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Wiggett
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Posted: 23rd May 2006 05:47
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Quote: "Tell your 12-year-old girlfriend to stop looking at me."


hey shuddup she turned 18, like, yesterday....

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TDP Enterprises
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Posted: 23rd May 2006 13:50
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Quote: "hey shuddup she turned 18, like, yesterday.... "
so does that make it legal or illegal now?

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Van B
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Posted: 23rd May 2006 14:06
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There's some great 'legal' stuff available on torrents, like the XBox MAME disk with 1800 roms, that freakin rules and it's so big that it would never be uploaded. There's lots of homebrew console stuff, it really isn't all about pirated software or movies.

If not for torrents, I've no idea how I'd get to watch Lost every week.

Personally I get more fun out of a DVD packed with retro games than any pirated game - I find that actually buying software means you'll play it as opposed to see what it's like then forget it, buying a game is like an investment in time, you've paid X money for X hours of gameplay, and you intend to use them all - when you don't pay, it's like the game is lower quality. Dunno if anyone will know what I mean - maybe comes from years of saving pocket money to buy games, and looking forward to them so much - made me crazy .

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Sergey K
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Posted: 23rd May 2006 15:10
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yeah if someone dont knows, BitTorrent is completely legal program.
its just that some of the torrent files are illegal..
so feel free to use bittorrent =]


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Megaton Cat
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Quote: " Just because you use it for illegal purposes doesn't mean *everyone* does.
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I do pretty much what Van B does...and 95% of the people who use BitTorrent etc. Gotta get them Lost episodes!!


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x1bwork
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Posted: 23rd May 2006 19:12 Edited at: 23rd May 2006 19:16
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I dont use bit torrent. I do own, and I mean fully license,legally own,3DS Max and Maya and Photoshop CS2. These are the courses I paid for and am attending in the evenings and wanted to own the software so I didnt have to use the University Labs.

Now,dont get me wrong,ill straight up pirate ANY software that I feel I may want to use for any of my projects and if I begin to generate any income from it or forsee a future using it,ill break out the visa and go buy it.

My Photoshop Prof also openly said to the class
Quote: "look,we arent kidding anyone. Youre going to need PS CS2 for the next 3 months. We all know how to get it and free and untime limited and feature limited. Get it, use it for this course and get rid of it. If you make cash from it? Buy it."


And before any of you start ranting about it,yes I do (and im sure Rich can confirm this) own DBP legally and many tgc apps,legally.

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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 23rd May 2006 21:46
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I'd have to agree. I think it's all good and innocent if it's for learning purposes, but once you start making cash or just commercial work from it then it's time to pay up.


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CzarTim
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Posted: 23rd May 2006 23:53
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Quote: "If not for torrents, I've no idea how I'd get to watch Lost every week."


abc now shows 4 previous episodes on abc.com for free =)

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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 24th May 2006 00:13
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Quote: "Whatever--- Bit Torrent is the *only* way I download anything huge nowadays. Linux distros and huge OS software. Just because you use it for illegal purposes doesn't mean *everyone* does."


What a strange day it is, I agree with Jeku on something But yeah, relating to what has been said, those who are crossing out their bit torrents have a guilty coscience, I have limewire and I'm sure everyone by now knows how much I hate pirates, but I've only actually used it once though, but nothing illegal, honest!

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Jeku
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Posted: 24th May 2006 02:46
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Quote: "I'd have to agree. I think it's all good and innocent if it's for learning purposes, but once you start making cash or just commercial work from it then it's time to pay up."


Obviously that is still illegal, I don't care who you are or what nice fluffy ways you want to word it. There is nothing on the company site saying "feel free to download and give us an I.O.U. for when you make cash from it." You can't get a PC for free until you make money to pay for it, so don't give me that B.S.

There is no such protection of ignorance in court. They judge won't give you a lighter sentence if you claim that you will delete Photoshop after your semester ends. It's still against the law, and that's that.

I hate when people pussyfoot around their pirating ways--- all it is is a lame attempt at making yourself feel better.


