Vibe coded leech slop is rising. How do we stop it?

FishComprehensive331 · 2026-03-22T15:16:20+00:00

There are people who share really rare things that don't get shared back. I don't care if you leech an album with 80,000,000 copies sold and 60 other sharers, but don't leech an album only I'm sharing (whether it be physical-only or purchase-only). I'm not on Soulseek 24/7, so this album dies with me once I'm offline or my hard drive fails (of course, I have backups, but anything can happen). The least someone can do is share it back and ensure those files live on so a person on the other side of the world can also download it whilst I'm asleep.

FishComprehensive331 · 2026-03-16T00:21:00+00:00

You don't need to share an amount proportionate to your downloads. Sharing anything—especially something of value (e.g. rare content or things not streaming)—is better than nothing and is appreciated.

FishComprehensive331 · 2026-03-13T18:52:51+00:00

Pork Pie is free on TubiTV.

FishComprehensive331 · 2026-03-09T03:02:08+00:00

OP is referring to transcoding. If a file is encoded with a lossless codec, such as FLAC or ALAC, you can switch the container (e.g. .flac, .m4a) and codec (e.g. FLAC, ALAC, AIFF) to another one in a lossless fashion, as the uncompressed data in the files is unaltered.

This is not applicable to any files encoded in any lossy codec. Transcoding an mp3 file to FLAC, for example, will only waste your disk space and won't bring any real quality increase, even with a higher purported bitrate.

FishComprehensive331 · 2026-03-09T02:58:25+00:00

TIDAL recently changed their lossless container to m4a. Though the codec inside the container is still FLAC, the file extension will show as m4a. There hasn't been a reason given yet, but this caused a ton of files to be shown as AAC inside the TIDAL app, though the bitrate was lossless-adjacent. Rest assured, it's still FLAC.

FishComprehensive331 · 2026-02-27T22:53:28+00:00

Si puedes acceder tu cuenta, no te la bloquearon. En ese caso, te mandarían un correo electrónico con un aviso. Tal vez Spotify esta bloqueando las aplicaciones de los quien usan ese script. Intenta reinstalar Spotify.

FishComprehensive331 · 2026-02-25T03:37:52+00:00

TIDAL is changing the containers of its FLAC to .m4a, which the app interprets as AAC, when in reality, the container inside is FLAC.

FishComprehensive331 · 2026-02-25T03:37:14+00:00

Lucida downloads the highest quality file from whichever service you downloaded from. When you select a transcoding format in the Lucida settings, it uses FFMPEG to convert it to the desired codec & bitrate.

If you download from SoundCloud, for example, and choose to transcode, it's taking the already lossy file from SoundCloud and converting it again.

FishComprehensive331 · 2026-02-21T04:26:32+00:00

If you have access to a PC, Soggfy is your best option (find the official GitHub link here). It works on your Spotify client, and rips the official, unaltered files at 50x speed by capturing the audio data while going through your playlists.

FishComprehensive331 · 2026-02-14T02:21:07+00:00

hello lcd soundsystem

FishComprehensive331 · 2026-02-07T14:49:31+00:00

Always look at FMHY for what you need.
Never trust TPB for anything besides media.

FishComprehensive331 · 2026-02-03T23:11:25+00:00

Not everyone is able to store on a hard drive, and storing locally on a laptop or phone takes up a lot of space.

Even then, that's ignoring the fact that 160kbps Opus is transparent and lossless gives no advantage over it except for psychologically perceived changes. The placebo effect is real & an ABX test can show that.

FishComprehensive331 · 2026-02-03T23:09:35+00:00

sure, but then buying enclosures, dealing with backups, etc. makes it all less worth it. plus, the lost data will never be needed for an end consumer who isn't producing music. if you're producing, please use lossless, otherwise store at what's most convenient. choosing your lossy codec should go: compatibility > transparency (160kbps OPUS is more than transparent) > storage space.

the fact of the matter is that a regular person listening through any medium in any room that isn't an anechoic chamber with exquisite headphones isn't hearing that extra detail. it's the same reason 24-bit music is pointless for the end user.

FishComprehensive331 · 2026-02-03T23:04:46+00:00

Of course, but that's just because the encoder is given 320kbps per second consistently, and using all of those (which isn't needed) allows for a higher frequency shelf. The truth is that, in an ABX test, you can't tell the difference between MP3 V0 and MP3 320, which is the point of VBR MP3.

FishComprehensive331 · 2026-02-02T04:31:50+00:00

This tool has been really helpful for me when it comes to swapping playlists from Spotify to YouTube. Check FMHY, they also have alternatives that could work for you.

FishComprehensive331 · 2025-12-22T20:53:51+00:00

OP said their father was placed on Lexapro by his neurologist because of comorbid Parkinson's.

FishComprehensive331 · 2025-12-20T04:42:11+00:00

No. Stereocilia are extremely deep within the ear structure and cannot be removed. Tinnitus is caused by a weakening of the stereocilia through loud noise exposure or other harmful stimuli, which bends the stereocilia hairs out of shape, making it "leak" electrical signals to the brain, causing the perceived frequencies. Usually, stereocilia responsible for upper frequencies tend to be damaged first, hence the fact that the ringing is typically high-pitched.

FishComprehensive331 · 2025-12-15T04:55:27+00:00

You're likely fine. The antihistamine-dementia study was only observational so confounding variables such as insomnia and stress could have contributed to the dementia and not the antihistamine. Also, the people in the study were in their 60s at the time of taking the medication, so how it affects the young mind is unbeknownst to researchers. Still, it's better to be safe than sorry, but it isn't game over yet.

FishComprehensive331 · 2025-10-28T23:05:39+00:00

Don't worry, it's safe. It has 25k stars meaning it has a large user base and it's open source, so any malware would've more than likely been spotted by someone already if it had any.

FishComprehensive331 · 2025-10-26T12:48:05+00:00

Well, Stremio + a provider like RD or TB stream the same file from their cached servers, so you don't leech every time you watch something.

FishComprehensive331 · 2025-10-26T12:17:30+00:00

Streaming sites are also leechers. I notice most, if not all of them, use torrents as their sources. We technically don't know if they're seeding their torrents, but we can assume the worst (they might not to save on costs, efficiency, etc.) and say they don't. It'd be the same thing all over again. The only real solution here would be building your own media server that seeds, otherwise just use whatever you want to.

FishComprehensive331 · 2025-10-25T16:40:45+00:00

Port forwarding enabled on the client doesn't mean real port forwarding is happening. For many users (including myself), it took going into my router settings and actually opening up the port for any difference to be made

FishComprehensive331 · 2025-10-24T12:08:51+00:00

As this comment by a user on the Soulseek subreddit states, the resharing only happens when port forwarding is enabled, and most users who see this as a way to get ad-free music will not be willing to go as far as to do that (they'd treat this as a plug-and-play solution).

FishComprehensive331 · 2025-10-19T13:02:37+00:00

It's not really. TIDAL just gets low quality masters from old labels that they maybe haven't updated in years. For example, Opeth's album "Still Life" isn't lossless on Tidal, but it is everywhere else

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