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From: BradFan <BradFan_member@newsguy.com>
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Subject: Re: We are In Awe of Brad (see note)
Date: 2 Jan 2018 06:27:26 -0800
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In article <vYA2C.44962$P14.1515@fx01.iad>, Brad22222 says...
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>>BradFan wrote:
>>These shows were all broadcast during my lifetime and I don't think I was aware
>>of (much less watched) all but a few. Brad, how did you find all these, convert
>>them and post them and so damn quickly?
>I have been on the net a long time, more than 20 years. I use/access every type
>of file sharing application/service.
>usenet / torrents / websites / youtube / etc...
>When anything of interest to me comes through the net, I grab it and store it
>away for later use.
>I am not the original capper/poster of any of this material, I only gather it
>from many differnt sources and post it here. I give thanks to all the original
>cappers / posters from the past.
>My generated files are labeled HandCrank or HanCrank depends on how much sleep I
>have gotten.
>I generate few files because it takes 3 hours to process each 42 minute 1080p
>x265 episode on my computer. my computer runs 24/7 for the last 6 years.
>Only in the last few years did I have fast internet. I could always download
>what I wanted, but uploading 1/10th the speed of what you download was the real
>bottleneck, but this year my internet speeds have gotten fast enough to make
>sharing easier.
>I have already posted 95% of my collection of new tv shows (anything within the
>last 4 years)
>I have already posted about half of my collection of old tv shows.
>85% of my comedy and drama collection has already been posted.
>I am almost done posting my sci fi & supernatural collection in the next week or
>two.
>what I have left is adventure (300gig), animation (750gig), anime (2T),
>anthology (372gig), cops (5T), doctors (1T), lawyers (750gig), mini series (1T),
>mysteries (300 gig), reality shows (no drama)(1T), special/secret agents (1T),
>westerns (2T) and misc.
>websites and torrents are short lived and unreliable. especially if your looking
>for old tv shows.
>why I like usenet, I can still download stuff posted 7 years ago. there is no
>limit on how much you can post or download.
>why I post: I love tv shows, I have collected all the tv shows that I can.
>I do not know how long I, my computer, or my hard drives will last.
>usenet will hold it for 7 years, but ultimately you downloaders are my backup.
>no matter what happens to the world, if you have a solar panel and a laptop and
>20 hardrives, you can have enough tv shows to watch for 10 years.
>
>
Still awed, even more so, old son (and here I thought 6TB was a lot of storage!)
"3 hours to process each 42 minute 1080p x265 episode" -- my my, truly
exceptional. BTW- I'd love to see what's in your miniseries and mystery
collection (subtle request). You are our MMM - main media man....
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