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Posted: 24th May 2006 02:49 Edited at: 24th May 2006 02:52
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Wow man, you`re my hero,jeku. Do you tote about the streets in tight spandex and a brite red "SR" on your chest for "Self Righteous"?

I could of have sworn I herd angels sing and trumpets blair when you gave that lecture. That brought a tear to my eye.

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Posted: 24th May 2006 02:55
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Jeku, stop being a square.


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Jeku
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Posted: 24th May 2006 03:13
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Quote: "Wow man, you`re my hero,jeku. Do you tote about the streets in tight spandex and a brite red "SR" on your chest for "Self Righteous"?

I could of have sworn I herd angels sing and trumpets blair when you gave that lecture. That brought a tear to my eye."


If you have issues with what I say, then email me. Don't litter the forums with your pathetic insults. Once again, trying to make yourself feel better.


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Drew G
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Jeku, sto being a circle, you yellow belly.

Anyhow, what's the point of this thread? I mean, there's thousands already, and yet, if you want to know their desktop, then get a life, and, your attitude may change. But seriously, If my and the others want to cap on people to rise ourselves up, so be it. Who cares, just be happy you live in Vancouver.
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Posted: 24th May 2006 03:22 Edited at: 24th May 2006 03:23
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As you spew out
Quote: "with your pathetic insults"


Sometimes,jeku,youre just that tight wound. Can hear you squeek from here.

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Jeku
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Posted: 24th May 2006 03:26
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@Strong Bad - I approved your post--- but I really don't understand it :-P

@x1b - Just leave it.


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happy times. I dont really pirate much. I tried it but i never really finished any of the downloads. There always slow as crap then i realized I really i dont care that much. Im fairly certain everything on my computer right now is legal. Some of the music i got from friends and im not even going to question. Buyt im sure most of that is as well. Musicians are usually poor as hell anyways, this internet thing is really bringing them down.

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jeku: cool man.

Quote: " I dont really pirate much. I tried it but i never really finished any of the downloads."


Guilty Concious

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Posted: 24th May 2006 06:13
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this topic sure did turn around quick...

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Here's my desktop, as you can see I need an icon for DB Pro. Any suggestions where I can find an 128x128 or similar PNG are welcomed.
[href=http://server5.pictiger.com/img/327321/picture-hosting/desktop.php][/URL]

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Has anyone brought up the biggest sin of the forum (NO! I MEAN THE TORRENT WORLD!)? Pirating of any TGM products? Luckily there is only 1 DBPro torrent which I just searched and the health is 1, luckily no seeders or leechers, because the person was dumb enough to upload their DB Pro, not the installation. But just think, all the people who have benefited from downloading TGM stuff from bittorrent when they could have known they have donated to a good service (Ehhh.... I bought mine off ebay...) but the thing is TGM need the money to keep making their programs (Unless they code it on DBP, which is the better alternative as it is their own product, but if you want to keep the forums up and running, programs keep coming, and even this whole website being here, lets **** the torrents! (I rarely pirate, but I do it sometimes, for the REALLLY expensive things e.g. 3DS Max etc). Damn my fingers are hurting. I'm not taking a rest from typing though.

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Chris Franklin
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Quote: "Has anyone brought up the biggest sin of the forum (NO! I MEAN THE TORRENT WORLD!)? Pirating of any TGM products? Luckily there is only 1 DBPro torrent which I just searched and the health is 1, luckily no seeders or leechers, because the person was dumb enough to upload their DB Pro, not the installation. But just think, all the people who have benefited from downloading TGM stuff from bittorrent when they could have known they have donated to a good service (Ehhh.... I bought mine off ebay...) but the thing is TGM need the money to keep making their programs (Unless they code it on DBP, which is the better alternative as it is their own product, but if you want to keep the forums up and running, programs keep coming, and even this whole website being here, lets **** the torrents! (I rarely pirate, but I do it sometimes, for the REALLLY expensive things e.g. 3DS Max etc). Damn my fingers are hurting. I'm not taking a rest from typing though. "


You do realise that post is against the aup right?

