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Replace Torrenting with Usenet
  • I jumped into Usenet as an experiment and, once it was setup, it was ok. Although it is definitely not simple to get started and it seems you are constantly having to pay for stuff, even to access the trackers, which don't even have all the content!

    I decided I didn't download enough and what I wanted was too hard to find, so I went back to Torrents. Way simpler for my occasional use.

  • Survey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollution
  • That is a good idea. I wouldn't want to loose the convenience of buying coke in a plastic bottle. So instead, make these firms legally commit to investing in clean up programs so at least some of the litter will be recovered.

  • staring rule
  • The narcissism on so many levels is such an adorable aspect of this every generation

    Same thing happened in : 90s with Goths, 80s with New Wave , 70s with gender fluid androgyny, 60s with hippies, 50s with rock and roll... 20s with flapper girls.

  • Why you should spend more money on underwear
  • The answer is nearly always Natural Fibres for two reasons:

    • environmental - synthetic products do not degrade. Why wear something that literally microplastics everywhere you go and then gets thrown in a landfill at end of its use.
    • comfort - breathability is the key criteria for clothing. Polyester and synthetic fabrics are nearly all terrible at this compared to natural fibres.

    Merino wool is one of the best products, especially for warmth. You don't have to pay Ice Breaker money, although it is becoming harder to find at affordable prices.

    Linen is also a great fabric for warmer climates. Couldn't imagine a polyester t-shirt, let alone underwear, if I lived somewhere hot.

  • Brits: Salt is a spice
  • Which parts of Europe is that?

    Is it Germany where you can only buy shnitzel, sausage and cabbage in various different forms?

    Or Italy, where they're so proud of their food it's basically illegal to serve anything that isn't Italian?

    Or France where spice and chilli is outlawed, only garlic and herbs allowed?

    It's true that a lot of traditional British food is bland, but there are way more Chinese, Indian, Thai, mexican, Italian restaurants in any town in England than you'll find anywhere in Europe.

  • BIFL News! 📰 Preview of a secret project, and a question for the community about rules
  • Refrigerator posts are the worst. Some vintage electrical items, like Kitchen Aids, which are still manufactured and appear to be unchanged in design but actually use different quality components between versions, are definitely worth a discussion and, sure, perhaps the 1950s motors are way better than modern ones.

    But refrigerators, microwaves, old stoves, etc. are rarely comparable to a modern energy efficient (and safe) appliance that people are actually looking to buy.

  • DMCA takedown requests - how responsive?
  • I'm just trying the scene out, but so far I'm put off by having to pay for both indexers and providers, and now I need multiple of both to get what I thought was basic content (a film about a boy wizard).

    Maybe it's a different problem causing my downloads to not even start, but the help page suggests DMCA as likely cause.