PeachMan

joined 1 year ago
[–] PeachMan@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Tailscale isn't necessary, it's just what I use for remote access. And you can use Jellyfin/Emby/Kodi with Radarr too, it's not specific to Plex.

SOCKS5 proxy keeps the letters away (I live in NYC). I've read that it's because ISP's don't bother actually monitoring torrent traffic. They only act when a copyright holder reports your IP for piracy. So if you hide your IP then they can't see you.

A proxy is not encrypted, to be clear. But it turns out encryption isn't actually necessary if you just want your ISP to stop bugging you. If laws change and torrenting becomes more dangerous, I'll probably switch to a proper VPN. But a proxy is faster and easier.

[–] PeachMan@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

Lol. So many ponies

[–] PeachMan@lemmy.one 16 points 1 year ago (11 children)

I have Plex, Radarr, Prowlarr, and Qbittorrent all installed on the same dedicated server. I'm using a SOCKS5 proxy instead of a VPN, it works great because I set up Qbittorrent to use the proxy and I just leave it running 24/7. I also have Tailscale installed for remote access, setup for that is dead simple.

Here's my workflow if I'm away from home:

  1. Turn on Tailscale on my phone.
  2. Open my radar app (it's called LunaSea).
  3. Search for and add the movie I want.

That's it. If I'm already at home, step 1 is not necessary.

Prowlarr and Radarr find the movie on my registered indexers, at the desired quality, and send the torrent to Qbittorrent. Then when the download is finished they automatically rename the files and move them to my Plex library (and they could do the same with Jellyfin). Roughly 10 minutes after I finish step 3 (more or less depending on seeds), the movie magically appears in my Plex library. I don't have to turn a VPN on or off.

[–] PeachMan@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago

I think what you're talking about doing is quite difficult, and there will be a lot of obstacles in your way. You're proposing:

  1. Circumventing the API fees, which is something that ChatGPT would definitely not like, and they will make it as difficult as possible. You're not the only one trying to avoid paying for this very popular service.

  2. Crawling the entire contents of each page with a bot, which is another thing that websites do NOT want you to do. There are only a handful of RSS readers that do this, and they're paid, closed-source, proprietary apps. And even those probably don't work on certain websites.

I'm not saying it's impossible, just that you have chosen a very difficult path here. If you've never developed an app before, start with a smaller, simpler project.

[–] PeachMan@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Completely disagree.

  1. Noodle is hilarious and his pregnant pauses are top-tier.

  2. This video was specifically defending the indie dev, Nelson, that made the post that kicked this stuff off. Sure, other AAA devs responded to him, but it was Nelson that got most of the negative attention and death threats, even though his opinions were VERY measured and reasonable. It was also a criticism of the IGN guy that directed everyone's attention and pitchforks towards Nelson by cherry-picking his statements and taking them out of context.

  3. The specifics of the length/scope of the game are honestly less important, IMO. The video is just a level-headed look at why this excellent game is so excellent, and why it's unrealistic to expect every game from now on to be like this. That, and he's trying to get gamers to chill the fuck out and stop with the death threats.

[–] PeachMan@lemmy.one 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Flash storage has gotten dirt cheap. 64GB is just insulting. Hell, I wouldn't even accept 128GB nowadays, it probably only costs manufacturers a few dollars to double that. But of course they upcharge us $100.

[–] PeachMan@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

Ah yes, DNS adblocking has its uses, but it's a lot less versatile than an adblocker in your browser. Your point is valid, though. If the website is going to fight your adblocker, maybe just don't go to that website.

[–] PeachMan@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The rule is pretty clear. This is not a community for self-promotion. If you want to do that, find a community that allows it.

EDIT: Twitter-like social networks seem like a more appropriate place for this sort of self-promotion. Like Mastodon or Bluesky.

[–] PeachMan@lemmy.one 46 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Adobe is a bloated garbage company that hasn't truly innovated in a decade, they're just hoarding their proprietary tools and formats to squeeze as much money out of customers as possible.

[–] PeachMan@lemmy.one 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kate McKinnon. She was on SNL for a long time, and she's not-so-secretly the best part of a lot of the movies she's in, even with minor roles.

[–] PeachMan@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago

Lol Jesus Christ, the surprise Shrek envelope

[–] PeachMan@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Obviously there are various forms of sugar in a lot of things, it's just a carbohydrate. My point is that there is zero reason to ever ADD sugar to any food, period. It is not an essential nutrient and it does not add anything beneficial other than flavor. It only promotes tooth decay, diabetes, and eventual organ failure. Yum.

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