Cal @ WSU Torrent
Here is the torrent for the 2008 Cal @ WSU game. Thanks to chicagoaubear.
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Two questions for you techies:
I’ve never downloaded torrent before. So:
1. Do I need any specific program to do so. The link states I need “svcd playback capability.” What does this mean? If I need some separate program, is such a program free and where can I get it?
2. Can I then burn the game from my computer to a DVD using a DVD burner? If so what is needed and where can I get it?
Any answers in 3rd grade level grammar would be much appreciated. thx.
"It's not my fault your team's so shitty" - every AL Manager to Bob Geren
Oaktown, I’m not a big computer techie dude but perhaps I can help.
(1) Yes, you need a specific program to download torrents. I use Utorrent and it works fine for me. There are many others. They are all free. What you do is first download and install the torrent downloading software. Then you download the torrent using your web browser (don’t need to use the torrent downloading program). Load the torrent into the torrent downloading program (easy as double clicking on the torrent after you download it), and wait for hours or days until the torrent file finishes downloading. I don’t know what “svcd playback capability” is about though. All I know is that I download the torrent, burn it to a DVD using an “image burning” software, and voila, I have a dvd of the game.
(2) Yes, you can burn the game from your computer to a DVD using a DVD burner. You need an image burning software because the torrent file comes as a “dvd image” which is not playable on your computer and is meant for being burned to a DVD. I use imageburn to burn dvd images to dvd. It’s free. Finally, you need a DVD burner of course.
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Oaktown, once you install uTorrent… make your preference screens look exactly like mine:







If you’re downloading torrents without running Peer Guardian, you’re frickn crazy. When downloading a torrent you’re broadcasting your IP address and what you’re downloading to everyone else that is downloading the same file as you. If I were the RIAA, I’d be downloading ALL the torrents out there and just logging the IPs and creating future litigation profiles. And that’s exactly what they’re doing. Seriously, download and run Peer Guardian RIGHT NOW!! More info HERE.
Use the two lists that I’m using (below) and allow HTTP (red arrow):


Downloading torrents is very dangerous if you don’t do it safely… you’d be shocked at what sort of information is thrown out while doing torrents… for instance, all the tools the RIAA needs to track people’s downloading habits is included in the uTorrent client itself (logging system).
So anyone can track everyone else… for instance if I really wanted to I can track what someone downloads, when, if they’re male or female, their approx age and appox address all from uTorrent and their download record.
Of course, I wouldn’t know who that person exactly was unless I had a secondary tracking angle (like google logs) but I’m just saying that it’s possible if they’re broadcasting their info without PeerGuardian or without tracker-blocking technology. Swarm-downloading works because everyone is directly connected to everyone else at the same time… but it’s also it’s greatest weakness.
While you’re at it, only use firefox or opera. Never use google unless you’re also using TrackMeNot and never use any google products (gmail, desktopsearch, checkout, chrome etc). Google is one of the most dangerous companies I’ve ever studied (my job requires me to research google products). Never open a wikipedia account and give out false information everywhere.
by danzig on Sep 8, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
But I never give out false information anywhere. Am I screwed?
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Best thing to do is create three false identities to use… complete with false addresses, phone numbers, email etc. If you want IDs and death certs to go with them, then read the Paper Trail series.
Just using different false info everwhere is good policy but isn’t the best policy. If someone was really trying to track you they would realize that those false names are indeed false because they’re not consistent.
However, if you use a false identity consistently, then they’ll assume that’s you but will be chasing a figment of your imagination… for a long time…leading only to a dead end.
Why you never use google products
Any google service is equally dangerous. The key is linking your search logs (all of which they keep forever, don’t believe what they say)… to your true identity during signup… therefore giving your name and password can give them your name and sex. If you use google maps or driving directions …. the “from” address box is usually your home address. If you live in the city, your IP address gives them the location of your building.
Once these things are linked to your search logs (which are kept by IP address), they can determine your search and shopping habits and therefore determine your sex, socioeconomic background, education level and perhaps political affilation. It doesn’t matter that your IP is dynamic… they match your habits with a previous IP address/log sets and then merge the IP addresses and continue to monitor you.
As soon as they can get away with it the next step is to link the ads you see (that also log your IP address) to which websites you visit and in what order.. thereby logging internet behavior and tendencies… however, they haven’t been able to pull this off technologically yet and it will be a while before they can do it legally. They can do it however if you’re logged into google checkout and shop in froogle affiliates however.
Also remember whenever you check your gmail, it automatically signs you into the google search engine. Go to google.com right now and check the upper right hand corner…are you signed in… if so your searches are being stored with your account right now. I can’t imagine how much they’ll monitor if you use their web browser chrome… i don’t give a shit what the privacy statement says.
I’m shocked at how everyone trusts google not to behave like a corporation just because of the motto, “do no evil”… but trust me, they’re very, very, very evil… Their goal is to create complete profiles of you and your behavior…remember what their business is… it’s advertising and targeting services… what do you think that means? My call is they’ll one day acquire one of the credit rating agencies (specifically experiean) and/or wikipedia… then you’re totally screwed.
by danzig on Sep 8, 2008 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’m not. I predict I know more.
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
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Pick a topic.
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
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tell me more about this cyber spying that is occurring – more than what Danzig said.
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I'm sure you'll appreciate this nugget in Chrome's license agreement
“By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any content which you submit, post or display on or through, the services.”
By the way, I am impressed by your knowledge of all this.
That was a mistake
They admitted they copied and pasted their TOS and the offending paragraph is removed
In other words, Go Bears!
i have actually found google’s storing of my searches useful, as i means i can search my own search history and find something that i had once found, but couldn’t find again. however, i also am careful not to use google search whenever i do any sensitive searches. i have also long since stopped searching for porn using google.
personally, as long as i know what information i’m giving them, i don’t mind. targeted ads are fine with me; my shopping habits (for the most part) are neither private nor sensitive; i couldn’t care less if you saw what i purchased, and if you let me know that a band i like has a new album coming out, that seems like useful information to me.
i agree, though, that their policies can seem draconian, especially if (like most users) you are unaware of such policies. people need to be a lot more aware of what the effects of their internet usage patterns might be.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Thanks to both of you
I’ll try it and hopefully it’ll work.
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