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(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 11:44, archived)
# Hahaha!
Apparently Virgin broadband blocks access to Pirate Bay...
(I helped save b3ta! Fresh Water Mole loves his baby boy more and more every day, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 11:52, archived)
# It does.
It's stupidly easy to get around *ahem* as I hear *ahem* as you can just google for p*rate b*y mirror.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 11:54, archived)
# An anonymiser?
(I helped save b3ta! Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 11:55, archived)
# Too much effort.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 11:57, archived)
#
www.ichi.co.uk/post/22269260925/bypassing-the-uk-pirate-bay-blocks-via-proxies-mirrors

#5 on that list works grand.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 11:58, archived)
# SO I'VE BEEN TOLD MR POLICE MAN!
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:01, archived)
# I'm sure any mod worth their salt would frown upon this^
(I helped save b3ta! prodigy69 Currently Orienteering With Napalm Death, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:08, archived)
# As far as I'm aware there's nothing illegal about visiting torrent sites.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:11, archived)
# tell that to the mod who put me on the naughty step the last time I linked to one :)
bookmarked
(I helped save b3ta! prodigy69 Currently Orienteering With Napalm Death, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:13, archived)
# or just use a different torrent site
My ISP sent me tips on how to get optimal download speeds.
(I helped save b3ta! gronkpan @vomitinglarry.bsky.social, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:00, archived)
# OR JUST BUY CONTENT LEGALLY LIKE AN UPSTANDING MEMBER OF SOCIETY YES!
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:02, archived)
# OR HEY JUST STOP LISTENING TO MUSIC, THAT'S COOL TOO
(I helped save b3ta! gronkpan @vomitinglarry.bsky.social, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:10, archived)
# I did that pretty much.
Youtube the few songs I like and to fuck with it.
(waxdart hello., Tue 15 Jan 2013, 14:24, archived)
# It's never bothered me because I hate all films, music and software and have no need to download anything.
music and software and have no need to download anything.
(I helped save b3ta! Fresh Water Mole loves his baby boy more and more every day, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:03, archived)
# not if you use a proxy...

and there are far better torrent sites out there
(I helped save b3ta! prodigy69 Currently Orienteering With Napalm Death, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 11:57, archived)
# which might not be administered by such utter cockwads
/met and strongly disliked one of the ex-admins of pirate bay, who was a total cockwad

not one of the founders of pirate bay. whilst i strongly suspect they are utter cockwads -- and also think they are above the law, and that a valid reason for not attending court is "i went to cambodia and got ill and neither i nor my lawyer thought it worth our time to alert the courts" -- i have not met them to verify this.
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:00, archived)
# I seem to recall one of them had links with the far right?
(I helped save b3ta! Smallbrainfield, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:07, archived)
# I believe so
A charming crew, I'm sure
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:12, archived)
# Bloody pirates.
(I helped save b3ta! Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:26, archived)
# Hehe - the chaykey cunt
(I helped save b3ta! taters Bah weep grahnah weep ninibong, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:01, archived)
# Well, Jessops was basically Amazons camera showroom at the end.
Poor old HMV, I can see Waterstones going this way as well.
(I helped save b3ta! Smallbrainfield, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:04, archived)
# Is Waterstones doing badly?
I knew sales were down a bit, but books are nice physical objects.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:06, archived)
# They've been struggling for a few years.
I don't know how well they're doing ATM, but they are another potential victim of Amazon.
(I helped save b3ta! Smallbrainfield, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:09, archived)
# didn't hmv buy waterstones to keep up with scAmazon
(I helped save b3ta! prodigy69 Currently Orienteering With Napalm Death, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:07, archived)
# used to own it, sold it a couple of years ago
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:07, archived)
# I like Amazon. They don't pay tax, sure, but they're hella convienient
and didn't quibble about giving me a refund on delivery charges when they failed to deliver by the promised time.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:09, archived)
# yup the only thing I don't like about them is the tax dodging

great service would use again ****_
(I helped save b3ta! prodigy69 Currently Orienteering With Napalm Death, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:14, archived)
# This is true.
The world changes and sometimes the stuff we get nostalgic about gets swept away.
It was always cool visiting the big HMV in Manchester when I was a kid though.
Looking at the weird album covers and browsing was part of the fun of being in a record shop.
(I helped save b3ta! Smallbrainfield, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:14, archived)
# Amazon is useful for research and cheap toys/boardgames
but bookwise I try to give the nice independent bookshop up the road from me as much custom as possible. Otherwise my local row of shops will only offer an awe-inspiring range of fried chicken.
(I helped save b3ta! thecrapgatsby isn't listening LALALALALALA, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:23, archived)
# hehe
It's scary times watching the big guys fall?
(I helped save b3ta! Q4nobody, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:19, archived)
#
www.b3ta.com/board/10909453
(polished turd 404 pixels wide, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:21, archived)
# there's only so many times you can buy a Keane CD for £3
0 times would be my recommendation
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:21, archived)
# still too many if you ask me
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:27, archived)
# Precisely. -4 is the maximum number of times.
(I helped save b3ta! Jabberwoc misses D.R. and Quinch, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 15:18, archived)
#
(I helped save b3ta! Dick Wonder ₐ wₒₙₖy, wₐᵥy wₒₙdₑᵣ, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:30, archived)
# oof!
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:45, archived)
# Badum-tish!
(MrCanoehead Marzipaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 13:36, archived)
# that's taken my three goes to work out
I'm getting old, my internet fanny isn't working.
(I helped save b3ta! new_matt, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 13:36, archived)
# a lot of people used HMV for browsing
before buying online at a cheaper price or in the case of this miscreant downloading illegally from torrent sites like The Pirate bay
so "Browser" is used here as a play on words for browsing shelves and internet searching.
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 13:57, archived)