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I think size is the biggest factor. OS ISOs are pretty big, so having a managed download is helpful. If the 100 GB triple-A games were open source I would certainly expect torrents. But the FOSS things I download directly are pretty small, and the vast majority are done through a package manager or docker compose. So there may be a Goldilocks zone in the middle where it'd be helpful, but in those cases I'd expect a small installer that downloads the bulk of it for you.

So not much benefit for the consumer, but what about the provider? Spreading the traffic would reduce load on the hosting server which is a positive. You'd still have to handle the bulk of the traffic until the seeders outpace the leechers, but on long enough timescales it'd be helpful. Except you can't really update a torrent, which means each release needs to start fresh. This still works for OS creators because updates tend to be far apart, there is a large user base, and there is still some market for older versions. For regular programs you may only get one of those three, at which point adding torrents may be more hassle than it's worth.

That's only five and a half movies per day! Easy peasy!

Thank you. I was a bit skeptical, but communism is such a boogeyman here and the RIAA (and MPAA) are so hilariously evil and out of touch that I was ready to fully believe it.

I can't say I disagree, but I am ignorant of what the alternatives would be. A tagged database of files so you can query by tag, filename, or such?

Is it Marxmas or Christmarx?

That looks amazing!

This may be too big: Arthur Christmas. It was made by Aardman (Wallace and Gromit, Shawn the Sheep) but using CG instead of claymation. I honestly don't like the animation as much as their claymation, but they did a good job with it.

It's the best representation of the "Christmas spirit" in my opinion. The story is great and the character arcs bring a tear to my eye.

Especially good if you like Star Trek cameos!

I've never understood this either. If someone is holding things in their arms it's helpful, but if they have a cart then nothing is really gained. I can easily fill the conveyor belt by the time the person in front of me finishes paying. So getting started early feels like I am crowding them for no reason. Like flooring it between red lights; you're just wasting energy to wait anyway.

Was it from the Octopus Lady ? She's always great.

I had the same issue, but he was perfect in this role. He's not exactly supposed to be super likable at first either, so it's a bit like watching Kevin Spacey in a creepy role. And he didn't make any money off me, so I don't feel too bad.

It's so beautiful.