Zanathos

joined 7 months ago
[–] Zanathos 17 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (5 children)

About 3 years ago I got tired of stuck torrent queues and spent a few hours learning what Usenet is and it's various components. A little learning curve compared to torrents, but very comparable in the end. The only major difference is having to pay for a Usenet provider VPN and potentially subscribing to Usenet boards for membership.

I bought a yearly sub to a provider and lifetime sub to a very well know board. I justify the cost as money that would be wasted on a subscription service, except half the yearly cost. Usenet is now the primary download in my arr stack with torrent as a backup.

In my experience Usenet performs much faster than torrent, and there's no seeding requirement at all. Just grab and go. And it seems to have about 90% of what I'm looking for, from anime to old shows\movies (1950s to 20XX).

[–] Zanathos 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Too bad the US has actively banned Chinese EVs from being imported to focus or their own behind the times shit models.

I don't actively research EVs yet as I'm not in the market, but that's what I've read whenever I get a little interest in them. I'm not keen on investing until there are more charging places in my area before getting serious on the switch.

[–] Zanathos 4 points 2 months ago

Guess I better borrow it before it's hard to find!

[–] Zanathos 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I mean, that sucks but I run pihole on my network and don't have any injected ads on my Samsung displays, and all base functionality I need works without issue.

[–] Zanathos 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My boss puts it best. WebEx for Calling, Zoom for Meetings and Teams for Collaboration (the actual Teams function).

[–] Zanathos 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

If you reread my comment, I mentioned the movie was made BEFORE everyone expected tips like they do TODAY. I was a server in the 2000s myself, and today there are tips asked at every register, sports games or entertainment show concession stands for example.

[–] Zanathos 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

A little trivia about this monologue: Quinton Tarantino wrote this in the movie as it is his own opinion, but didn't want his own character to say it for fear of backlash at the time. Remember this movie was made before everyone was expecting a tip like they do today.

[–] Zanathos 7 points 2 months ago

Good. Let them waste their time with this instead of something else productive to their cause.

[–] Zanathos 12 points 2 months ago

I don't believe so. Trump has only further enabled them and taught them that what they say has no bearing on votes received.

[–] Zanathos 3 points 2 months ago

I haven't played in a while and I think my max is two challenges. Just wanted to say good work!

[–] Zanathos 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Plex is a taboo topic anymore because of their recent business-focused changes. I personally use Plex as I've been a user since the early 2000s with no intentions to learn the nuances of Jellyfin, and get my remote streamers moved over to it.

Plex mixed with Sonarr, Radarr and Overseer fits my needs perfectly.

[–] Zanathos 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Lots of great recommendations but I have not seen anyone mention the anime Made In Abyss or Dr. Stone.

Made In Abyss has some taboo content early in season 1, but it and season 2 story arcs are the best I've seen of any anime to date. You will also need to watch the third movie Dawn of the Deep Soul before season 2. Movies 1 and 2 are recaps of season 1.

Dr. Stone is also great as a zany "what if" modern civilization was sent back to the stone age. Similar to made in abyss, you need to watch the OVA between seasons 2 and 3.

Call out to Goblin Slayer season 1 as well. The series visuals and story deeply fall off after season 1.

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