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But with like really old stuff or gatekept material

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[–] db_null@lemmy.dbzer0.com 50 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)
[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 18 points 2 weeks ago

But it says it's (safe punjabi no virus)

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Good thing my Linux system doesn't know what a ".exe" is!

[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 weeks ago

It sure as hell knows what malware is though.

Be glad Linux isn't more popular, or it would face more attacks.

[–] sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I got a .exe for the first time in my life last week. There was a webrip of Odyssey that was on the pirate bay but yeah it was .exe. i did have good luck with that before though because I got a webrip of Project Hail Mary when it was still in theatres.

[–] dry_water@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Webrip while in theatres? 😵‍💫😵‍💫

[–] sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It was out on streaming in Russia by then, I'm assuming because it had baked in Russian subtitles for onscreen written words. Other than that the audio and video was rip quality and it was still in theatres in North America so I didn't ask too many questions.

[–] dry_water@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago

I see, varies by region.. didn't know that.

[–] baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Private trackers or good (paid) Usenet indexers are two solutions for *arr tools specifically. If you're manually adding files then just get them from trusted uploaders, manually check the upload before getting it.

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I have both and indeed never get a .exe file. The only bad files I get are the French dubbed and subbed while it doesn't say in the title. I did blacklist a few but once in a while another French version gets through the defenses. God damn French people. Often the English audio is included too, but not a single sub I can find on opensubtitles fits the video stream and I like to watch with English subs.

[–] cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The French are famous for their privateering and piratry.

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

They are also known for assuming everyone speaks French. Just mark it as FR or French and all is fine. No marking what so ever makes loads of non-French speakers downloading the files for nothing. It's just pure French asshole behavior.

[–] db_null@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I switched auto search to my private tracker only, manually I include lime as well. I prefer seeding publicly, some of my torrents have a 1:1k ratio

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

I don't do torrents, only usenet.

[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 32 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Filmed on a cell phone in 4k counts..... right????

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'll take it. Cam rips are kind of a special treasure of their own

[–] nixfreak@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Mmm old school telecines not the crap they put out now.

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I was meaning for like the unprompted movie theater interactions that happen to people who record but that sounds like a better process for fidelity. You just miss all the people

[–] Souvenir@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If you're feeling lonely, I'll come over to your house and sneeze down your neck while you're watching Marvel Superheroes 12.

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 weeks ago

Is this Netflix and Chill?

[–] Kobii@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

A flip phone...

[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

my sad ass when i finally find a great dvd rip then i read "upscaled with ai" WHY WOULD YOU RUIN 480/576 PERFECTION?

[–] eggdaddy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

This is why i refuse to get any upscale published after 2019. That's when nVidia start with DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling). I'm good, thx. If i want an upscale I'll snag a remux or the actual dvd from Savers or something and upscale it myself.

[–] OnyxRex@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 weeks ago

Do they still put the latest releases in a .exe file?

[–] lath@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

Everyone has something we're good at, but most of the time we don't consider it worthy of note.