Author Topic: Where does one find good torrents? (Read 4255 times)

shmokes · « **on:** February 18, 2006, 05:49:56 pm »

I've used Emule for a long time and I really love it, but Emule is great for it's quality, not for its speed. Another nice thing about Emule is that it's completely searchable.

But for Bittorrent, one needs torrents. Where do y'all find them. I need some software (Silverfast for a UMAX scanner) that originally shipped with a scanner that I have, but I can't find the disc and the company wants....and I'm not kidding here....$400 for a replacement disc. I don't feel the least bit bad about Bittorenting a copy of software that I already own a legal license for. But I can't find a torrent for it on the torrent search engines I found through Google.

Any suggestions?

markrvp · « **Reply #1 on:** February 18, 2006, 05:54:24 pm »

Which UMAX scanner?

Mr_Biggs · « **Reply #2 on:** February 18, 2006, 05:57:40 pm »

try searching at www.bittorent.com.

shmokes · « **Reply #3 on:** February 18, 2006, 05:57:56 pm »

Powerlook 2100xl

shmokes · « **Reply #4 on:** February 18, 2006, 06:00:39 pm »

Quote from: Mr_Biggs on February 18, 2006, 05:57:40 pm

try searching at www.bittorent.com.

I'm afraid. It costs $10 to sign up for bittorent.com. I'd be fine with that if I knew I could get what I need, but ain't paying $10 just to find out if they have what I need.

ChadTower · « **Reply #5 on:** February 18, 2006, 06:08:27 pm »

Torrent sites are somewhat fleeting. When one I'm using goes away I just use google to find a new one.

Mr_Biggs · « **Reply #6 on:** February 18, 2006, 06:23:19 pm »

my bad, go to www.bittorrent.com

shmokes · « **Reply #7 on:** February 18, 2006, 06:25:12 pm »

Nope...no Silverfast there

SOAPboy · « **Reply #8 on:** February 18, 2006, 06:41:44 pm »

Torrentspy
Piratesbay

AtomSmasher · « **Reply #9 on:** February 18, 2006, 07:32:17 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on February 18, 2006, 06:08:27 pm

Torrent sites are somewhat fleeting. When one I'm using goes away I just use google to find a new one.

This has been my experience as well. Unfortunately I've also found that older more obscure software is difficult to come by through torrents.

Jabba · « **Reply #10 on:** February 18, 2006, 08:56:01 pm »

I'll second Torrentspy.

But does not look like it has Silverfast. Its got a lot of good stuff though...

JackTucky · « **Reply #11 on:** February 18, 2006, 11:19:19 pm »

look in law school. or www.democrat.com

I use ---No torrents please - thanks!---.org, but it's a lot of music and warez, I doubt you'd find a specialized software package like that.

Jacktucky

SOAPboy · « **Reply #12 on:** February 18, 2006, 11:27:52 pm »

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/11825&vid=135227

Look around there

markrvp · « **Reply #13 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:46:18 am »

Quote from: shmokes on February 18, 2006, 05:57:56 pm

Powerlook 2100xl

No luck. I have Silverfast for the UmaxIII.

Franco · « **Reply #14 on:** February 19, 2006, 04:50:23 am »

I usually use isohunt.com or just type 'x' torrent into google.

I just tried both with Powerlook 2100xl, but nothing returned im afraid.

hypernova · « **Reply #15 on:** February 19, 2006, 09:35:26 am »

does emule have any kind of hits at all? i typed in silverfast, and got 277 of 'em. obviously i'm not sure which is which, but what emule server do you connect to?

razorback has the most files that i know of
195.245.244.243:4661
frankly, it's the only one i EVER connect with.

i assume you already use razorback, but i figure i'd try and help if i could.

hypernova · « **Reply #16 on:** February 19, 2006, 09:41:05 am »

i wonder if bittorrent's gonna be the next target of all the p2p program haters like the riaa, etc? seems like it's gaining in popularity.

emule seems to somehow stay off the radar all this time.

pointdablame · « **Reply #17 on:** February 19, 2006, 11:48:18 am »

Quote from: hypernova on February 19, 2006, 09:41:05 am

i wonder if bittorrent's gonna be the next target of all the p2p program haters like the riaa, etc? seems like it's gaining in popularity.

emule seems to somehow stay off the radar all this time.

BitTorrent SITES have already come under fire from the RIAA/MPAA/etc. So far, the technology itself has not been attacked, mostly because it is just a platform for distribution. That argument was also used for Kazaa/Morpheus/etc, but the difference with BitTorrent is there actually seems to be a good amount of legitimate venues using it. Content is distributed, software, linux, video, etc etc... all perfectly legal to download.

The problem comes in when someone makes FreeStolenGameTorrents.com or something like that where the sole intention is to distribute stolen goods. But even then.. so far, the authorities have only gone after the owners of the site who are distributing the illegal torrent files.... not the BitTorrent program itself (at least not as much as the site).

