I've been a good boy for 5 years or so but the seas call to me. Are streaming sites the way to go now or is torrenting still a better bet for mainstream movies and tv? I'd imagine all of my accounts have been deleted on those sites so I'd be starting over.
Jellfyfin is the reason why I do this. I went from spending 30 minutes dumpster diving through terrible movies in one of the streaming platforms to now spending 30 minutes trying to choose from a selection of movies that I actually want to watch.
Which is 5TB of movies I think I should watch, 1.5TB of stuff I already watched and think I would watch again and the rest of stuff I actually want to watch.
There were shenanigans then as well, remember Ecco the dolphin? Well it was made extra difficult so you couldn't beat it in a weekend (as it was usual for rentals).
The internet has made a lot of people armchair experts happy to offer their perspective with a degree of certainty, without doing the work to identify gaps in their knowledge. Often the mark of genuine expertise is knowing the limitations of your knowledge....
One of the things that irated me most from Reddit was the fact that if someone's response came quickly enough, upvotes will ensure everyone believe it and downvoting it was like peeing on a wildfire.
I like that kbin shows both upvotes and downvotes which tells me when something is controversial enough to give it some thought rather than believe it blindly.
As a little background, I didn't actively use Reddit for months following the blackout. I still barely stop in over there and if I do I'm never logged in our contributing to the communities there (where I was previously a daily poster/commenter)....
MEAT! MEAT! MEAAT! (Airhorn) Looks like meat is back on the menu with the new charcoal grilled halfman sandwich, and why go halfway when you can also choose our full man cheese sandwiches.
Light interacts with colors and paint and will refract more or less accordingly. Because our eyes work through light capture, that's how this concept works for us.
I might wage that unless you're in said room it will be harder to realize this effect.
I would also say that this only effects perception and I guess a windowless room will need a lot of artificial light (just a guess though).
The United States last week secretly shipped a new long-range missile system to Ukraine, and Ukrainian forces immediately used the weapons to attack a Russian military airfield in Crimea last Wednesday and Russian troops in the country’s southeast overnight on Tuesday, according to a senior U.S. official....
Hey guys, what are your thoughts on the existence of extraterrestrial life and the potential involvement of governments in concealing or studying such entities.
Unarmed emergency responders Nevada Sanchez and Sean Martin take a police dispatch call in southeast Albuquerque, New Mexico, a city with high rates of violent crime and police shootings....
has black mesa made a statement? ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )
Billionaires. ( lemm.ee )
streaming or torrenting today vs. 5 years ago
I've been a good boy for 5 years or so but the seas call to me. Are streaming sites the way to go now or is torrenting still a better bet for mainstream movies and tv? I'd imagine all of my accounts have been deleted on those sites so I'd be starting over.
New Player - what classes do you like to make everyone? [no spoilers]
What classes do you like to build for everyone?...
Rudy Giuliani served indictment after belting ‘New York, New York’ at birthday party ( www.independent.co.uk )
EA SPORTS WRC is adding EA anticheat, breaking another game on Steam Deck / Linux ( www.gamingonlinux.com )
Qualified experts of Lemmy, do people believe you when you answer questions in your field?
The internet has made a lot of people armchair experts happy to offer their perspective with a degree of certainty, without doing the work to identify gaps in their knowledge. Often the mark of genuine expertise is knowing the limitations of your knowledge....
new copy pasta dropped ( lemmy.ml )
Nearly all major car companies are sabotaging EV transition, and Japan is worst, study finds ( thedriven.io )
"Classified" Ad ( lemmy.ca )
Inspired by: https://lemmy.world/post/15297575...
Bungie's first big hit, Marathon, is now free on Steam thanks to a fan revival that has Bungie's blessing ( www.pcgamer.com )
If Reddit had a soul/conscience, I think it was us, and we're all on Lemmy now...
As a little background, I didn't actively use Reddit for months following the blackout. I still barely stop in over there and if I do I'm never logged in our contributing to the communities there (where I was previously a daily poster/commenter)....
EA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEO ( www.tomshardware.com )
What are your best intrusive ads ideas?
If your job was to come up with greater enshittification for society, what would you do?...
This Doctor Won’t Take Health Insurance - and Charges Just $35 a Visit | AJ+ (5:46) ( www.youtube.com )
Telegram apparently censor queer groups ( mastodon.social )
Chicago Man is ungovernable ( lemmy.world )
Middle Earth enshittification ( lemmy.world )
xkcd #2929: Good and Bad Ideas ( imgs.xkcd.com )
https://xkcd.com/2929...
How paint can change a room ( lemmy.world )
When investing your money, what is considered a good rate of return?
I'm good, thanks. ( lemmy.world )
The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan ( abcnews.go.com )
When in doubt... ( i.imgflip.com )
Qapla' ( lemmy.world )
The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with ridiculously large cars ( www.vox.com )
U.S. Secretly Shipped New Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine ( www.nytimes.com )
The United States last week secretly shipped a new long-range missile system to Ukraine, and Ukrainian forces immediately used the weapons to attack a Russian military airfield in Crimea last Wednesday and Russian troops in the country’s southeast overnight on Tuesday, according to a senior U.S. official....
Nestlé adds more sugar to baby food in poorer countries, report finds ( wapo.st )
Every hotel bar ever ( files.catbox.moe )
Here the power is in my hands ( lemmy.world )
Matchmaker ( lemmy.world )
Do you believe in Aliens?
Hey guys, what are your thoughts on the existence of extraterrestrial life and the potential involvement of governments in concealing or studying such entities.
Christian nationalists embrace Trump as their savior – will they be his? ( www.theguardian.com )
Movies that “go from 0-100” in the last 15 or so minutes?
Do you have examples of movies that have a huge spike in stakes almost at the end?...
New Mexico mental health first responders are increasingly civilians, not police ( gazette.com )
Unarmed emergency responders Nevada Sanchez and Sean Martin take a police dispatch call in southeast Albuquerque, New Mexico, a city with high rates of violent crime and police shootings....
Prostate cancer cases worldwide likely to double by 2040, analysis finds ( www.theguardian.com )
Largest study of its kind predicts 85% increase in deaths from the disease in same period as more men live longer...
Cory Doctorow on Search Engine Enshittification ( pluralistic.net )
What is the last video game that you were completely hooked on?
The kind of game you daydream about while at school or work because you can’t wait to come home and play some more.