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Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Rookie, Oct 5, 2006.

  1. Coach AI

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    Thanks RP, you rock.
     
  2. Dubious

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  3. m_cable

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  4. oomp

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    Check your email.
     
  5. Faos

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    Thanks, but I'm pretty sure you are the only one who doesn't have cool friends. At least that's what my cool friends told me. :)
     
  6. Mr. Brightside

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    The best torrent site other than Oink is www.btjunkie.org in my opinion.
     
  7. Amel

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    get me one, cowboys fan

    thanks :p
     
  8. CriscoKidd

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    Thx for hooking me up Pimp. Isn't too hard so far, esp since I leave my computer on and idle for long periods of time. Had to get a different torrent client and figure out how to be clever, but it's been smooth sailing after that.
     
  9. Dubious

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    Oompa Loompa is now my cool friend.

    Thanks!
     
  10. LonghornFan

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    Still need an invite?
     
  11. SWTsig

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    i've got an invite to give if anyone else is interested.

    btw, let's here some of the best snatches yall grabbed during the freebie period.... i ended snatching about 80Gb worth of stuff :D

    some good ones:

    what it is - funky soul and rare grooves
    Jimi Hendrix - In the Studio (Reclamation 10CD box set, 1967-70) :eek:
    Dave Matthews Band - Complete Weekend On The Rocks
    A Tribe Called Quest - The Lost Tribes
    The Byrds - BOX SET
    The Doors of Perception: Dope Funk, Psychodelic Soul and Acid Jazz from New York City 1970-74
    Thelonious Monk - Monk Alone, The Complete Columbia Solo Studio Recordings 1962-1968
    The Kinks - The Ultimate Collection
    Grateful Dead - One From the Vault
    Widespread Panic - 9/??/90 Studio Session, John Keane Studio, Athens, GA
    The Jimi Hendrix Experience - The Sunday Times Special - Live At The Royal Albert Hall
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - The Legends of Country Music [BOX SET]
    Rage Against The Machine - Live At The Grand Olympic Auditorium
    Led Zeppelin - SBD San Francisco 4-24/25/26/27-1969 Fillmore / Winterland
    Dave Matthews Band - Ardent Studio Demo - June 1992
    Jerry Garcia - Garcia Plays Dylan
    Derek & The Dominos (Eric Clapton) - Fillmore Double Night (Mid Valley [bootleg]
    The Rolling Stones - Hillside Blues
    Yardbirds - Live! Blueswailing July 64 (w/ Eric Clapton)
    ZZ Top - Chrome, Smoke & BBQ: The ZZ Top Box [BOX SET]
    Willie Nelson - Willie and Family Live
    New Orleans Funk - The Original Sound of Funk 1960-75 (Soul Jazz Records)
    My Morning Jacket - Okonokos

    :D
     
  12. Lil Pun

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    I only snatched Windows applications. I haven't snatched a single music file yet.
     
  13. m_cable

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    For the first couple of months, I only pulled down audiobooks. Takes all kinds.
     
  14. Lil Pun

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    Yeah, the only problem is that not too many other people on there are after Windows apps so after downloading nearly a GB worth of stuff I have only been able to upload 200 MB.
     
  15. m_cable

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    That's why you need to download stuff you might not want, just to build a cushion for the stuff that you do want. Try to jump onto big files that are fairly popular.

    My tactic was to go for any new audiobook that looked interesting which had a couple of leechers on it. If I saw at least 4-5 leechers on a 200+ mb download, I figured the torrent would stick around long enough for me to get a positive ratio out of the deal. Sometimes I'd end up with over a 1:1 ratio, and sometimes I didn't. But it happened more often than not.
     
  16. br0ken_shad0w

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    For those with OiNK, can anyone check if an account named "halokiller" is still there?
     
  17. Lil Pun

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    Yeah, I knew that. I am part of some other sites where download ratios are enforced as well. I just grabbed all that stuff because it didn't count toward my ratios through that period. I still have a 200 MB cushion to work with on oink though I plan to make that even bigger. On one of the sites I use my ratio is 1 TB to 243 GB.
     
  18. m_cable

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    :eek:

    You must be working with a huge upstream pipe.
     
  19. Lil Pun

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    I don't think so. I just upload files and then people who snatch them don't seed so I continue to seed and get the share ration. The biggest file I ever uploaded and seeded was about 13 GB several months ago. About 40 people snatched it before I got some help from additional seeders. That helped a lot.
     
  20. RocketsPimp

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    I'm still having problems becoming "clever". Any suggestions or advice?
     

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