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i have a file or folder on my pc that i want to share with other people. let's call it gayshit.mp3

unfortunately gayshit.mp3 is 750mb and im not paying for discord nitro so i need another way to send it

i put it into qbittorrent and it makes a torrent file. this is essentially a very small file that points to gayshit.mp3 so other computers can find it. kinda like a treasure map

i send this tiny file to my friend, who loads it into qbittorrent. their computer takes a moment to find mine over the vast expanse of cyberspace and then (as long as my pc is running and the file is still where it should be), it gets copied from my hard drive to theirs

this is the cool part: if somebody else loads that tiny file, they can download it from both of us. if i'm offline but my friend is on, the third person can still get it. this also means that if two people have separate halves of the file, they can download the other half from each other. as long as some combination of people have the pieces between them, they can all have the whole thing.

crucially this does not require a server!!! you can just upload the file to a few people and as long as they keep it, it's still accessible. as long as somebody, somewhere is still connected, it's available forever. the only way it goes away is if everybody disconnects from it.

We love Mullvad (this is 5 bucks a month and can be paid for anon via either mailed cash or XMR) and Proton VPN (iirc they also do XMR??? but they also have a sale rn).

If you're into self hosting, check out Prowlarr to use as a search engine since some sites are genuinely just ass to use.

If you don't like qBittorrent, there's also Motrix (which is a great general download manager and suggested by Anna's Archive if you don't have a memership with them anyways) and Transmission if you prefer something simpler but doesn't also handle http(s).

use qbittorrent search plugin so you don't have to use prowlarr (which is way more complicated for a beginner to use). it's a search aggregator within qbittorrent itself so you can search multiple sites at once and easily start downloading it

other alternatives to qbittorrent & transmission that are equally safe, standard, and feature-rich: deluge and rtorrent.

also don't forget to bind your torrent client's network interface to the vpn so your ip doesn't leak while torrenting... really the only reason you need a vpn is because when you start seeding you're essentially considered a distributor which is what's Illegal.

so if you can't afford a vpn you could also just leech (download) and not seed (share) but that's bad etiquette and also dangerous if you don't set it up correctly.

& if you don't wanna torrent and just stick to direct download (ddl) sites, you can also use jdownloader2 to keep track of your downloads. a lot of ddl sites have timers so if you just copy the link into jdownloader2 it'll automatically start it for you after the timer

Hello again! This is an illustration of Fizz I did in November of 2023. I was particularly proud of the forms! I didn't have the courage to colour it though : ( The pose and perspective were really hard! I had to use a drawing mannequin for reference haha! Here are my developmental sketches:

Carl, the guy Grace built an entire hypothesis around.

Carl, the guy that learned to have fun with Grace while doing science.

Carl, the guy that fueled Grace's addiction to Skittles and Twizzlers.

Carl, the guy that was there every step of the way until the end. And then he was forced to stand by and watch as Grace was pinned to the ground, pleading for help, calling for him of all people.

Silk & Lace Afternoon Dress with Matching Hat

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Unuki-san, First time seeing Hikaru

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Unuki-san, Second Time seeing Hikaru

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