spicy pancake@lemmy.zip to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agowhen I forget to end the torrent because I'm babysitting Rufuslemmy.zipexternal-linkmessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1376arrow-down16
arrow-up1370arrow-down1external-linkwhen I forget to end the torrent because I'm babysitting Rufuslemmy.zipspicy pancake@lemmy.zip to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square35linkfedilink
minus-squarespicy pancake@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·4 days agoi tell people* it’s because torrents are faster** but it’s really because they’re cooler *i made that up i’ve never gotten that far into a conversation about distro downloads **in my experience it is actually a bit faster
minus-squarenotthebees@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoIf the cdn limits download speeds, it can be quite a bit faster. Like I have gigabit speeds at my library. Its faster to torrent the os and download it from my seedbox than it is to do a direct download.
minus-squarespicy pancake@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agogigabit!? what amazing country does this library exist in!?
minus-squarenotthebees@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoIt’s my university library. Should have clarified.
i tell people* it’s because torrents are faster**
but it’s really because they’re cooler
*i made that up i’ve never gotten that far into a conversation about distro downloads
**in my experience it is actually a bit faster
If the cdn limits download speeds, it can be quite a bit faster. Like I have gigabit speeds at my library. Its faster to torrent the os and download it from my seedbox than it is to do a direct download.
gigabit!? what amazing country does this library exist in!?
It’s my university library. Should have clarified.
that’s still impressive!