Weird to Save Videos from the Internet?

[Apoc]

I was talking to a co-worker and I send him a link of a program that will basically convert any video type into another video type. I use it mostly to convert flv (youtube) movies to something a little more WINAMP/WMP friendly. I'm not just talking about pr0n, but TV, race, movie clips you dig from youtube, google video and the like. He couldn't understand why I would want to keep anything locally.

Am I the only one?

edit: We're talking about at home computers, not work.

Him: cool, what do you need that for
Me: i use it to save youtube videos and convert from flv to something that doens't suck
Him: and then do what
Me: umm... keep them?
Him: oh, haha...
Him: it seems weird to have anything on your harddrive
Me: guess it depends on what you view on youtube
Me: TV clips, porn, you know... the good stuff
Me: i wouldn't like save any of your clips, that's just weird
Him: still weird
Me: why?
Him: because it's already out there on the internet
Me: might not always be there... or you don't want to have to load it to view
Him: so you basically save porn
Him: creepy
Him: haha
Me: you don't?
Him: no
Me: wow... i think you're probably the first guy i've known that doesn't
Him: it's out there on the internet
Him: new shit all the time
Him: no need to save stuff
Him: evidence, etc.
Me: well maybe you want some of the old shit
Me: evidence? i'm not 13 on my parents computer
Him: so back to why you would want to convert it?
Me: to keep it!
Me: i think we just have to end this right here
Him: haha
Him: ok, thank god

[G.Irish]

I think that guy probably still thinks cameras will steal your soul or something. I mean what, does he not have any dvd's or cd's either? I save videos because I might want to watch them again without sitting around waiting for them to download, or worse yet, not being able to find them again.

Hell, I still can't find a good copy of the 2002 WRC music video (with the song from the Matrix).

[Apoc]

my topics here = death

I rock.

[ScottyB]

i've always considered myself kind of weird, i have a habit of saving enormous amounts of crap off the internet and bittorrent. used to be really bad with P2P. i like being able to watch stuff that i find interesting whenever i want...end of story.

as an example, i have around 2 100-count spools of nothing but car related videos, wallpapers, movies, and cartoons. when i look at it i feel like i have no life whatsoever :thumbup:

[REED]

i've always considered myself kind of weird, i have a habit of saving enormous amounts of crap off the internet and bittorrent. used to be really bad with P2P. i like being able to watch stuff that i find interesting whenever i want...end of story.

as an example, i have around 2 100-count spools of nothing but car related videos, wallpapers, movies, and cartoons. when i look at it i feel like i have no life whatsoever :thumbup:

I used to always save that type of stuff, maybe not 200 CDs worth, but a lot. Then I realized that I only went back and looked at them maybe 3-4 times. soo I just gave up on it. I haven't found anything that has been so amazing that I knew I would want to watch it again and again.

[ScottyB]

I used to always save that type of stuff, maybe not 200 CDs worth, but a lot. Then I realized that I only went back and looked at them maybe 3-4 times. soo I just gave up on it. I haven't found anything that has been so amazing that I knew I would want to watch it again and again.

yeah see alot of it is when i went through my "pack rat" stage where i saved everything thinking i'd pull it back out all the time.

now i mostly only save movies or tv series like Top Gear or Initial D (JDM what), or if it's got some kind of info i can use.

[BLINGMW]

I used to save more car video type stuff, but with more and more people having hosting capabilities, tons of new vids cropping up every day, and more guys like you saving them for me, I just leech now.

[Mike]

i don't save short clips as they're readily available at all times, but longer stuff? you can bet i have a few gigs devoted.

[Maengelito]

andrew, werent you asking me about this very thing not too long ago? i agree with mikey though, i dont usually save anything thats short, but the larger files i like to save so i dont have to wait for it to download everytime i wanna watch it

[Feersty]

I just save stuff I get off bittorrent, like Nelly Furtado music videos.


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[CaptainHenreh]

I just save stuff I get off bittorrent, like Nelly music videos.

[ViPER1313]

I hoard everything I can get my hands on: 200+gb of random stuff on my computer now and 5 binders of DVDs, CDs, games, program downloads and other stuff. I'm just a pack rat when it comes to downloaded stuff.

Oh, and I might have that WRC video Gerald, let me look around :wink:

[Jeff]

Where do I get such a program? I want some old Dodge commercials off YouTube.

[WRXtranceformed]

I always save good videos on my hard drive, just so I don't have to try to find them again if I want to watch them. That's one of the reasons why I was so bummed when my old computer crashed... I lost a ton of cool car videos, funny shit, naked ex pics, and a bunch of Top Gear episodes (which I could get back, it's just a pain). If it's a good pr0n video? You bet I'm keeping it! =P

[Mike]

lee, i think i've got pretty much all top gear. stop by to give me a ride in the beast/show it off and i'll burn them to dvd for you

[WRXtranceformed]

Awesome, sounds like a good deal =)

[.paul]

i do not do it, cause i am sure i can find it - but for others to save em - who cares - it is their HD space

[Evan]

I lost a ton of ...naked ex pics,

this is why you share with your friends. backup copies!