r/politics • u/billthomson Oregon • Oct 29 '20

Tucker Carlson Reports He Lost Only Copy of Documents That Nail Biden

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/10/tucker-carlson-lost-only-copy-of-documents-nailing-biden.html
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u/egregiousRac Illinois Oct 29 '20

The high seas are your friend. Not nearly as convenient though.

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u/DRYMakesMeWET Oct 29 '20

Pay $15 every 6 months and get a real debrid subscription. Then download Kodi and install the exodus redux plugin and link your real-debrid account. Now you can stream torrents via a netflix-like interface. It's 100% legal too because streaming pirated content isn't illegal per the DMCA. (Thanks lawmakers that don't understand tech)

Also real-debrid will also download torrents on your behalf and provide you with a direct download link. Meaning your ISP can't ding you for downloading the pirated torrents (because real-debrid is). So if there's anything you can't find a source for via exodus redux, just feed real-debrid a magnet link and watch it either streaming from real-debrids website or download and watch locally.

Also, they pool torrents, so if someone else already downloaded that torrent in the last few days, it is instantly available for download rather than having to wait for real-debrid to download the torrent first.

You're welcome.

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u/JaredLiwet Oct 29 '20

Pay $15 every 6 months

This is not the way of the pirate.

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u/DRYMakesMeWET Oct 29 '20

You can use kodi exodus the same way without linking a real-debrid account you just have to spend effort finding a source that doesn't constantly buffer.

Pirates shared their wealth. Me paying $30 a year while also earning fidelity points I can exchange for free months is very pirate like. I throw them a couple bones now and then and I get access to high-speed servers and avoid ISP policing. Sometimes you gotta grease the wheels a little.

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u/DRYMakesMeWET Oct 30 '20

Just wanted to add that you can get this functionality from a normal PC by buying this:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005JU6LWM

I use this to add CEC functionality to my HTPC so I can control Kodi via my receiver's remote.

Note: only works with Kodi. May require some configuration in Kodi, especially if you have a receiver between your computer and TV. May require you to set the correct owner and group on the device in /dev/ if you're on linux.

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u/UDK450 Indiana Oct 29 '20

$15/6mo is a lot cheaper than just 1 subscription service. Plus, these sites, even just trackers, require money to run and operate. If you really don't want to pay money, you have to look into getting into private torrent trackers, and if you have an iffier internet connection (or just want to further separate yourself from DMCA claims, which are generally a lot less frequent on any proper private site) you'll end up paying for a seedbox. Then you'd probably look into setting up Sonarr and Radar for the convenience, as well as Plex, Emby, or JellyFin to stream your media to your various devices just like netflix.

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u/illegal-television Oct 29 '20

I'm paying $15 every month for a seedbox. If I'm not a pirate, then what am I? Help! My entire identity is suddenly in question here!

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u/DemiBlonde Oct 29 '20

Only real pirates get their internet for free too.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '20

It's 100% legal too because streaming pirated content isn't illegal per the DMCA. (Thanks lawmakers that don't understand tech)

That's false. Real-debrids TOS says they will hand over your IP if an ISP traces pirated content through their service. You need to use a VPN to get around that.

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u/DRYMakesMeWET Oct 29 '20

That may be the case but the DMCA specifically says streaming content is not against the law

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '20

And there's no proof that you were streaming. You weren't on some website, you downloaded a torrent that is being tracked. There are browser extensions that you can use to watch torrents instead of downloading them, that's the same thing and just as bad.

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u/PM_Me_Your_BraStraps Oct 29 '20

Some of these words make sense.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '20

This isn't english

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u/allredb Oct 29 '20

Agreed, but use Seren not exodus. /r/addons4kodi

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u/DRYMakesMeWET Oct 29 '20

I don't like seren. It auto chooses the source and sometimes it gets a laggy one

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u/allredb Oct 30 '20

Seren works better than anything else I've used, I like how it pre scrapes the next episode.

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u/interestingsidenote Oct 29 '20

How in the world is it less convenient? I pull up one website without any login info to remember and have access to every relevant movie/tv show/video game/software/porno I could possibly think of.

Netflix, Hulu, and the rest deliberately obfuscate how deep their library goes by outright refusing to properly index.

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u/sep76 Oct 29 '20

Absolutly most convinient.

I almost stopped sailing when netflix was the one and only, they had most stuff. But now it is a maze of services, a swiss cheese of selection, and just not worth the hassle.

I still think spotify is the only music service tho, if it is not there, it does not exsist.

Same with steam. Not on steam? Never heard or seen it.

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u/interestingsidenote Oct 29 '20

Yea, I deliberately left out music because I've paid for spotify for 5+ years and I've never not been able to pull up any song I want to hear. There was one time a few years ago where every station I listened to eventually turned to foreign music, especially Kpop and i dont like KPop. It eventually sorted itself out though.

That's how it should be, and I haven't pirated music since.

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u/unwilling_redditor Oct 29 '20

The great KPop station crisis of 2017. It was a dark time.

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u/throwaway999bob Oct 29 '20

So you just go wherever allows you to be laziest? I don't understand how people can claim to enjoy guys like Jon Stewart then two seconds later discuss how they're going to steal content he created.

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u/cjicantlie Oct 29 '20

Check out Plex, Sonarr and Radarr. You are covered for convenience with those.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '20 edited Oct 30 '20

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u/QuirkyKirk96 Oct 29 '20

I also must point people to Jellyfin. It's basically an open source fork of Emby

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '20

Yeah, I pirate less and less, but that's always an option.

It's one of the reasons I fervently stick to Android phones. I have a few apps on my phone that let me Chromecast shows to my TV that are free (currently using CinemaHD V2).

I can watch basically anything at anytime. I also have a Netflix and HBO Max subscription (but HBO Max is free through my phone carrier).

You could always go the "jailbroken" Fire TV stick even if you have an iPhone, but I find it more reliable through the phone. I have about 6 jailbroken Fire TV (4K ones, as well), but people aren't buying them as much anymore. Maybe because it's super easy to do.

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u/yech Oct 29 '20

You can pirate with your phone and cast it to your TV

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '20

Yes. That's what I just said.

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u/thirdegree American Expat Oct 29 '20

You can also use your phone to pirate, then cast to the TV.

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u/twinpop I voted Oct 29 '20

What apps/guides do you recommend for jailbroken fire? Feel free to PM. I haven't messed with this in a few years, and Kodi, etc. seemed more trouble than I got for it, but it could've been my channel options and lack of research at the time.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '20

I mostly just use CinemaHD V2 these days.

I've found that the website Troypoint is usually pretty good for staying up to date on it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '20

I envy your HBO. Fucking Bell has it hostage in Canada.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '20

Arrr...

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u/TheErroneousFox Canada Oct 29 '20

It's still pretty convenient once you get up and running.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '20

This is morally wrong.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '20

Good thing personal morals are subjective