wiki-user: unruffled
When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called “the People’s Stick.”
Mikhail Bakunin
That’s true - Raymond Hill, the uBO developer, doesn’t accept donations or payment for his software. Truly a legend. I’d 100% donate to them if they accepted donations.
The meme is about Adblock Plus though which does have a paid tier. I prefer uBO myself, but if you are stuck with Safari then it’s a legit option.
If you prefer the one curated by an individual then go with rentry version. If you prefer the one maintained by the community then go with the wiki version. The wiki is basically a fork and has diverged from the rentry version in places.
Yes, edits are limited to members of the dbzer0 instance, but anyone else can view it. There’s an element of trust involved in any wiki with public edits. Hopefully our community would notice any problematic edits so they can be reverted. But since edit access is tied to an instance account, anyone found vandalizing the wiki can be easily banned.
@sunbrothersco@lemmy.dbzer0.com maintains the Megathread and it is the same one linked in the sidebar for both Reddit and here. You can contact them for edits.
I did make a django wiki clone of the Megathread (community edition) a while back that members of this instance can make edits on. It can be found here: https://wiki.dbzer0.com/piracy/
You must might want to check out !fediverse_vs_disinfo@lemmy.dbzer0.com. I started it recently to help people identify and report disinformation on the platform.
I’m not suggesting study bias, but I am suggesting that Chinese citizens’ social media and internet use is now so closely monitored by the CPP that it has a chilling effect on free speech, and this may have influenced the results even if they were told the study was anonymous.
Secondly, since Xi took power, according to that same report, he has “effectively sidelined functional and professional institutions of party and state”, in addition to removing term limits. These are all classic authoritarian strongman moves. The study goes on to point out that having an effective authoritarian as leader - one who has helped improve the lives of many Chinese citizens - is of course going to be popular. The old saying goes that a benevolent dictatorship is the best form of government, and that may be true in some regards, right up until the point it isn’t benevolent anymore. Which is more or less inevitable imo.
Reminds me of the “Physician, heal thyself” quote, except “Website, police thyself” with the added bonus that a bunch of pro-copyright lobbyists wrote all the anti-piracy laws that you are now obliged to enforce on their behalf.
It couldn’t possibly be that people are too scared to criticize the CCP, right? … right?
You are going to have to be more specific about the type of files if you want useful advice.
I think the reason people don’t post much about how to host pirated media and distribute to a wide audience is because in reality it’s not so easy to do this. This community mainly exists to help people learn the basic of piracy: e.g., how to torrent safely, how to setup a jellyfin server, which websites are good for obtaining certain types of media, help with troubleshooting etc.
Let’s take torrenting as an illustrative example. It’s simple to learn how to download a torrent, and even simpler to seed it (though you might not think so given the actual number of damn seeders lol). But if you want to become a torrent uploader of your own pirated content there are many barriers to entry:
Hosting is problematic because it’s a constant cat-and-mouse game with domains being seized frequently and DMCA notices being sent to the hosting provider who will often happily delete your account and give your info to the po po. You’ve also got to consider bandwidth and infrastructure costs.
Apps like Jellyfin are great for personal use (a few friends and family) but usually can’t cope with a large number of simultaneous users. Online streaming piracy is very user friendly, but extremely expensive and technical to setup at scale.
You can upload to Usenet but you have to be very careful to hide your tracks since your IP address could be logged when uploading. And Usenet is often pretty hopeless for older stuff because uploaded content often gets copyright claimed quite quickly, and content is only retained for so long.
Maybe I2p is part of the answer? It has some enthusiastic advocates, but I haven’t really engaged with it much so far.
Have some self respect.
The Myth That Protein Reduces Bone Health
Despite all the calcium that dairy contains, some believe that its high protein content can cause osteoporosis.
The reason is that when protein is digested, it increases the acidity of the blood. The body then pulls calcium from the blood to neutralize the acid.
This is the theoretical basis for the acid-alkaline diet, which is based on choosing foods that have a net alkaline effect and avoiding foods that are “acid forming.”
However, there really isn’t much scientific support for this theory.
If anything, the high protein content of dairy is a good thing. Studies consistently show that eating more protein leads to improved bone health (4, 5, 6, 7).
Not only is dairy rich in protein and calcium, it’s also loaded with phosphorus. Full-fat dairy from grass-fed cows also contains some vitamin K2.
Protein, phosphorus and vitamin K2 are all very important for bone health (8, 9).
Summary
Not only is dairy rich in calcium, it also contains large amounts of protein and phosphorus, all of which are important for optimal bone health.
– Source https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/is-dairy-good-for-your-bones
The only helpful comment, thank you!
Fact is, it can be hard for new pirates to distinguish between a real virus and a false positive. For your future reference, OP, https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload is a good place to upload any files you want to check out properly. If 90% come up as “clean” and the rest say stuff like “crack” or “pup (potentially unwanted software)” then you’re likely good to go.
Fitgirl is a trusted uploader and you seem to be using the official site, so I would assume it’s totally fine. Make sure you read the instructions in the readme when you download games, because they will often advise to set an exception for certain files in your antivirus to ensure they aren’t detected as false positives.
It’s ok with me, and it’s a worthy cause. Thanks for raising awareness.
Yeah I agree, it’s more consumer friendly and mainstream than more “traditional” piracy, so the potential for IPTV to impact their revenue is much greater. Once you start getting into torrenting and usenet and the *arr suite, then it’s a much smaller percentage of people with the right skills, equipment, and inclination to make it happen.
It’s already been requested as a feature request, see https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/4572
I think this is a better fit in cybersecurity where you cross-posted it, since it’s more related to hacking than piracy. But it’s still an interesting read :)
I just tested and yes, working ok for me.
Thanks for the link!
Calm down buddy. It’s just a fun meme. Read the comments for context.