I know Usenet was used to transfer text messages and stuff in the early days but not so much nowadays. Also, I know this topic is more nuanced than this, but I just wanted to make some humour out of it, that's all.
Same for Kiwix libraries
It's nice having a completely offline Wikipedia archive in an easy to use format.
I unironically use torrents as a way to distribute server world downloads for the mc server I run. They are .zip files from 20-60gb in size and it is pretty much the best unlimited download option that doesn't cost a monthly fee to host. Especially when 40-50 players all want their own archive.
also big buck bunny
Completely unrelated but still fun fact!
Did you know that Atlas didn't actually hold up the earth like in a lot of retellings but actually he held up the heavens? :D
There were at least 10 working seconds between when bittorrent was created and it first being used in piracy. 10!
You can officially and legally download the ARPG Path of Exile via torrent: Poe website
i dont get it
Always need a good Linux torrent when I need screenshots for my piracy software. And also big buck bunny to illustrate streaming
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