sorted by: new top controversial old
MAM is just bizarre, is every private tracker like that? in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] 55 points 2 months ago (1 child)

I'm on MAM + other private trackers. MAM isn't particularly strict on rules, and it's ridiculously easy to have a positive ratio there what with all the freebies.

Private trackers are designed to make sure there's always plenty of seeders. They mostly do that by enforcing that people maintain a certain ratio - i.e. don't just hit and run. (There's other advantages like that you can request re-seeds and the system will message previous seeders but that's besides the point) You can't force people to maintain ratio if it's easy to game the system - that's why there are these rules about IP addresses.

Many torrent clients are broken, or just lie about their upload stats. Those clients are banned, as are other that are broken in ways that cause others problems. Phones are a terrible source to download from - signal issues, limiting battery usage, etc. They just waste download slots that could be used for real clients on real connections.

Where is all the freedom on that shit?

Are you serious? You're getting this stuff completely for free and you're whining that there's a few house rules. Entitled, much?

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
    •
    Jellyfin critical security update - This is not a joke in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    Le Mans, France in c/pics@lemmy.world
    These atrocities: your fault! Poster distributed by the U.S. immediately after World War II in occupied Germany in c/pics@lemmy.world
    Germany is now deporting pro-Palestine EU citizens. This is a chilling new step | Hanno Hauenstein in c/world@lemmy.world
    Germany is now deporting pro-Palestine EU citizens. This is a chilling new step | Hanno Hauenstein in c/world@lemmy.world
    [–] 21 points 1 year ago

    Which comments are you talking about? There's one comment that's deleted by a mod, and mostly everyone else is talking about Germany.

    I've even gone to your instance to see what you see, and seems like you're complaining about something that's not present.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • context
    • Germany is now deporting pro-Palestine EU citizens. This is a chilling new step | Hanno Hauenstein in c/world@lemmy.world
    [–] 40 points 1 year ago (11 children)

    You're being downvoted for your strawman framing. Recognising that Netanyahu's actions in Gaza (and farther, now) are unethical and illegal is absolutely not the same as calling for another Jewish genocide. Being pro-Palestine does not mean you're calling for the destruction of Israel or the murder of Jews.

    There seems to be a fairly successful effort to frame any opposition of Israel's actions as antisemitic, which is a disgraceful attempt to use the suffering of Jewish ancestors as a shield against criticism today.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • context
    • Safe professions in c/comicstrips@lemmy.world
    Meta's BitTorrent Uploads of 'Pirate Library' Data Equaled 30% of Downloads, Expert Says. in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    What would a TV ad promoting alternatives to driving look like? By the war on cars in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
    Amazon will remove your ability to download the books you bought in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    file formats encodings profiles types.. what is *good enough*? in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I find stereo mixes are better for more smooth audio levels - if you get a surround mix (assuming you don't have a surround sound system), then the centre channel is too quiet in the downmix. You might be able to boost the centre volume, which depends on your setup.

    I mostly use private trackers, and normally the only stereo is in multi-track releases so you will waste a bit of storage there (plus they tend to be larger, high quality files).

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
    •
    1
    News from AR (reddthat.com)
     

    Bad news - another case of a missing admin with the only keys to stuff.

    From a reddit post:

    Just seen this on IRC:

    "the TLDR is basically: Best case, site comes back up we continue and change things in the backend, okay case, site is down for a little bit while we rebuild backend with likely a new domain, and worst case we close out and refugee you all elsewhere (we might still do this last part too hook up the community even if we are working on the backend"

    ETA: IRC admin wrote "I'm currently trying to set up a place where refugees can go to"

    ETA2: As far as I understand, someone went away and I quote "without the return of (this person), AR's continued existence is up in the air, we are attempting to work on solutions but he unfortunately seemed to hold more keys to the castle than we were fully aware."

    365
    Abandoned Art Deco power plant control room (reddthat.com)
    submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [M] to c/abandonedporn@reddthat.com
    28 comments fedilink
     

    Kelenföld Power Station is an abandoned power plant control room in Hungary. Built in the 1920s, it's a beautiful example of Art Deco industrial architecture and features a dramatic oval-shaped room lit by a large skylight. The plant originally ran on coal but was converted to natural gas in the 1970s. Much of the original control equipment remains intact on the green metal wall panels. A concrete bunker housed an air raid shelter during World War 2, underscoring the control room's role in a critical infrastructure at a turbulent time.

    Designed by two prominent Hungarian architects, site is protected under Hungarian law and so cannot be demolished. This does mean it also can't be restored and maintenance is difficult. It is occasionally open to tours and also film shoots, apparently.

    More info & photos

    207
    Successful ‘treasure hunt’ recovers 1930s-era cameras abandoned on Yukon glacier (reddthat.com)
     

    In August 2022, a team located camera equipment that had been abandoned by famous explorers Bradford Washburn and Robert Bates in 1937 on the Walsh Glacier in Canada's Kluane National Park. The cameras contained decades-old images of the landscape that could provide data on glacial movement. After months of searching led by explorer Griffin Post and glaciologist Dora Medrzycka, they found pieces of Washburn's aerial camera and two movie cameras with undeveloped film. Medrzycka's guidance was crucial to the discovery.

    They hope the recovered film can be developed and provide a rare glimpse of the area as it appeared over 80 years ago. Finding the equipment after so many decades was an unbelievable validation for Post and his team.

    Sources

    135
    In Henry Ford's abandoned city of Fordlândia (reddthat.com)
    submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [M] to c/abandonedporn@reddthat.com
    14 comments fedilink
     

    Henry Ford dreamed of establishing Fordlândia, a rubber plantation city in Brazil, to ensure a steady supply of rubber for his automobiles. He invested millions to build the city from scratch, and included luxuries for the workers such as an 18-hole golf course and a dance hall.

    However, poor management led to pest infestations in the tightly planted trees. Workers also revolted as they were only paid a fraction of what Ford had promised and forced to abandon their local customs. As conditions deteriorated further during World War 2, Ford was forced to sell the failing operations for just $250,000 in 1945, despite having invested over $20 million (equivalent to $325 million in 2022).

    Fordlândia remains completely abandoned today, serving as an example of a grand vision brought down by cultural clashes and economic mismanagement.


    Aerial View of Fordlândia, Brazil, 1934 (source)


    What remains of Fordlândia Hospital (source)

    e: added more sources and edited content to be more accurate

    view more: next ›