AtomSmasher · « **Reply #18 on:** February 19, 2006, 12:08:52 pm »

Quote from: pointdablame on February 19, 2006, 11:48:18 am

Quote from: hypernova on February 19, 2006, 09:41:05 am
i wonder if bittorrent's gonna be the next target of all the p2p program haters like the riaa, etc? seems like it's gaining in popularity.

emule seems to somehow stay off the radar all this time.

BitTorrent SITES have already come under fire from the RIAA/MPAA/etc. So far, the technology itself has not been attacked, mostly because it is just a platform for distribution. That argument was also used for Kazaa/Morpheus/etc, but the difference with BitTorrent is there actually seems to be a good amount of legitimate venues using it. Content is distributed, software, linux, video, etc etc... all perfectly legal to download.

The problem comes in when someone makes FreeStolenGameTorrents.com or something like that where the sole intention is to distribute stolen goods. But even then.. so far, the authorities have only gone after the owners of the site who are distributing the illegal torrent files.... not the BitTorrent program itself (at least not as much as the site).

Word is Opera will be integrating a bit torrent frontend into its next version, which means it probably won't be long before Mozilla does the same. Unfortunately IE never seems to get updated so it probably won't. I just figured I'd point out how legitimate bit torrent is.

JonnyBoy · « **Reply #19 on:** February 19, 2006, 02:24:44 pm »

Try www.isohunt.com

It's got popups and trash, but it searches a bunch of torrent sites and displays the results.

USSEnterprise · « **Reply #20 on:** February 19, 2006, 02:47:26 pm »

I always use www.isohunt.com
As far as file sharing programs go, I use LimeWire
Why isn't this in Post Hell yet?

SOAPboy · « **Reply #21 on:** February 19, 2006, 02:51:40 pm »

Quote from: AtomSmasher on February 19, 2006, 12:08:52 pm

Quote from: pointdablame on February 19, 2006, 11:48:18 am
Quote from: hypernova on February 19, 2006, 09:41:05 am
i wonder if bittorrent's gonna be the next target of all the p2p program haters like the riaa, etc? seems like it's gaining in popularity.

emule seems to somehow stay off the radar all this time.

BitTorrent SITES have already come under fire from the RIAA/MPAA/etc. So far, the technology itself has not been attacked, mostly because it is just a platform for distribution. That argument was also used for Kazaa/Morpheus/etc, but the difference with BitTorrent is there actually seems to be a good amount of legitimate venues using it. Content is distributed, software, linux, video, etc etc... all perfectly legal to download.

The problem comes in when someone makes FreeStolenGameTorrents.com or something like that where the sole intention is to distribute stolen goods. But even then.. so far, the authorities have only gone after the owners of the site who are distributing the illegal torrent files.... not the BitTorrent program itself (at least not as much as the site).
Word is Opera will be integrating a bit torrent frontend into its next version, which means it probably won't be long before Mozilla does the same. Unfortunately IE never seems to get updated so it probably won't. I just figured I'd point out how legitimate bit torrent is.

Confirmed, its in the beta

pointdablame · « **Reply #22 on:** February 19, 2006, 03:17:59 pm »

I'd be interested in seeing how that Opera frontend works out.. seems like a good idea.

I think I'd still prefer to have a sepearte torrent program though... that's just me though.

Crazy Cooter · « **Reply #23 on:** February 19, 2006, 03:23:31 pm »

What does Silverfast do that Photoshop doesn't?

SirPeale · « **Reply #24 on:** February 19, 2006, 09:29:00 pm »

Quote from: USSEnterprise on February 19, 2006, 02:47:26 pm

Why isn't this in Post Hell yet?

Because BitTorrent isn't illegal?

JackTucky · « **Reply #25 on:** February 19, 2006, 10:46:07 pm »

The ---No torrents please - thanks!---.org guy mocks lawyers who try to shut him down, and even posts their letters to him.

supposedly he's not breaking any laws in the country he's in.

Jacktucky

markrvp · « **Reply #26 on:** February 19, 2006, 11:53:34 pm »

Quote from: Crazy Cooter on February 19, 2006, 03:23:31 pm

What does Silverfast do that Photoshop doesn't?

Silverfast is the program that actually controls the scanner. It allows for ICC profiling of the scanner as well as color and sharpening corrections at 36bits prior to the conversion to 24bit RGB images in Photoshop.

JackTucky · « **Reply #27 on:** February 20, 2006, 09:55:18 am »

Quote from: markrvp on February 19, 2006, 11:53:34 pm

It allows for ICC profiling of the scanner as well as color and sharpening corrections at 36bits prior to the conversion to 24bit RGB images in Photoshop.

Who put what in the where now?