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Virtua Studios Productions, consider your post offically "toggled"

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Chris Franklin
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yea and my hand coded forum had a http attack on it and i lost everything

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Reckless bumping of old threads to talk about piracy?

Quote: "Luckily there is only 1 DBPro torrent which I just searched and the health is 1, luckily no seeders or leechers, because the person was dumb enough to upload their DB Pro, not the installation."

Uhuh... and you would know it is the DBP Programs Folder how?

Quote: "I rarely pirate, but I do it sometimes, for the REALLLY expensive things e.g. 3DS Max etc"

So piracy is okay if you want it to be okay.

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Chris Franklin, Stop going on about your "home made forum".. no one cares.
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I care...

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Toggle... toggle... toggle again...

wheee!


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Slapped for not abiding by the AUP. How hard is it to *not* brag about pirating software?

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lol sorry
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wheee!"


lol that made my day

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You do know there are forum members who hate pirates, IE. Myself (Not the Wigget kind of pirate, thats completely differant) Because I hate thieving little gits who just download whatever they can't afford and leave others doing the honest thing and saving up for it, I payed for my software, what I've payed for I am completely happy with, if I had 3DS Max, I would probaly only use its renderer and perhaps animation tools, I don't with pirates they always go for stuff like 3DSMax, yet a lot of them would be better off with other applications they'd work better (I'm not going to name any, you will probaly pirate them anyway) There are plenty of cheap/free tools for us indies that do the job we need to the higher qualities and generally easier than 3DS Max.

Plus I wouldn't try to glorify yourself, heck even admit it, there is the risk of someone giving this page link to autodesk along with your email address and any info they can give.

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I don't like that type of pirate to, Most of my software I by second hand...

If where to obtain software illegally ( though I havn't), and liked it, I would be sure to buy, after all. you all want people to buy your db games right? you wouldn't want people sharing them over a P2P network if you plan on selling them.
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Does anybody else find it slightly disturbing that Chris Franklin laughs out loud while crying?

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Well its common in most psychopaths, perhaps he's got a future planned in a mental home.

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Tears of joy perhaps?

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I prefer my idea

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what happened to this topic
I'm quite sure I started one of these before and ended up being locked
what is it with these!?

anyway my desktop

gonna test something hmmmm


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As a Q, did the person with torrents on his desktop but "scratched out" get banned?

If you truely hate pirates, make false torrents that install software that uninstalls any torrent or p2p software that it knows of. I wonder if you can actually get arrested for that... I mean to get the uninstaller you have to be committing an illigal act...

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It's not illegal to use torrents, so there's no proof that he was downloading anything that look illegal as they were scratched out. No use in banning.

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heres mine

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zing.

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Listen to you all, arguing about torrent legallity.. We all know bittorrent is legal and some (most) torrents are illegal, but SOME are legal, maybe he's downloading legal, but embarrasing stuff. Get over it

Back to the topic, my desktop:
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Wow that res is sooooooooooooooooooo big :-\

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Two monitors retard...
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Erm eddie, the res STILL is that big, its one xserver not 2, so he's not a retard in this case. Stop flaming when its not worth it!

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Ahh, the wonders of toggle! One click and that painfuly gigantic bmp is no more...


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Hey, Just thought id post my strange desktop... Probably something you don't see every day... I know run an amiga compatible computer called "Pegasos" as my main computer... Its running an OS called Morphos which is binary compatible to 68k and PowerPC amiga code... Runs pretty fast but lacks stuff like a modern browser... Anyway heres a screenshot of it: (Btw it boots in 3 seconds )



only bad thing is you need one of these to run it...

[url]www.pegasosppc.com[/url]

i managed to get mine second hand tho so it didnt work out too bad...

Anyway, just wanted to show you that amiga is still alive! hehe


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You strange boy.



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[Edit] Old one attached. <3 Kind of the inverse of this. [/Edit]

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Three seconds? schweet.


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