• Mic_Check_One_Two@reddthat.com
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      I mean, she’s never tried to hide the fact that she’s Russian. And she also hasn’t hidden the fact that she dislikes Putin. But lots of Europe is struggling right now. For instance, the farmers protesting across many parts of Europe, as a result of the war and Ukrainian exports.

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        She called him an old madman in the link posted. She’s one of the good ones

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          Ooo, can I be that too? I would use bad words for these people when I was a kid in 2007, you know, when it wasn’t mainstream, but everybody wanted to believe that Russia just has a flawed democracy.

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        farms are angry because of cheap grains in the market no because of the war

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          Take it a step farther. Why is cheap grain available on the market? Because European import regulations were relaxed to support Ukrainian grain exports.

          In case you weren’t aware, grain is one of Ukraine’s largest exports.

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            In case you weren’t aware, grain is one of Ukraine’s largest exports.

            yep i knew, i didn’t knew that regulations were relaxed to ukraine tho

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            I thought most of those grain exports go to Africa and the Middle East though? Like didn’t the war and initial export blockade cause the famine in Yemen to get worse?

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    What’s her super secret method that she can’t share? Doesn’t sound very open to me.

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      If i remember right from the many years ago i first came across her works, it’s a compression method she personalized and finessed over time.

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        I prefer and default to fitgirl, but I’ll admit that sometimes the long unpack time doesn’t seem worth the sometimes only 1-5gb file size difference.

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          It’s primarily meant for people who have slow connections. If you’re downloading a game over DSL or satellite (which is often the only thing available unless you’re in an urban/suburban area) then the 5GB of extra compression could be a huge time difference. It’s also true for metered connections, where you have to pay by the GB, or where you have a data cap.

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            It’s pretty relevant for people who archive too because it can add up to terrabytes of difference if you’re backing up everything.

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          I think there’s likely a lot of people still on slower links that benefit for sure.

          But as gigabit and better Internet becomes more mainstream, it’s certainly less of a problem for those with that.

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      Why would it be open? The whole point is that this is the service they provide.

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    Is there an alternative to fitgirl that doesn’t have the long uncompress / unpack times? I love that fitgirl has everything and is a trusted source, but the decompression takes too long and sometimes doesn’t even work on Linux.

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      Isn’t that like 90% of the point of the repack? To heavily compress things and drastically reduce the download size of a game?

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        Then I suppose I am looking for a download resources that aren’t repacks, or at least aren’t so heavy and convoluted on the way they pack.

        What I liked about fitgirl is the reputation. A resource I can trust and quality is consistent.

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        I thought 90% was defeating DRM and 10% was reducing download size. Doesn’t matter how quick the download is if DRM blocks you from running the game.

        I don’t pirate games (any more) but my understanding is that FitGirl is one of the few crackers who can defeat denuvo, which means the only choice for pirates is repack.

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          That’s just downloading the game and getting the crack.

          You are mistaking Fitgirl (generally seems to be a pretty cool person) with Empress (transphobic shitbag but puts the time in to remove denuvo). Fitgirl repacks are generally more about massive compression and dealing with the mess that is (generally nintendo and) emulators for modern platforms. Like, I allegedly grabbed my copy of breath of the wild out of one of her repacks because I could not be bothered to figure out how to get all the DLCs set up.

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          FitGirl only repacks; he doesn’t defeat Denuvo. The only crackers within the last twelve months or so to crack Denuvo have been MKDEV and EMPRESS, both of whom are no longer active in the scene.

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              My guy, I can’t believe I have to point this out, but FitGirl is a woman.

              We actually don’t know, as their identity has never been revealed. The ‘FitGirl image’ is of French actress Audrey Tautou.

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                This is a really stupid take. Obviously the image is fake. But what about them would lead you to believe it is a man? They say they are a girl in the name they use, that’s good enough for me.

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                  They say they are a girl in the name they use, that’s good enough for me.

                  Well, good for you. Probably best not to worry about what others may or may not think.

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      I am also looking for this. I default to fitgirl because its the only trustworthy source in the scene that i know.

      Oc i can just try and find a torent myself but with so many fakers out there, people uploading game files even if there is no working crack available, it feels like gambling.

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      To me that’s fair, this is the price of good compression and to me it’s worth it.

      However what I don’t like is the forced admin rights request, which is totally unnecessary. This is the reason I very rarely use their repacks. I know they are trusted, but I chose to not choose them.

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      Any torrents you search for on a tracker that don’t say ‘Repack’ are relatively uncompressed.

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    Edit: I was wrong. Dismiss the comment!

    Was’nt this person transphobic? To me that’s relevant. I wouldn’t like people giving them support in that case.

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      Just would like to say that if you get $3000 in free games over the past 3 years, $5 is nothing.

      Without money, piracy sites shut down. Then everyone cries.

      It’s not a bad thing to throw them a few bucks every few years if you want them to survive.

      Price of a cup of coffee.

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        We all know this is a side hustle. No one pirates or repacks as a main source of income, donations are way too volatile for that.

        So no, I won’t tip someone for their hobby.

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          We all know this is a side hustle.

          I don’t. And I’ll be wary about assuming that. If they devote their time and effort to one thing, they’re sacrificing being able to do other things. Idk why there is a need to explain that

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            Welcome to the real world where primary income doesn’t come from donations.

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                You sound miserable if you need to make everything about money, even outside of work.