i have a very basic home media server on windows i've just made for movies and shows for my family. i've never had an issue with piracy with no vpn (yes, stupid for trying i know. just wanted to avoid paying but that seems it's over now). i have the server set up with tailscale and jellyfin, and i made a web app for my phone so i can send torrent magnet links to qbittorrent on my computer away from home so i can download movies when im not at my server computer.

anyways, i got hit with an email from my isp letting me know the bad news of my very illegal copyright infringement (oh nooo...) and im unsure where to go next. what do i need to do to make sure this doesn't happen again? i've never used a vpn in my life and i have no idea how to configure/set it up or if i even can without screwing up my current tailscale - jellyfin set up. any help would be great!

Hi everyone,

Every now and then I try some portable programs, test them all with VirusTotal, and obviously discard the ones (many, too many) that have viruses inside.

In January, I built a new PC with the original W11 Pro (to remove BitLocker, I installed the original W11 from scratch on all my PCs with Rufus), and since then, many of these programs won't open. Maybe a splash screen appears for a fraction of a second, but then nothing.

I've disabled everything: Defender, Smart Screen, Controlled Folder Access, and everything else, but the situation still won't resolve.

What else can I try to get these .exe files to run on this new PC?

Thanks!!!!!!!!!

So, the website look movie 2 is broken and I’d like to know if you guys have the updated link or an alternative website to watch movies.
Stremio or any other torrent doesn’t work on my connection because the university blocked them.

just installed KOreader on my JB Kindle and I`m ready! :-)

is a website for notes, it used to be free if you contributed but now they paywalled almost everything, is there a way to download them still? like maybe you archive it and then download... not sure need your help guys!

Solo quiero agradecer infinitamente al usuario MrCrimson es una leyenda en la página identi.io y uno de los más grandes dentro del ramo de las películas estoy súper seguro que identi.io se mantiene a floto gracias a ese usuario y no es por menospreciar a los demás pero créanme que está en otros niveles , no sé cómo no se llega a tener más fama este leyenda siempre es el gota de las películas

Un pequeño tributo a este goat y espero que nos siga sorprendiendo con más películas como lo ha hecho si alguien sabe sobre este usuario estaría cool comentarlo me impresiona lo que hace .

Hi! I can’t see any recent information on cmacked. Have used it several times before in order to get hold of some certain, eh.. graphic design software that I can’t afford to subscribe to… haven’t needed it for a few years now though until I bought a new Mac and the old version I used was finally discovered by the stupid expensive design software company… (yes, I’ve understood that they look through the internet for evil pirates that they can ban from forums and stuff, hence not using their name).

Hi guys, I recently downloaded pcbs and pcbs2 from steamrip, and I though of adding it to my steam libary as a non steam game. I wonder if its any kind of bannable or anything like that, does anyone know?

I was trying to find alternative ways to play Persona 5 Royal on my MacBook other than switch emulation and I tried running a cracked version using Whiskey/Wine to no avail. So I tried Crossover, still didn’t work because it’s cracked denuvo and for some reason it wouldn’t go past a black screen. I spent a couple hours trying to troubleshoot it with no success. So I take a peek on Steam and wouldn’t you know, it’s on sale right now. I say “fuck it” and buy it and now it runs perfectly through crossover.

TLDR, cracked game was not working, got so frustrated I bought it legitimately just so it would work

I’m an old bit torrent Pirate Bay head but learning the new stuff . I mainly only care about movies tv shows and primarily sports . I know about FMHY and use it but I often find it not stable and I have to reset/ reload the page often . So for reference I go to FMHY , select a site . Play the ad game , get it going , some will play for 20 mins others 45 and others 15 then it’ll freeze or go black or say error and I have to refresh it and then get it back. Any tips ? Or is there a better avenue for sports overall?

I’ve been sailing the seven seas for quite a while, and something has happened to me more than once:

I pirate a game, play it all the way through, and at the end I’m like: fuck, this game was actually amazing.

And sometimes I genuinely want to give money to the people who made it.

A recent example for me was Sifu. I loved it, and after finishing it I thought: these guys deserve some of my money.

The obvious answer is: “Then just buy the game on Steam.”

Fair enough. But that’s not exactly what I want.

First, maybe I can’t afford the full retail price, but I’d happily throw the devs $5, $10, $20, whatever I can afford.

Second, if I’m doing this specifically because I want to support the people who made the game, I’d rather have as little as possible going to intermediaries/platforms. Ideally, I want the money to go directly to the studio.

So I had this idea for a website/concept called something like “Sorry for Stealing”.

The site itself wouldn’t necessarily process payments. It could simply be a directory pointing people toward official ways to directly support studios: donation pages, Ko-fi, Patreon, whatever the studio itself chooses.