Jacktucky

Crazy Cooter · « **Reply #28 on:** February 20, 2006, 10:45:35 am »

Quote from: JackTucky on February 20, 2006, 09:55:18 am

Quote from: markrvp on February 19, 2006, 11:53:34 pm
It allows for ICC profiling of the scanner as well as color and sharpening corrections at 36bits prior to the conversion to 24bit RGB images in Photoshop.

Who put what in the where now?

LOL. That's what I was thinking.

ICC profiling: http://www.ddisoftware.com/prism/about.htm
-> Color accuracy <-

36 bit scanning (and 48 bit): http://www.scantips.com/basics14.html
-> 24 bit color is three 8-bit bytes, one byte for each of the Red, Green, and Blue CCD channels, to describe the color of each pixel in the image. 30 bit color uses 10 bits for each of the three primary RGB colors... <-

DrewKaree · « **Reply #29 on:** February 20, 2006, 05:13:50 pm »

Quote from: JackTucky on February 20, 2006, 09:55:18 am

Quote from: markrvp on February 19, 2006, 11:53:34 pm
It allows for ICC profiling of the scanner as well as color and sharpening corrections at 36bits prior to the conversion to 24bit RGB images in Photoshop.

Who put what in the where now?

Jacktucky

He said he'll pr0fiL3 iN yU0r m0utH

shmokes · « **Reply #30 on:** February 21, 2006, 03:38:52 am »

Quote from: markrvp on February 19, 2006, 12:46:18 am

Quote from: shmokes on February 18, 2006, 05:57:56 pm
Powerlook 2100xl

No luck. I have Silverfast for the UmaxIII.

Damn....that was close. That would have been a nice coincidence.

As far as Emule goes, I got lots of hits, but at the rate any of them are coming in you should check back some time near the end of March to see if I have it.

ChadTower · « **Reply #31 on:** February 21, 2006, 11:31:16 am »

I tried EMule and everythign I downloaded was infested with viruses. Not one thing passed a standard "scan it before you install it" check.

SOAPboy · « **Reply #32 on:** February 21, 2006, 12:31:23 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on February 21, 2006, 11:31:16 am

I tried EMule and everythign I downloaded was infested with viruses. Not one thing passed a standard "scan it before you install it" check.

Emule/Ed2k Is a joke unless you KNOW the releases and release groups... Since ShareReactor went down, ED2k has gone downhill period..

Tip, Dont use search thats built in unless you know exact filenames and sizes.

Goz · « **Reply #33 on:** February 21, 2006, 01:02:09 pm »

I have the same scanner at home. I'll see if I can find the CD. Unfortunatley I have been packing for the move and I did pack the scanner, but I'm pretty sure the software is still in a binder unpacked.

I'll let ya know in a couple of hours.

-Goz

shmokes · « **Reply #34 on:** February 21, 2006, 08:12:36 pm »

I would be forever greatful.

shmokes · « **Reply #35 on:** February 21, 2006, 08:14:45 pm »

On Emule, I still find at least 90% of what I download to be exactly what I wanted and virus free. It was 1000x cooler when ShareReactor was around, but it still turns up 277 Silverfast hits for a myriad of scanners while BitTorrent is 100% silent on the subject, regardless of what torrent search site I use.

SOAPboy · « **Reply #36 on:** February 21, 2006, 08:49:05 pm »

Quote from: shmokes on February 21, 2006, 08:14:45 pm

On Emule, I still find at least 90% of what I download to be exactly what I wanted and virus free. It was 1000x cooler when ShareReactor was around, but it still turns up 277 Silverfast hits for a myriad of scanners while BitTorrent is 100% silent on the subject, regardless of what torrent search site I use.

I checked all public and private sources i know of, i didnt find a single damn torrent..

shmokes · « **Reply #37 on:** February 21, 2006, 08:59:02 pm »

Yeah....I'm prayin' that Goz comes through cos I'm getting like 92 bps on my Silverfast downloads from Emule and who knows if it'll turn out to be compatible with my scanner. And yes....that's bps, not kbps

SOAPboy · « **Reply #38 on:** February 21, 2006, 09:05:25 pm »

Quote from: shmokes on February 21, 2006, 08:59:02 pm

Yeah....I'm prayin' that Goz comes through cos I'm getting like 92 bps on my Silverfast downloads from Emule and who knows if it'll turn out to be compatible with my scanner. And yes....that's bps, not kbps

Could try usenet, or irc.. *shrug

shmokes · « **Reply #39 on:** February 21, 2006, 09:25:45 pm »

I've been meaning for a long time to figure out what newsgroups were all about. Like, for about the last ten years. I just never get around to it. And I've only ever used IRC to open Xbins up to get XBMC releases and periodically other Xbox stuff. So basically I don't even know where to begin, and I guess probably won't unless I get bad news from Goz.


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Author Topic: Where does one find good torrents? (Read 4255 times)

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