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Cake day: August 22nd, 2023

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  • Yeah I run Plex with the Arr dockers.

    I use an app on my phone and it’s all just done for you.

    Someone recommends a show or movie? Open app, search for show and add it.

    In the background the setup will automatically search the download providers you’ve setup (Usenet or torrents), filter them for the quality profile, download the files and place them in the correct folder ready to stream on Plex.

    It’s so seamless once working.






  • Same here. I just don’t give a fuck. I do whatever is the least friction to me, a lot of times pirating is the best option.

    • Music, can’t easily play it everywhere I want with spotify or youtube music? Pirate
    • Movies, scattered allover with different pricing models? Pirate
    • Film comes out and want to watch with friends? Go to the movie theatre.
    • TV on the BBC I can easily watch, just watch there (pay TV licence).
    • TV that comes to the UK later than the US? Pirate
    • Game is a good price on steam, buy.
    • Game is time locked to the premium edition buyers (Starfield), Pirate.
    • Obscure premium podcast, buy because it’s not elsewhere and has an RSS feed. (Plus I don’t mind supporting some creators)

    Basically, I have plenty of spare cash and will pirate or buy depending on whatever works for me, not what works for them.




  • Most common lies I tell are usually just to stop people focussing on a certain part of a story or anecdote. They’re technically lies but aren’t relevant.

    Lets say i’m talking about my weekend to a friend or colleauge. I mention that on friday night in a certain bar or location something happened. Well if I know that person is going to pick up on the location eg: “Why were you there”.

    I don’t really care they know I just cba with my story being picked apart for something that’s not really that relevant, I was just setting the scene.




  • Subscriptions. Why is everything a sub now?

    I understand the need for some subscriptions and their benefits when there is ongoing content added to a platform.

    However i’m not paying a subscription for software I could just buy and own forever, i’m not paying a £6.99 subscription to get some shitty cloud features in an app that is costing several cents a month to host. I get hundreds of gigabytes a month for less than that with Backblaze.

    I’m not paying a subscription to read every second news website. I’m not paying a sub to access remote features of my car. I’m not paying a subscription to remove ads in an app, just let me pay once.