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Witchcraven Member since: 10/21/2001 From: Denver, CO, United States |
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 Posted - 12/27/2004 11:59:47 PM |
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| This is probably a good thing. I could not find a topic in gamedev about this, so I hope this is not a repost. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/19/suprnova_stops_torrents/ Read down a bit. What exactly is the "Movie Picture Ass. of America"? Work of a disgruntled writer or hacker? In case they fix it before some get to reads the article, I will copy the text: I suppose it is an abbreviation, but I like it. Quote: |
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Drew_Benton GDNet+ Member since: 7/29/2004 From: Katy, TX, United States |
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Posted - 12/28/2004 12:09:44 AM |
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Ass. => Association. bad abbr.  . Anyways its sad ot see SuprNova go, but there will be other sites as well! I remember when SN was first getting started - they had less than 1,000 visitors a day - then I remember when it hit 1,000,000. Good ole days. Long Live BitTorrent!! |
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Scandalous Player Banned Member since: 12/17/2004 |
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Posted - 12/28/2004 12:10:48 AM |
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Quote: That's why I use WinMX, which can't be traced, TYVM. |
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Matt Member since: 2/7/2003 From: Sammamish, WA, United States |
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 Posted - 12/28/2004 12:14:16 AM |
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| DC++ is where it's at .... |
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Extrarius GDNet+ Member since: 4/1/2002 From: Psionic Ward |
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 Posted - 12/28/2004 12:17:59 AM |
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Quote:Good luck with that (BTW, you just practically admitted to piracy) |
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Scandalous Player Banned Member since: 12/17/2004 |
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Posted - 12/28/2004 12:19:18 AM |
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| Actually I did not admit to piracy, I admitted to using WinMX, which is legal. |
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Witchcraven Member since: 10/21/2001 From: Denver, CO, United States |
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Posted - 12/28/2004 12:21:30 AM |
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| I dedicate the wheel of smoked gouda I am eating to the memory of the best damn source of um...linux distrobutions! |
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DigitalChaos Member since: 10/22/2003 From: Cedar City, UT, United States |
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Posted - 12/28/2004 1:15:47 AM |
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Quote: no. it's not. bittorrent is crap anyways, heh. |
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Dobbs Member since: 7/3/2001 |
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Posted - 12/28/2004 1:36:25 AM |
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Quote: Work of a tabloidesque website (don't get me wrong, I love 'em) full of writers that hate the MPAA. Usually they just refer to them as "the pigopolists." Not big fans of the music and movie industries those guys. |
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aftermath Banned Member since: 3/9/2001 |
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 Posted - 12/28/2004 1:40:43 AM |
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Quote: No. BitTorrent is not crap. Heh. Justify your arguments. Why is BitTorrent "crap"? I like it. Rate me up. |
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Witchcraven Member since: 10/21/2001 From: Denver, CO, United States |
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Posted - 12/28/2004 2:27:19 AM |
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| My guess would be he never got it configured properly. Many people who cannot get incoming connections on the proper ports get poor results. And most of them do not know how to fix it. Bittorrent when properly configured is very fast. Few things beat a direct download though. Although not many places offer direct downloads for content common to bittorrent. On a side note I think it is very funny that the official bt client asks for a donation. |
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nes8bit Banned Member since: 1/25/2000 From: Canada, USA |
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Posted - 12/28/2004 2:42:18 AM |
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| damn! How am I supposed to pirate mithrandir's books now? --------------------- LOL |
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boolean GDNet+ Member since: 2/21/2003 From: Toronto, Canada |
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 Posted - 12/28/2004 2:46:08 AM |
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| I went to Suprnova last night and found out that it is gone. I wish it was still around, as it is the main place I get movie trailers and game demos from. Of course, it was a obviously a blatant warez site hiding under the cover of 'we don’t know what people are hosting', but it still had a lot of legitimate uses. Dang it. Town-Voice.com.au |
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boolean GDNet+ Member since: 2/21/2003 From: Toronto, Canada |
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Posted - 12/28/2004 2:49:05 AM |
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Quote:  Keep digging that hole nessy  Town-Voice.com.au |
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Andrew Russell Moderator Member since: 11/23/2000 From: Brisbane, Australia |
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 Posted - 12/28/2004 6:38:54 AM |
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| You're a very naughty boy, nessy. I bet Santa brought you coal. No torrents for YOU this christmas! |
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Coward Member since: 6/9/2002 From: Birkerod, Denmark |
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Posted - 12/28/2004 6:44:18 AM |
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| My eyes hurt. |
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The Alchemist Member since: 5/21/2000 From: Brasilia, Brazil |
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Posted - 12/28/2004 6:57:50 AM |
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| well as far i know suprnova clsed becouse the site ownder got tired of it well, i wont want the money that keeps almost all bt bandwidth coming from my pocket as well even though everyone will always think that was MPAA, RIAA or whatever :p |
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Oluseyi Staff Member since: 5/14/2001 From: New York, NY, United States |
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 Posted - 12/28/2004 7:44:12 AM |
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Quote:The Motion Picture Association of America. |
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Dave Member since: 3/22/2004 From: London, United Kingdom |
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Posted - 12/28/2004 7:54:32 AM |
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Quote: Why would someone become tired of something so popular. Didn't they get any donations or anything? ace |
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Kamikaze15 Member since: 11/2/2002 From: Portugal |
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Posted - 12/28/2004 8:09:23 AM |
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| As far as I know suprnova.org closed because a few days earlier the MPAA had announced that it would start an "attack" against illegal bittorrent stuff, and before something happened to the owner of suprnova he closed the site. Sorry for my english, I hope I was clear enough for you guys to understand me. btw, I hope I'm not spreading some kind of rumour, this is just what I read somewhere. Kam1kaz3 |
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DigitalChaos Member since: 10/22/2003 From: Cedar City, UT, United States |
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 Posted - 12/28/2004 10:09:29 AM |
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Quote: not true, i've gotten my max download speeds with bittorrent, but not consistently. It was configured correctly. I used Azureus. But why would I want to go with a torrent when I can get what I need from an FTP with a consistend download speed, 360kB/s, my max. |
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phantom Moderator Member since: 12/15/2001 From: Ipswich, United Kingdom |
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 Posted - 12/28/2004 11:09:56 AM |
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| only i've used bit torrent for was grabbing TV programs i've missed and either didnt/couldnt record and two game demos, and another site exists for that anyways *shrugs* |
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Drew_Benton GDNet+ Member since: 7/29/2004 From: Katy, TX, United States |
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Posted - 12/28/2004 11:18:22 AM |
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| Well BitTorrent isn't dead - just a site that provided *mostly* illegal torrent downloads! They quit while they were ahead and they were smart for that. I'd say it is always better to run and fight another day than "die" (lawsuit/raid/etc...). I recently read an article that they are making a new BitTorrent that does not need a centralized tracker! Each peer is their own and it is supposed to me so much faster. I can't wait. |
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GemuRell Member since: 5/28/2004 From: Cleveland, Ohio |
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Posted - 12/28/2004 11:22:04 AM |
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| actually suprnova isnt gone, they set up a mirror =P and it works fine, exact same files as former url. different, more crappy look though, but same files, message me for url. aim-gemurell |
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Dave Member since: 3/22/2004 From: London, United Kingdom |
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Posted - 12/28/2004 12:17:53 PM |
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| Don't message him! |
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