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This is a thread for releases, bug reports, and other discussion for the hydrus network software. The hydrus network client is a file-management application written for Anon and other internet-fluent media nerds who have large file collections. It browses with tags instead of folders, a little like a booru on your desktop. If they wish, users can easily share tags anonymously through a public server. Everything is free, no ads, and privacy is the first concern. If you have 10,000+ files and cannot find anything, hydrus might help! I am the hydrus developer. I am continually working on the software and try to put out a new release every Wednesday by 8pm EST. Past hydrus imageboard discussion, and these generals as they hit the post limit, are being archived at >>>/hydrus/ . Hydrus is powerful, complicated, and messy. It is not for everyone. If you would like to learn more, please check out the extensive help and getting started guide here: https://hydrusnetwork.github.io/hydrus/

Welcome to /p2p/, the dedicated peer-to-peer thread for /tech/ and the bunker for /t/orrentfags. What is P2P? Peer-to-Peer technologies allow decentralized networks to share data. They can be used to bypass oppressive government regulations on speech or to download the latest seasonal anime. What are my options? First and foremost is BitTorrent, a common protocol where files are split into chunks which are then shared via swarm, which works to get everyone a copy. There are many BitTorrent clients out there, and everyone has a personal preference. Some are owned my corporations and full of spyware. It's recommended you use something open source, like Deluge or qBitTorrent. Won't my internet get shut down? If your ISP is cucked then they might, but thankfully there is a solution. Use a VPN! Don't trust any VPNs that advertise all over the place. What is IPFS?

Microsoft has been giving people every reason to abandon Windows since they first announced Recall. And now it's real. >proprietary AI >stores 50 fucking gigabytes of unfiltered screenshots, taken seconds apart >only on shitty snapdragon laptops, for now They've been shouting from the rooftops for over a YEAR that they intend to track your every move, but there are still countless millions of normie midwits using it, and still enough "learned" users for Windows generals to exist on /g/. It blows my mind. Anyone who knows Microsoft's history with user privacy and consent, and understands how much money they have in AI, knows exactly how this story will go. >Recall will be brought to gaming PCs because no one wants a snapdragon >Microsoft will quietly update the EULA to let them access the screenshots >pause to gauge public outrage

So, what's so bad about Tor? >it's a honeypot Not really, I have done extensive research into this and the only people caught on it were dumb fucks who made OpSec mistakes. Plus, the only people championing this point are schizos who use VPN services or set up their own VPN, or even just use their plain ISP-given IP address, all of which are way riskier than using Tor. If you're concerned about onion links being honeypots, then set up your own. It's one of the easiest things in the world to do. >it's slow Fair enough. >a lot of sites block it Yeah, and a lot of sites are fags anyways, a lot of sites are also using ReCatapha and require phone verification and use Cloudflare or AWS. Sites have been against privacy for a long time and are banning VPNs too. >it's operated by sjws&trannies Literally everything is now, including VPN services and ISPs, there is no escape unless you want to fully disconnect from the internet and live in a cabin in the woods, which considering people are still using this site, I don't see happening. Also, the directors are known privacy-advocates. >firefox Firefox is rapidly becoming a shit browser for privacy, yes, Chromium is worse, "Ungoogled" Chromium is still Chrome garbage, same with Brave, alternative Firefox builds are usually outdated, and Opera is blatantly spyware. Meanwhile, Tor usually strips out all the tracking that Firefox tries to push in new releases. >relays and nodes operated by governments Which is more of a reason to get more people using Tor so more people can set up nodes and relays aside from government interference. Not opening this to start an argument or a bash on how bad Tor is or just to simply praise Tor, I want a discussion, because most points about Tor being bad for privacy are easily debunked and usually only used by schizos and I want to ensure my personal privacy.

Now that even normies know how many resources AI sucks, and that AI is probably trained on spying, what if we redpilled them about privacy by telling them it's for muh environment?

To anyone who knows how to code and how Internet browser video players work, Invidious and FreeTube need help fixing videojs-http-source-selector and videojs-quality-selector so they can use the latest version of VideoJS in their applications. VP9 and AV1 can't be used right now as VideoJS 7.x doesn't support WebM. Using Version 8 would fix this problem. Relevant links: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/2848 https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/videojs-http-source-selector https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/videojs-quality-selector https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/3482

>Google has announced plans to begin verifying the identities of all Android app developers, and not just those publishing on the Play Store. >Google plans to create a streamlined Android Developer Console, which devs will use if they plan to distribute apps outside of the Play Store. After verifying their identities, developers will have to register the package name and signing keys of their apps. >Google plans to begin testing this system with early access in October of this year. In March 2026, all developers will have access to the new console to get verified. In September 2026, Google plans to launch this feature in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand. The next step is still hazy, but Google is targeting 2027 to expand the verification requirements globally. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/google-will-block-sideloading-of-unverified-android-apps-starting-next-year/

LED lights are the cause of obesity, sleep problems and disturbance of ecosystem in general. Since, they are cheap the Jews feeling obligated choose them over Sodium lights. What are your opinion on cheap and healthy alternative to LEDs?

Hello guys. I (and a couple of friends) recently switched from Linux to OpenBSD because we found it quite interesting. I'm a Lenovo Thinkpad user who used to Alpine Linux. I still loving this distro, but I wanted to give OpenBSD a try. So what would you /t/ nerds recommend to a OpenBSD newfag? I never used it (in a serious way) before. I saw OpenBSD have actually a Tor Browser port. I wonder which other Web Browser can I use here.

Since everyone hates discord let's share some alternatives. Of course discord compresses many functions and as such you'd need to use differente apps. For one on one chats, I think XMPP is cool but I have yet to convince my friends to use it. Matrix and telegram are too close to discord imho For short-term group chats, I have self-hosted mumble a couple times and it's pretty fun. There's also jitsi for giving you the rare screensharing. I haven't used much IRC because I don't like sitting on the computer. For long-term group chats of course there's forums and imageboards. Do you know any others?

Neocities has been lobotomized for the past 4 years or so... It went from genuine old web revival to radically left slop and "Kawaii" hyperpop mix of colors and visuals. 4Chan is not much better now as they aren't even letting me post. How do we get old web back?

any idea how to hack an instagram page seamlessly? I can't seem to do it without getting caught

Can someone give me a semi-detailed guide on how to pirate from 1337x.to or fitgirl, i've had a hard time with them