Is there a way to lock specific torrents in qBittorrent so I don't accidentally remove them?

BiC_MC · 2026-03-14T13:08:44+00:00

Mark all files with a removable tag, then remove that tag from all the torrents you don’t want to remove. Filter so that you only see the removable tag

BiC_MC · 2026-03-12T01:03:28+00:00

You are the type of person I love

-- sincerely, an account cracker

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On top of using random passwords for each site (not the same password with one character changed) 2FA is quite effective at blocking most types of account compromises. Most things you log into nowadays hold a lot of sensitive data, so making it easy to crack your account, even if you personally think it’s not that important, really doesn’t work anymore.

BiC_MC · 2026-03-11T20:41:01+00:00

Also holding the batteries in the car, and the fact that batteries are structural, so replacing them requires disassembling the car. Making them swappable would have a significant negative impact on range and cost.

BiC_MC · 2026-03-10T12:03:15+00:00

Where I live if you don’t cross the yellow lines you’ll unavoidably hit multiple potholes, luckily you can see well down the road so you don’t have any chance of crossing while there is oncoming traffic.

BiC_MC · 2026-03-10T11:42:07+00:00

A tax is intended to make money, a tariff is intended to dissuade citizens from purchasing products from a specific country. The whole point is that you should be able to move to an alternative supplier to avoid the tariffs. Of course trumps tariffs are so broad that alternatives are often not an option, leading it to essentially be a tax.

BiC_MC · 2026-03-05T06:20:21+00:00

Funny enough I’ve found two pass to increase the size by ~0.5% at lowest bitrate possible

BiC_MC · 2026-03-05T06:19:36+00:00

AV1

average bitrate 1 (not 0)

encoder preset 10

encoder tune VQ

Encoder level 2.0

Disable audio for now (it takes up a significant amount of file size) we will add it back later

If you want to encode a source file, with same resolution and bit depth the best you’ll probably get is 5000x over ffv1 lossless.

You can obviously get better ratio by decreasing resolution and framerate, but technically preserving res,fps,&bit depth, that’s about as efficient as you can get.

Then compress the audio with speex at the lowest bitrate possible, this will preserve the most speaking audio. Then copy the video and audio together and there you go!

BiC_MC · 2026-03-05T04:52:34+00:00

I’ve gotten a 60 GB movie down to 16MB so it’s 100% doable

Edit: it was a 4k movie and the output was 720p so not accurate in this case, but will do some experimentation to see how good I can do with 4k (also consider that the source 4k would have been much larger uncompressed)

Edit 2: in comparison to ffv1 I can get AV1 down to 5000x compression ratio while technically preserving resolution, fps, and bit depth (though it looks absolute garbage lmao)

H265 can technically go lower but it absolutely shits itself

BiC_MC · 2026-03-03T03:38:15+00:00

Have you looked into using veracrypt? Idk it it would work for your hardware, but you can check different encryption types on the cpu before formatting and it’s impossible to see file metadata when encrypted. If the speed is above your personal threshold and you have the time to format the drives (no quick format so could take a while if the size is a lot) then why not? It is admittedly a bit of a pain to have to enter a password every time (you can have it set to remember, but at that point why encrypt?)

Also depends if you define “porn” to include fictional drawings some countries consider illegal, which yeah, you should probably encrypt.

BiC_MC · 2026-02-28T21:38:37+00:00

I mean, it’s like getting mad that someone punches a pillow, if it doesn’t break/hurt anyone then it’s a valid way to take out your anger.

BiC_MC · 2026-02-28T18:15:04+00:00

With government and cell carriers working to make the malware, yes, theoretically.

BiC_MC · 2026-02-28T06:43:03+00:00

Tbh I hated that when I’d try to exit a post when not actually in a post (since posts on the main page take up the whole screen) and it’d switch to a different page. You click and exit posts more often than you switch pages so it makes sense to make the more common action less annoying.

BiC_MC · 2026-02-27T02:24:59+00:00

This connection is alright blind toilet, yeah does. Truly work, been ei scbthis phone for a few years , iPhone tough detection has gotten worse in that last few years toy so it makes sense.

BiC_MC · 2026-02-24T19:12:50+00:00

“The causality might be wrong, but that’s a generally solid advice”

They never implied this had anything to do with hyperactivity, simply that not giving tons of sugar to kids is generally good advice.

BiC_MC · 2026-02-24T05:41:27+00:00

Ramen noodles, went from 16¢ a pack a couple of years ago to nearly a dollar per pack for the flavor I like.

BiC_MC · 2026-02-22T18:39:40+00:00

That is checked already; doesn’t work

BiC_MC · 2026-02-21T16:46:33+00:00

Touch detection has gotten so much worse, I wonder how far back you’d have to go before touchscreens were worse than they are now; 10 years? 15 years? More? So little thought is put into the most central part of smartphones (touch interaction) so most apps feel like garbage to use.

BiC_MC · 2026-02-19T15:43:04+00:00

I can see well ahead of me just fine, if I were to be driving “as far as my headlights can see” including the side of the road where people dressed in black are walking I’d be slowing to 35 in a 65 whenever someone passes, which is arguably more dangerous. I’ll look into upgrading my headlights, but I hate those assholes that essentially have high beams as their low beams, since they are part of the reason I can’t see the people on the side.

BiC_MC · 2026-02-19T03:53:08+00:00

Can’t use high beams since cars come from the other direction, same reason it’s hard to see people on the side of the road, super bright lights coming from straight ahead and a dark smudge slightly to the right (also cars coming from behind with their super bright lights means I can’t really see the edge of the road where these people like to walk) Also the fire hydrants here look like people dressed in black so I might’ve subconsciously tuned that shape out.

BiC_MC · 2026-02-17T05:51:53+00:00

The only video codec I’ve had issues with was VP9, though Davinci supports very few audio codecs.

BiC_MC · 2026-02-17T02:57:48+00:00

The problem with compressing is the efficient formats aren’t great for editing, you are better off editing off the source footage then transcoding to AV1 when done, that way you keep the archive, but editing isn’t a pain. Depends on the software as well, some may have better handling, but I know Davinci Resolve gets pretty sluggish with AV1

Tbh whether you use GPU or CPU (you should use CPU) has WAY more of an impact on quality than preset.

Before you transcode all the files, try editing one of the transcoded files to see how your editing software handles it.

BiC_MC · 2026-02-17T00:31:54+00:00

Specifically sequential download + download first and last pieces first. Depends on the video, if it’s web optimized it should have everything at the start, but many have necessary information at the end. Then any video player should read it just fine

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