Mentat
The zeitgeist sucks
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Sugar Land, TX | IRC > *
Everyone needs to just switch to IRC.
I suspect lots more would if it wasn't for the pompous attitude of many IRCers. |
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b34tBoX
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| said by Mentat  :
Everyone needs to just switch to IRC.
I suspect lots more would if it wasn't for the pompous attitude of many IRCers.
IRCers = RICers. 
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rchandra
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clubs: | lamentable
BT seems to me to be such a good system, and distributes some of my favorite (and perfectly legitimate) things...like Fedora Core. I'd hate to see some entity like the {RI,MP}AA squash BT and take down FC as collateral damage. |
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AdamB
join:2001-01-07
Westerville, OH
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Re: IRC > *
"IRC > *" is a great example of pompous attitude...
I use both IRC and BitTorrent quite regularly and together I get what I want. Kazaa was nice for like single mp3s, but not much else.
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Centrilium
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MY | reply to Mentat
IRC requires you to beg for uploads,wait for queues.BT and Kazaa Lite doesn't have long queues and can hit near max speeds almost instantly if there is sufficient upload bandwidth.
I'm a BT supporter.Yeah! |
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steelgaze
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| Just wait
Just wait until the RIAA/MPAA(sp?) Start targeting BT more. Then people are going to star coming here and complaining and be like, "OMG, how'd they get my IP man?" sorta like the stuff going on with comcast and there letters they send out.
I personally hate going on BT, it's much more public then I want it to be, but then again it's like most P2P clients, they need to broadcast your IP so you can receive the file.
If you're going to pirate, at least take into consideration you might get caught. |
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Mentat
The zeitgeist sucks
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| reply to AdamB
Re: IRC > *
What I meant was the seeming unwillingness of veteran IRC users showing newbies the ropes.
As to the title, IRC has a huge advantage on all current p2p programs, the anonymity factor.
I do still use *za programs, they're much easier to use.. that's their draw.
IRC takes a certain amount of dedication to be able to find what you really want.
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b34tBoX
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said by AdamB :
"IRC > *" is a great example of pompous attitude...
I use both IRC and BitTorrent quite regularly and together I get what I want. Kazaa was nice for like single mp3s, but not much else.
It's also good for porn! 
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markofmayhem
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Pittsburgh, PA | reply to Mentat
Would you show me the ropes?
I've been getting Fedora through the mirrors, maybe I should give BT a try. Anything more than 4k/s would be welcomed |
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stateq2
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| reply to b34tBoX
said by b34tBoX :
said by Mentat :
Everyone needs to just switch to IRC.
I suspect lots more would if it wasn't for the pompous attitude of many IRCers.
IRCers = RICers.
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Mentat
The zeitgeist sucks
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| reply to markofmayhem
said by markofmayhem :
Would you show me the ropes?
I've been getting Fedora through the mirrors, maybe I should give BT a try. Anything more than 4k/s would be welcomed
Sorry, I'm busy
removed has written a great IRC faq here, check it out.
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stateq2
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| reply to steelgaze
Re: Just wait
said by steelgaze :
If you're going to pirate, at least take into consideration you might get caught.
I'll never get caught  :p |
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weeeman
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Irc is the best hands down. Thank God alot of people dont know how to use it. Let's keep it like that =] |
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Yowzaaah
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clubs: | May be a silly question....but
Can BT be socksified to work through a SOCKS 4/5 Proxy? I haven't seen anyone mention this approach and thought it could work. |
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lazarus_
join:2002-08-31
Resolute, NU
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Re: IRC > *
said by Mentat :
What I meant was the seeming unwillingness of veteran IRC users showing newbies the ropes.
IRC is very simple.. Its just hard for people to grasp you can download files using a chat program. This site gives all the help a newbie could ever need..
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mnaber
join:2003-12-11
Centreville, VA | reply to Yowzaaah
Re: May be a silly question....but
Definitely not if everyone were to do it. But for just one person yes. |
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madrhino
join:2004-07-03 | It's my ball and you can't play
It is true that there is a "I was here first go away" attitude on IRC.KInd of like the NIMBY thing. |
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steelgaze
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clubs: | It isn't that type of attitude I would say goes on on IRC, but I wouldn't recommend people go on it, especially newbies. |
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steelgaze
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| reply to Mentat
Re: IRC > *
I personally feel that IRC shouldn't be experiencing those "growths" that kazaa and BT are getting (or in some cases, had gotten :P ).
How I feel IRC should be kept is closed off from the "normal" users, so that there's a place for people like me to go and hangout without drawing too much attention. Then again that's my weirdo elitist complex or something. I'm sure someone will flame me for that. |
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Yowzaaah
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clubs: | reply to mnaber
Re: May be a silly question....but
Okay, I'm the one...now the rest of you bastards pretend you didn't see this.  |
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