I’m a Plex guy. I share my library because it’s a bit of fun and scratches my IT interest itch. I actually run Plex and Jellyfin in parallel but pretty much everyone prefers the Plex interface (and most smart TVs have it ready to go, even the silly ones with off brand app stores).

Mostly it’s just an excuse to play with cool toys, and a reason to work out how to run things I wouldn’t otherwise bother with.

I’ve always downloaded stuff, since the dialup days. Originally it was for things that were region locked / “unrated” in Australia and thus not available… but now it’s just so much more convenient than paid options that it’s a no-brainer. Like I literally can’t pay any legit service for the level of access and convenience I have now.

It’s not even about money anymore. Between the purchase price and power consumption of my dual Xeon rack server and JBOD, the 1000/400Mbps fibre connection, and the time I spend on it I’m paying enough to cover half a dozen subscriptions or so with change… But the convenience! I can watch anything, anywhere, on any device. No jumping between services to find stuff, no episodes/movies going missing, no login restrictions, no player that won’t work because your HDMI cable is lacking a decimal place or whatever the hell they’re doing now.

Anytime someone we know in real life complains about having issues with their legitimate streaming service I offer access to Plex. I think there’s 40ish users, but only a dozen or so that use it with any real frequency. Maybe 4-5 concurrent streams at peak times, outside of that is usually occasionally the work from home “workers” / the night shift people, or me streaming music at work or similar. I think the most I’ve had is 7 or 8 at once.

How many TSLA shares are you holding?

Well, that’s all my questions answered. Good work comments team.

often the first time hearing them

If there’s a bigger lie told by react videos than this, I’d like to hear it.

I don’t think you’re allowed to boil trans people alive either

I’m still using FX File Explorer which apparently hasn’t been updated since 2023 yet still works fine on Android 16?

I’ve cancelled my monthly donation to Mozilla. What’s the point. Every bit of feedback I’ve provided is to the tune of no goddamn AI, spend my money towards keeping up with the alternatives to make sure there’s always an extra player in the field. Instead it’s going to some overpaid dickhead who’s going to introduce AI.

NSFW, video from scene (… apparently)

https://www.facebook.com/dylan.taylor.374040/videos/1322346109694902/

nightmare

I love a bit of hyperbole as much as the next bloke, but come on…

… The Aristocrats!

I hate Exchange so much.

I have literally never seen anyone make a deal out of an account’s age, until this post.

Feels like this is the sort of important information OP should have included in their post.

You can get it replying to a post on Lemmy You can get it telling a Karen on Facebook she’s a cow You can get it why old how As a matter of fact, I’ve got it now

That theme song is my Pavlov bell. I need a few pints, and a kebab.

Victoria Bitter. Don’t just take my word for it, take this advertising campaign. Honestly by the end there’s no way you won’t feel like a VB.

https://youtu.be/WA1h9h7-_Z4

https://youtu.be/EIK6DXnW_oM

BREAKING NEWS: Liberal Party leader sells out entire country’s future to save their own career.

Buy used enterprise hardware for cheap, install Unraid, dip your toes in… Then if you enjoy tinkering, evolve from there.

Unraid does everything I want so I’ve kinda plateaued for the moment.

Also the fact CTRL-C randomly doesn’t copy.

It’s crazy how it’s always the breeds you most expect