• frankfurt_schoolgirl [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    connected laptop to tv with some cable

    Nothing visible on tv

    Begins typing furiously

    He mutters something about a "window manager"

    Movie finally appears, no sound

  • OutrageousHairdo [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    ask him to put on Pikmin

    he glances at me and starts fumbling with some weird sd card slot on his Wii

    we sit there while he does something on the Wii menu with trembling Wiimote

    he mumbles something about "nintendont"

  • build_a_bear_group [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    Jokes on you, I had the opposite experience. My roommate was messing with the Netflix app earlier in the day and somehow broke it. And was able to save the day by pulling the "Oh, well I already pirated the movie just in case" card on my date.

    I was bumming my roommate's Netflix subscription anyway, I wouldn't pay for that garbage.

    • Fartster [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      I use lookmovie2.to for most things. I use an ad blocker and pw manager. Idk seems fine. I'm not allowed to use a VPN so torrents aren't and option

      • ssjmarx [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Whose watching to make sure you're not using a VPN?

        • Fartster [comrade/them]
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          2 years ago

          Remote work. plus I just don't want to either forget to turn it off or on. I left the client open all night and my ISP told me they would cut me off.

          • p_sharikov [he/him]
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            2 years ago

            You could set up a new user on your computer for torrents and use a VPN client that provides a killswitch

            • Fartster [comrade/them]
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              2 years ago

              Not sure how that would work, I can have 2 users using the same wireless card, one with a VPN and one not? Sounds complicated I'm not like itching to download anything since I can find free streams so easily

          • StellarTabi [none/use name]
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            2 years ago

            Did you put the VPN credentials directly into the torrent client, and if so, which one? I've never had qbtorrent leak out the VPN for what that's worth. I know the desktop VPN clients will rugpull your connection at random.

            • Fartster [comrade/them]
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              2 years ago

              I just ran the software and qbtorrent by default doesn't exit when you close so it was still running after I closed the vpn

              • StellarTabi [none/use name]
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                2 years ago

                Qbtorrent let's you put the proxy info directly into the settings, it's safer that way.

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      2 years ago
      • Watches Netflix

      • Claims its garbage

      I mean, fuck paying for things, sure. But please don't shit where you eat.

  • Wildgrapes [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    Won't catch me with any clanky interface. My torrents are beautiful. Better interface than Netflix. I value my beautiful personal streaming server.

  • supdog [e/em/eir,ey/em]
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    2 years ago

    the :zizek-preference: take is that scarcity is the part of the thing that we actually enjoy.

    Piracy technology in the future will be such a cheat code that she will say let's watch blank and you'll respond I already have blank. If it was any good we'd be watching it already trust me.

    • ssjmarx [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I feel pretty confident in saying that if she says "let's watch blank" 99% of guys will put on blank since the whole point of watching something on a date is to fool around while it's playing.

  • Lydia [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    literally me but im the woman here I don’t know what torrents are i just go to website for things and pirate that way