Around 6 hours now and I've grabbed about 75% of that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slacker Magician
My client isn't anywhere near maxing out my connection.
Downloaded other stuff too, mostly ddl PS4 games :pwacko:
If this was an XB1 game I would've well and truly finished it already, dl'ing from M$ servers actually does max out my connection most of the time.
It has mostly been running at around 25-35Mbps. Pretty unusual for me to see a torrent sustain those speeds.
I'm wondering if there was some serious work done recently to improve local backbone.
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Originally Posted by deadlegion
Well I did put up with poo adsl for years so I know what it's like to have shithouse speeds.
It isn't a super fast connection anyway but it's the top tier in my locale, rural always has lower speeds :(
I find it extra annoying because someone could get cable a couple miles away. It would be nice if Starlink incites a little competition with the current providers (fixed wireless and sat.) and forces them to be a little less crappy.Quote:
Originally Posted by deadlegion
don't count on that I have cable and there's competition in my area and my net still sucks. I haven't seen my dl speeds go above 5-5.5mbs granted i haven't payed strict attention to my speeds that's just what I've noticed lately.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slacker Magician
I'm still on crappy ass DSL. It took me seven days to download GTA V, almost 8. My grandparents have a little faster DSL, when I downloaded Dirt Rally 2.0 (which is 100GB) it took all night, but that is still better than a full week. Its really sad that internet speed is so damn slow.
it really is considering what we pay for it.
Yeah internet speeds should be way faster especially when you pay for it. Instead of putting that money in their pockets, use some of it to improve the infrastructure.
Please understand, they need to buy a few supercars and 100 foot yachts to increase their understanding of what speed is.Quote:
Originally Posted by LeftyGuitar
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Originally Posted by Ragnar
Yeah I only have fixed wireless, adsl is still active locally too but the top speed is nowhere near this.
I think my top speed has nudged like 5-10Mbps higher than what it was last year, but that's just what I noticed in the last few months.
I'm paying like $70aud p/m though... certainly not cheap considering what that money can get you in a large city like Melbourne :(
My ISP is a smaller entity and I don't expect anything to happen but I think there's a chance at least. The major providers have non-compete agreements with each other.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grouch
They improve their infrastructure at a breakneck pace :wacko:!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ragnar
Has anyone watched Jumong?
Just wondering if it's worth a look (I have Three Kingdoms fan sub and that's great imo).
I've never heard of it before now.
Korean tv series.
Maybe I should be asking your brother :wacko:
I'll have to login to another site to do that tho :yawn:
Microsuck is going to buy Craptivision :lol.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/18/micr...ctivision.html
Wow that's bigger news than the Beth deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slacker Magician
Holy crap these guys are turning into the Disney of video games :pwacko:
wtf happened to anti-monopoly laws?Quote:
Originally Posted by Slacker Magician
There's still "competition" in the same sense that there was competition when Acti/EA/TakeTwo/EA/etc started buying up developers decades ago. They would circumvent or delay any legal action if it were to occur anyway :shrug:.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grouch
yeah just goes to show the power of $$$$$$
Do those laws also cover ninty releasing the same games and asking people to buy them again?Quote:
Originally Posted by Grouch
Do the laws also cover console or PC exclusives?
Not gaming, but Disney owns a lot of shit now.
Good thing is you can pirate nearly everything if you own the right hardware.
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Originally Posted by deadlegion
yeah it's called a pc :pwacko:Quote:
Originally Posted by deadlegion
Doesn't apply to such things.Quote:
Originally Posted by deadlegion
It's easier to have exploited consoles than a high end rig :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Grouch
I'd have to sell loads of console hardware to build something actually good atm.
I'm basically missing an early Switch right now... I think my sister might have one though.
Copyright is supposed to "encourage new creations" or some nonsense like that :lol. Disney and friends keep getting it extended into forever and all it really serves to do is stifle things because they think they deserve infinite sales for all time :revwacko:.
Someone would need to be senseless to buy HW right now. I could have bought a bunch of stuff but I don't want to compromise and give in to the insanity.Quote:
Originally Posted by deadlegion
As I said I only really need a Switch atm... but I don't really need it I guess :wacko:
There is some other earlier hardware that I'm missing and would like to have too, but stuff like that I just wait until a good deal shows up (harder recently though since Japan Post won't ship to here by air).
I recently overpaid on shipping for a figure because they didn't allow air mail :|.Quote:
Originally Posted by deadlegion
For the last 2 years I've been asking first for any os purchase. Imported a few things from UK without issues, but others I looked at (eg Germany, France and Japan) all either turned me down or quoted stupid shipping costs (EMS, DHL etc). Even though Japan Post will technically do package via surface to here no sellers were interested in doing that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slacker Magician
And even thought my Uncle lives in Japan I don't feel right asking him to look for stuff (and then sending it surface).
Covid rules in Japan have been tough. Tougher than here from what I understand.
AU seemed a lot more strict about things than Japan going off the coverage I've seen but I don't know for sure :shrug:.Quote:
Originally Posted by deadlegion
Looking at mid-range builds regarding gaming PCs, I could build a decent one for around 500-600, but it would go up to 1,000-1,200 because GPUs are expensive AF. Speaking of copyright, is Mickey Mouse's copyright about to expire in a few years or so, I suppose Disney is getting ready to lobby again to extend Copyright even more. https://abj.artrepreneur.com/mickey-...copyright-law/
Yep his copyright expires next year.
As for covid in the U.S. it depends on the place. Some places don't even care or won't ask you to wear a mask anymore.
Disney probably has their plan to extend it further and further for the next few decades :bang:. About time on the latter, it's coming up on two years now and the stupidity needs to end. There's supposed to be some new mask mandate for a nearby county but the majority there finally seem to be sick of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by LeftyGuitar
Edit:Long ago, long ago, when it at least made some sense :wacko:.Quote:
In the Copyright Act of 1790, the 14-year term was renewable for one additional 14-year term, if the author was alive at the end of the first 14 years. And it only applied to maps, charts, and books. Registration and use of a copyright notice were also required.