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‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services

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From my nixos config.

Corps are fucked, I've got no issues pirating content. If I want to support someone I'll pay up but the majority of content is background filler for me.

Why would I want to sub to Amazon just to watch Jeremy Clarkson's new show, where he was paid $200m to support him? It baffles the mind the volume of cash that's thrown around in that world.

I'd much rather spend my money down the pub on a Sunday, which is owned by locals, has local beers on tap with a local solo musician jamming out the front.

For me, there's much more value in an experience with the quirks of it being live, a quick witted bartender, a great cover, an old bloke retelling stories he's told 100 times before, a forgotten lyric or even a snapped string on a guitar.

Or I'm starting to show my age 😎

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This shit should be illegal

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Honestly looks like the carton was in the sun letting them sag like that, the "air" in the bag is probably nitrogen or another gas to help keep them shelf stable. It will also help protect them during shipping keeping the bag rigid.

Story about the sun, we had cartons of ddr4 sitting in the Western Australia sun during CV19, not for a long duration of time. When we unpacked the plastic clamshells were warped, some to the point where the modules were escaping the packaging. No damage to the products, just an annoyance.

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Youtube is now unusable without a frontend

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I was a YouTube premium family account owner. Paid for myself, my partner and three friends accounts (think it was five slots?)

The recent price hike was too much, so I've been using frontends as of late.

The YouTube premium experience is seamless, much faster than the frontends but at the same time your getting shit shoveled down your throat at every chance.

I've had lots of issues with libretube servers as of late. Pipe pipe is better but overall since I dropped my sub I've been watching far less on YouTube as a whole.

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YouTube tests server-side ads to make your coveted blocker obsolete

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Pornhub, or touching grass. Either order really.

I'd been paying for premium YouTube for a few years, the family plan had a massive spike in price and I'd had enough from there. Been using Grayjay for the past few months only watching a couple of channels, but if this goes live it will kill the platform for me.

The bundled YouTube music sub really doesn't sell it for me either, sure it's got some more niche music compared to other platforms but it's not a drop-in replacement (especially for the better half).

All and all I'm probably one of the few that will tap out of the platform, will be interesting to see the fallout.

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Thank you Raymond Hill

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My cheapo dumb tv died a couple of years back, was a great bit of kit for $400au that gave me 10 years. I've got a "smart" tv at the moment which isn't connected to the internet, and just serves as the display for my Shield TV.

I'd probably consider an LG commercial / signage display as my next device, some old work connections can get me one as a special purchase through their distribution channels it's just waiting out the current panel dying.