 2.0 for every torrent

i just casually run the gauntlet every now and then when all else fails

TysMagic > facw
10/09/2018 at 14:51

that’s one way to put it

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > facw
10/09/2018 at 14:51

yup lol... im not so worried about the pop ups but you definitely gotta check before you click

404 - User No Longer Available > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
10/09/2018 at 14:52

Malwarebytes Premium blocks off a lot of stuff.

Mercedes Streeter > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
10/09/2018 at 14:52

It help s to be super vigilant. I can usually tell what links are legit from the start. And anyone who is trying to pass off an exe as a torrent file gets immediately burned.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > 404 - User No Longer Available
10/09/2018 at 14:53

cheers currently running the freebie for a last check up... but think im good this time

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Mercedes Streeter
10/09/2018 at 14:55

yeah.. i get by.. usually by at least checking the file size and amount of files at least..

but whew... little rusty... its been a while

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
10/09/2018 at 14:59

I still use the Pirate Bay and have never had problems.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back
10/09/2018 at 15:09

the proxys like to red screen my browser.... but ive never had a wonky download yet

CalzoneGolem > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back
10/09/2018 at 15:10

Same.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
10/09/2018 at 15:11

I’ve got Dr. Who on Amazon Prime and Netflix, must be a euro thing.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/09/2018 at 15:16

dont have amazon prime... but ill go check me netflix

will feel like a doofus if i find it there :p

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/09/2018 at 15:18

welp its on there but not the new episode

sooo.. only half a doofus

Tripper > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
10/09/2018 at 15:20

I don’t use it much anymore either. When I do I VPN and test the file on a virtual machine.

Chariotoflove > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
10/09/2018 at 15:22

Once in a while I’ve been lucky to find exactly what I want. I wanted the seasons of Once Upon A Time because the DVR we had died and I lost all the episodes I’d recorded. Turns out someone put up torrents of all the seasons to that point. Hooray!

Most of the time thought, torrent sites are a bust and hardly worth the effort.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Tripper
10/09/2018 at 15:28

i probably should have done that

oh well.. got away with it :)

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
10/09/2018 at 15:30

Yes I think they only have season 1-3, maybe 4. I don’t think they get to the Amy Pond years.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Chariotoflove
10/09/2018 at 15:30

used to be.. i’d torrent any every movie i could find... then netflix came along and i figured.... eh... i’ll wait

(course used to be i was stuck at home on me tod smoking weed too and my entertainment requirements were a lot higher than they are now)

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Chariotoflove
10/09/2018 at 15:33

*says all that and remembers geostorm*

welp back to torrent hell :)

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/09/2018 at 15:34

mine has season 5-10

not the first four and not the new one...lol

i kinda wish netflix offered the same everywhere

tromoly > Tripper
10/09/2018 at 15:40

Thoughts on running things in Sandboxie?

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
10/09/2018 at 15:46

With Netflix, there isn’t as big a need to torrent stuff. I still do it from time to time if it’s something not on netflix.

TorqueToYield > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
10/09/2018 at 15:49

Updated Chrome and Windows Defender do a surprisingly good job.

I honestly haven’t had any malware with Windows 10. Gone are t he days of Windows being a totally insecure dumpster fire.

Chariotoflove > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
10/09/2018 at 15:49

We have Netflix now, and I have access to more than I need, including that series I downloaded.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > TorqueToYield
10/09/2018 at 15:52

i had a halfarsed attempt at a hijack... but pulling the plug from the interwebs allowed me to kill it (it was one of those that just constantly refreshes itself so you cant kill it whilst connected)

Roundbadge > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
10/09/2018 at 16:06

I’ve never had a problem torrenting in Linux.

Tripper > tromoly
10/09/2018 at 16:52

I don’t have any personal experience with Sandboxie, but it looks good at a glance except that is costs money, haha.

I just use a virtual box VM that is not connected to the network to test stuff.

Tripper > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
10/09/2018 at 16:55

Video files are less concerning. I just check the comments and make sure to only download the video file and none of the other bs that often comes with it. You know the little notepad signatures from every one of the dozen torrent sites it’s passed through.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
10/09/2018 at 17:47

I’ve been pretty lucky, but I also have found some very reliable sources.