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Re: Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine

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Post by unicornporn »

stavros wrote: post #184
unicornporn wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> just serve magnet urls in plain text without a clickable button That would make it impossible to copy the magnet link from the search results page, which I believe is a really nice usability perk. For users that are less technically inclined, clickable links could be crucial (even if it gives you the theoretical possibility to track the click). I guess it depends on if you are prepared to be a search engine only fo…

Clickable magnet links are fine, since the query doesn't actually go to the server.

Yes, if they stand by their word of not using JavaScript. That is easy enough to verify by someone knowledgeable, but I suppose ditching any magnet links would be more of a marketing move ("we can't track your clicks, because there's nothing to click!"). I guess selecting text (at least by selecting it in a textarea) could easily be tracked with js too though...

Re: Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine

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Post by skyyler »

vlunkr wrote: post #230
supergreg wrote: post #207

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's frustrating when you are downloading one big rar file just because you need one of the small files inside.

With transmission you can actually select or deselect individual files.

Most bittorrent programs I've used have this feature.

Re: Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine

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Post by etatoby »

kasumis_ wrote: post #259
jasonjayr wrote: post #257

A few other folks have mentioned this, but a (monthly?) dump of the database, offered as a torrent link on the site would be fantastic. Not only would it enable offline searching, but when the inevitable take down shows up, folks can still continue to search the database.

7 more votes to get it done.

+1

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Post by spaceheeder »

logfromblammo wrote: post #277
spaceheeder wrote: post #256

Why is "You must identify in sufficient detail the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed." listed three times in your DMCA policy? Does the information actually need to be submitted in triplicate?

Why not? A triplicated datum gives reasonable certainty that the complainant did not accidentally mis-identify the copyrighted work. The takedown requests are a waste of the complainant's time, anyway. The site does not host any files, and a listing of facts, such as the contents of a telephone book, is not eligible for copyright protections. Such a request is equivalent to a demand to remove someone's telephone numb…

Saying magic words in legalese that sound "right" to the choir in the court of public opinion is necessary but not sufficient to see through to overturning standing precedent in courts of law.

Maintaining, and abiding by, a DMCA policy is the price of doing business online in the US and WIPO treaty countries.

Re: Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine

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Post by etatoby »

julius wrote: post #235

#1 on HackerNews -> [Dynamic Search-Result] Page served in 39µs What kind of dark magic is this? What's your stack?

My guess is that he's using a compiled language such as Rust or Go, with a lightweight non-blocking framework, plus intelligent caching of backend queries, plus a decent backend such as Sphinx or PostgreSQL.

Compare with interpreted languages for the frontend and Java monsters as backends (PHP and Lucene anyone?)

People forget what modern computers are really capable of, when used properly.

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Post by TuringTest »

Moru wrote: post #122
TeMPOraL wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes! At first I literally couldn't believe what I was seeing - ZERO third-party bullshit in uMatrix. Not just none to unblock to make the site work - none at all ! (Apparently you can make a website without downloading Bootstrap from someone's external CDN...) And then... oh my God, how fast the site is. I can actually feel I have a somewhat modern, powerful computer. Usual day-to-day browsing makes me forget that. S…

I tried doing our site like that several times but everyone just complains it's ugly... sigh

CSS and design skills have nothing to do with having JavaScript disabled.

Re: Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine

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Post by spaceheeder »

kasumis_ wrote: post #258
spaceheeder wrote: post #256

Why is "You must identify in sufficient detail the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed." listed three times in your DMCA policy? Does the information actually need to be submitted in triplicate?

Fixed

Weird that I still see it (duplicate text hastily underlined with imgur's editing tools)[0].

[0]: http://i.imgur.com/n3VeeSh.png

Re: Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine

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Post by ulam2 »

kasumis_ wrote: post #259
jasonjayr wrote: post #257

A few other folks have mentioned this, but a (monthly?) dump of the database, offered as a torrent link on the site would be fantastic. Not only would it enable offline searching, but when the inevitable take down shows up, folks can still continue to search the database.

7 more votes to get it done.

+1
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