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The End: NZBMatrix closes

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Re: The End: NZBMatrix closes

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Post by nwh »

StavrosK wrote: post #42
hackerboos wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree with the premise that Bitcoin is too hard to use for all but the most technically minded people.

The fundamentals may be, but the implementation doesn't have to. One could easily just make do with "send" and "receive" functionality. Blockchain has a very nice android app.

My first experience was buying some coins through Mt. Gox, and immediately having my email leaked. It's something that seems to happen with alarming regularity in the Bitcoin world, people dropping 0-days left right and centre to get their hands virtual stashes.

I suspect I probably got burnt trying bitcoin, but I would still warn anyone against using Blockchain for anything more than a toy.

The alternative is to run your own client, and download close to 3GB of data at a snails pace. Neither are at all attractive at the moment.

Re: The End: NZBMatrix closes

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Post by StavrosK »

ComputerGuru wrote: post #50
StavrosK wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The fundamentals may be, but the implementation doesn't have to. One could easily just make do with "send" and "receive" functionality. Blockchain has a very nice android app.

The problem isn't in the payment part, it's with obtaining bitcoins from dollars.

Oh, yes, definitely. Once a healthy amount of Bitcoin starts circulating, though, that won't be as big a problem.

Re: The End: NZBMatrix closes

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Post by StavrosK »

nwh wrote: post #51
StavrosK wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The fundamentals may be, but the implementation doesn't have to. One could easily just make do with "send" and "receive" functionality. Blockchain has a very nice android app.

My first experience was buying some coins through Mt. Gox, and immediately having my email leaked. It's something that seems to happen with alarming regularity in the Bitcoin world, people dropping 0-days left right and centre to get their hands virtual stashes. I suspect I probably got burnt trying bitcoin, but I would still warn anyone against using Blockchain for anything more than a toy. The alternative is to run…

Hmm, from what I saw, Blockchain keeps everything encrypted at all times, so it looks pretty secure. I imagine that buying Bitcoins might be more problematic, though, true.

Re: The End: NZBMatrix closes

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Post by calibwam »

archivator wrote: post #31
tharshan09 wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

what is DC++ ?

A centralized, IRC-like network for file exchange. Or rather, DC++ is the client to that network.

or rather, centralized as in that everybody can set up their own network, and many can run servers on those networks.

Re: The End: NZBMatrix closes

#57

Post by w1ntermute »

StavrosK wrote: post #11
spdy wrote: post #8

Coupled with this is problems with payment providers, we have been through pretty much everyone out there, in the end they all pull out. Here lies the real problem

These guys could benefit from BitCoin, if it were ubiquitous. Too bad...

Yeah, it would be really exciting to see a resurgence in this area spurred by Bitcoin. It may still happen.

Re: The End: NZBMatrix closes

#58

Post by zenocon »

upper2bits wrote: post #28

I've never used torrents and I've always used newsgroups. Does that make me old? Anyway, I feel naked now, with newzbin down and now this I feel I'm going to have to end my fun or try torrents which I'm worried about the legal issues. Are torrents "safe" now a days, what's the best approach (Seedbox?)

I'm old too (using USENET since mid-90s). There are other indexers out there. Try http://www.nzbsearch.net/, http://binsearch.info - and if that one goes belly up, there will be others, or install your own private indexer (or write your own). I stay the hell away from torrents.

Re: The End: NZBMatrix closes

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Post by tatsuke95 »

shelf wrote: post #23
thehodge wrote: post #6

I had noticed almost everything had been failing over the past few weeks with NZBMatrix... Back to torrents / DC++

I haven't experienced any missing binaries or bad NZBs recently, neither from NZBMatrix nor Astraweb. Can anyone corroborate this?

I've been using Usenet and Newzbin/NZBmatrix for 4 or 5 years. New content has been getting taken down the past few months. Go look at the comment section of any new movie. It got progressively worse, to the point that I was starting to consider what to do next. I suppose I'm not surprised to see this this morning. But it was abrupt.
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