Stolen from mastodon

Their caption “look, it’s all my favorite streaming services on one platform!” Is probably better than mine lol

        • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
          14·
          12 hours ago

          It was only a better place when access was gatekept by universities and research institutes. Once the general public was allowed in, carpetbaggers from Florida (the same sorts who would get into crypto a generation later) realised that you could flood the discussion forums the trusting natives had built with spam for no cost, and if even one person out of millions took the bait, you’d come out on top. It became a blasted wasteland soon after that, with people retreating to mailing lists.

    • omgitsaheadcrab@sh.itjust.works
      131·
      13 hours ago

      tl;dr: You download files from a server you pay to access. Faster and more secure (assuming you trust the server host).

      I use Eweka and NZBGeek as my indexer. If you don’t have access to fancy private torrent networks then this is a much less painful experience than having to navigate torrent sites these days. Combine with *aar and life is pretty sweet.

      • white_nrdy@programming.dev
        21·
        9 hours ago

        It’s very sweet. Gonna through DrunkenSlug in as well. I’ve used geek, eweka, slug, and abnzb. I currently use geek and slug. Eweka is also great, just didn’t re-up. Abnzb is meh.