this post was submitted on 05 Jul 2023
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It would be fine if it wasn't for all the mining software that comes packaged with my downloads
I presume this is in jest, but to be honest I feel like there is less risk of bad operators consuming my computing power and data when pirating than using legit services these days (ads, marketing, poor software etc...). I actually pirate content that I pay for as it gets all my content into a single location, and easily tracks what I have watched, and is better for taking it offline.
I'd like to say I was half-joking but some of the games and movies I've pirated have directly affected the performance of my CPU (like 100% CPU usage under light loads)
Edit: I was wrong about movies having mining software packed in but I'm leaving the original comment up
You have never downloaded a movie that negatively affected your CPU performance. A movie (i.e. mkv file) cannot do this.
annakournikova.avi.exe
I see... thanks, that's new to me
Dedicated pirates can find exclusive communities that share high quality content.
I suppose it's high time to pick up the oar once again
Sorry, when I said dedicated, I meant it. Communities like this have as much information about themselves as they want out there. Reason mainly being to keep low quality users away.
You are more likely to visit a site that has a crypto miner embeded than downloading from known scene groups.
Sadly, this is on you and only you.
Ah, well I've got a lot to learn then. I was one of those that typically just hopped on The Bay, picked a regular uploader and stuck with them there, but I did not know there were stealthier communities dedicated to this. Thank you for the wake up though