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  • 8 years ago
    Comment Nanotwerp

    Many people say the search function on Google Groups is terrible (ironic, I know). I don't use it much myself, but I've recently found out about Narkive, which is pretty darn nice.

  • 8 years ago
    Comment Nanotwerp

    As a Catholic, I'm definitely biased. I don't see the Vatican/Catholic Church as a whole ever 'dissolving'. The Catholic Church is one of the longest-living religious institutions, and it has endured a lot, which even Albert Einstein attested to. You post as if the Catholic Church is some scientific institution; it isn't. The Catholic Church doesn't 'endorse' evolutionary theory, but it has stated that evolution doesn't contradict Church teachings (paragraph 36) . The only good thing the Vatican simply refuses to endorse is web design; it is completely horrendous!

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  • 8 years ago
    Comment Nanotwerp

    This is one of the direct reasons I converted from Protestantism to Catholicism. Thought I believe the denomination and religion I am in to be correct, even if it were to be not right, the fact that (most) of the priests are genuine comforts me.

  • 8 years ago
    Comment Nanotwerp

    Well, at least text-based Usenet is still (mostly) free. Eternal-September.org is pretty nice. DMOZ also hosts a list of public Usenet servers

  • 8 years ago
    Text Post Nanotwerp

    This tribe needs reform.

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  • 8 years ago
    Comment Nanotwerp

    Ew. I'm emailing the hurt to you in 5 hours. Be ready!

  • 8 years ago
    Comment Nanotwerp

    I've never tried Deluge before, but I heard it's nice! I prefer rTorrent and Transmission, though, because they're programmed in C/C++/Objective C. Compiled software is usually faster than interpreted.

    I didn't mention in my post before another great method of downloading things: Usenet. Usenet was the Internet before the modern Internet became public. A pretty long time ago, Usenet was only used as a way of communication, like the professional predecessor to the modern Internet 'ARPANET'. It was used as a BBS (Bulletin Board System) , and you could say that all Internet forums emerged from this network. Now, though, Usenet is mostly used for downloading binary files, similar to BitTorrent. This works by using NZB files, which are XML-based files that work by pointing your Usenet client to where to download multi-part files from your Usenet provider. Usenet providers are similar to Internet service providers;Usenet providers provide access to Usenet. They also store files that NZB's point to. Similar to BitTorrent, NZB's don't download a one file; they retrieve small, multiple files, and then bring them back together. BitTorrent is peer-to-peer; the speed of your downloads depend on others. On Usenet, you connect straight to the provider. The speed depends on your bandwidth and simultaneous connections. All Usenet providers have a limited amount of simultaneous connections, and downloads are faster the more connections you have. It works by downloading the same file (split into pieces) at different connections to make the speed faster. This also bypasses some ISP limits. You do have to pay a subscription for Usenet just like ISP's, though. Some Usenet providers are, of course, better than others. The best provider to pick is the one with the greatest all-around combination of retention (how long the provider stores binary and text), speed, connections,amount of data to be downloaded a month (usually unlimited) , and encryption. If you're interested, I'd recommen...

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  • 8 years ago
    Comment Nanotwerp

    Although I disagree with some articles, I think the author is very great at writing and influencing; his words are simple, yet concise.

  • 8 years ago
    Comment Nanotwerp

    BT Junkie

    ...God dangit, man! People think I'm weird because I only use BitTorrent to download files (like Linux image files) faster, instead of movies n' stuff. Also, be sure to not use uTorrent; it comes with adware. rTorrent and Transmission seem to be the best all-around clients.

  • 8 years ago
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    Level 4

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  • 8 years ago
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  • 8 years ago
    Comment Nanotwerp

    I'm the exact same way with the site-hopping. I still go on reddit a lot for content. Snapzu will eventually be my #1 source when it gets more popular!

  • 8 years ago
    Comment Nanotwerp

    Hahahah! I've heard of this one!

  • 8 years ago
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    Posted a total of 10/10 comments! Congratulations Nanotwerp on this achievement!

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  • 8 years ago
    Comment Nanotwerp

    It actually seems like a pretty interesting website. Also, the design is beautiful.

  • 8 years ago
    Text Post Nanotwerp

    Snapzites, what is your favourite website to go on?

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  • 8 years ago
    Comment Nanotwerp

    Very interesting information! I can see it, too. Dreams are a human's natural expression of so many images, ideas, emotions, and sensations. I wouldn't be surprised if this or something related to it directly influenced the creation of film.

  • 8 years ago
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    Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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  • 8 years ago
    Comment Nanotwerp

    I'm thinking of the perfect way to kick-start this place to grow it. It's definitely not gonna be easy.

  • 8 years ago
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  • 8 years ago
    Comment Nanotwerp

    Welcome to Snapzu, /u/sugartoad ! I went through almost exactly the same site-hopping you did. I went to Voat, Hubski, and 3tags. I found that none of them cut it; it seemed like most of the 'reddit alternatives' were just trying to rip-off reddit. Snapzu has its own feel to it. The platform is pretty flexible; it could be something like reddit or something like Facebook. It just depends on how you use it. I think that's great.

  • 8 years ago
    Comment Nanotwerp

    Welcome to /t/dreams , /u/doodlegirl !

  • 8 years ago
    Comment Nanotwerp

    Wow, /u/drunkenninja . You got us a beautiful background and a new member!

  • 8 years ago
    Comment Nanotwerp

    Welcome, Kigurame! I, too, came from reddit. Snapzu has great potential, and I can see it easily exceeding reddit the more popular it gets. I just hope it doesn't get too popular. I've noticed that community-based websites don't go along to well with high popularity. The popularity sometimes makes it commercial and impersonal. It happened to Digg, and it happened to reddit, but I honestly don't see it happening to Snapzu. Anyway, Kigurame, I know you'll enjoy this website!

  • 8 years ago
    Comment Nanotwerp

    Thank you! Would you like to be the (probably) final leader of /t/dreams ?

    Posted in: Dreams are great!