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BTJunkie No More?
First time accepted submitter AWESOM-O 4k writes "It seems like the popular file sharing site BTJunkie.org is gone. On btjunkie.org you are greeted with the following: '2005 — 2012 This is the end of the line my friends. The decision does not come easy, but we've decided to voluntarily shut down. We've been fighting for years for your right to communicate, but it's time to move on. It's been an experience of a lifetime, we wish you all the best! '"
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http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2012/01/28/promo-bay/
Yes. It is also human nature to invent things to facilitate our nature. Thus, as a communicative species we invented the telegraph, radio, television, the telephone, and the internet to facilitate our communicative nature.
While I'm disappointed to see btjunkie go, at least they're (seemingly) closing voluntarily; not smashed up by a militarized police squad.
In response to your question...
Torrentz matches btJunkie's characteristics and features better than any other site I could name. Torrentz: Public, non-US, meta-search/aggregator, full HTTPS, tracker validation/display/uTorrent-formatted list d/l, category tags scraped from source sites, configurable "home page," and user-initiated account deletion.
Below are all of the the .torrent sites I use which are both encrypted and public:
Prompt and fast English-language TV shows.
Simplistic, low-frills meta-search.
A honeypot for IP-profiteers... A pot o' honey for cultural buccaneers.
KickassTorrents, an aptly named site. Voluminous metadata and effective presentation.
A good alternative to btjunkie. =)
I hope this is helpful, and I hope that you seed, UL>DL.
Thank you, Edward Snowden.
"Arguments from authority are worthless." —Carl Sagan