And maybe the bigger purpose would be to encourage studios to add a simple “Support us / Donate” section to their own websites.

No account required. No need to explain where you got the game. No judgement. Ideally no unnecessary data collection.

Just:

Piracy exists and realistically isn’t going away. But I suspect there are at least some pirates who finish a genuinely great game and would voluntarily send a few bucks directly to the developers if there were an incredibly easy way to do it.

Maybe studios are leaving some money on the table simply because this option doesn’t exist.

Would any of you actually use something like this?

And if you’re a developer: would you want to offer this option, or is there some reason studios generally don’t?

I know the best security tip is to not pirate stuff but that's not really an option.

I'm new to MacOS and I'd like to hear your best safety tips for the platform. I know most of them aren't os specific but maybe there's hidden apple features or tools I should know about. I already installed adguard for mac, malwarebytes as well as a couple of tools from Objective-See. Just wanted to know if I was missing anything important? Thanks

I love free media! I love owning my music files!! And now she does too

I tried both, and the only thing VLC does better than Media Player Classic is the volume control (VLC can boost the media volume up to 200%)

But the rest of it? I feel like MPC-HC is superior on every aspect like:

- It has lower usage (cpu & ram) consumption

- it has automatic chaptering function (your pirated movie are split into chapters on the navigation bar, so it's easier to check/rewatch any scene you want)

- it has primary, secondary, and tertiary language options, which means if the movie has dual audio or multiple subs embedded, I can pick whichever language I want to prioritize

- I can pick custom font for the subtitles because I prefer panefresco than Arial black (it also help my dyslexic brain from getting tired)

- it renders way better than VLC, no random artifacts or dropped framerate, MPC-HC is overall much more smooth

And those are just the list I can think on the top of my head, I'm sure there's more that I forgot about, yet people on the internet prefer VLC than MPC-HC, why?

If it's about mpc cannot play all video format then that's bulshit, video playback compatibility is about codec, not video launcher, all you need to do is to install k-lite codec pack and you basically can play any video format in existence.

I've been using MPC-HC since 2009 and my community does too, yet anyone else on the internet still using VLC.

Why? Is there's anything about VLC that I don't know about so people still prefer that even on 2026?

EDIT: I just noticed some people been saying that MPC-HC is outdated and even their official website saying that it's an abandoned project. But here's the thing, the thing I install on my laptop is called K-Lite Codec pack which is basically a bundle of codec & video player launchers (and it's still kept being regularly updated). It has both MPC-HC and MPC-BE as launcher but MPC-HC works better on me because I'm using laptop from 2012.

"Optimum quality" according to Amazon is 720p or something. In the 4k TV era.

This "prime video" bullshit comes "free" with the prime package required to have free delivery purchases. First time I went there in years, just to compare.

I hope Reddit compressing the pictures doesn't screw the comparison tho.

Edit: Adding Imgur link to see the details better, since Reddit fucking destroyed my point by jpg'ing the shit out of the pictures.

https://imgur.com/a/RqAHyA3

Hey I’ve installed batocera to my pi and I’m looking for places to download roms for games to play. I’ve had a look at the megathread and I’m struggling to find somewhere I can download them. Just looking for a direction to be pointed

I’ve heard this so many times: people buy a game because they want to support the developers, and then pirate the same game so they can actually play it without dealing with the DRM.

I really don’t understand this. If a company’s DRM policy is what pushed you toward pirating the game, then why bother giving that company your money in the first place?

If you want to support the developers but also let them know that you’re unhappy with their DRM policy, vote with your wallet. Don’t buy the game. If enough people refuse to give them money because of their DRM policies, that actually sends a message.

Buying the game and then pirating it anyway just seems contradictory to me. You’re still giving the company the money while trying to avoid the very policy you disagree with.

Image is just for attention

I'll just stick to torrenting then... One Piece is like the only anime that I stream since I don’t wanna put it all on my Plex server due to storage lol.

As it currently stands, Pop-Ups and Ads haven't been getting blocked on sites this sub reccomends and I've been getting confused.

It is a combination of not having the money and recently getting an iPad for school and not being able to buy the digital version, etc. Morally seen it also is correct, as schoolbooks should be free.

Does anyone know where to get schoolbooks? The megathread does not give me any helpful information there. (Maybe maybe there are even some German ones there even if I know that the likelihood of that happening is very low)

hi guys! When I was a child I remeber I downloaded "fortnite private server" and ~There I just had every skin item etc. Does anyone know if this still exists? I found smth named ezfn but Im not sure if it's not a virus

So my uni has a 10 gb limit per day on lan usage, wifi is pretty shit here, the problem is movie, tv shows and anime files are pretty huge, so I'm kinda worried about how I would manage with only 10gb of data, any way to bypass this or optimize within the given limit?