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TotallyNotAVirus.exe

articles for windows problems: here's a virus, it'll fix everything. enjoy!

articles for mac problems: this software fixes your exact issue in 2 clicks but it costs $50 and will never be integrated into MacOS officially

articles for linux issues: you have to sift through forums still styled like it's 2005 but someone will post 3 lines of terminal commands that will either fix your issue or brick your system

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Mozilla tells extension developers to get ready to go mobile • The Register

Their small selection is already insanely helpful for me. I've been using firefox mobile for a year now and it's just as fast as chrome with the additional benefits of:

  • darkmode

  • adblocking (including youtube!)

  • shorter, more sharable links without tracking

and thats all thanks to the extensions that arent available in other mobile browsers unless devs directly integrate them into your app.

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ChatGPT In Trouble: OpenAI may go bankrupt by 2024, AI bot costs company $700,000 every day

I mean apart from the fact it's not sourced or whatever, it's standard practice for these tech companies to run a massive loss for years while basically giving their product away for free (which is why you can use openAI with minimal if any costs, even at scale).

Once everyone's using your product over competitors who couldn't afford to outlast your own venture capitalists, you can turn the price up and rake in cash since you're the biggest player in the market.

It's just Uber's business model.

reddit

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I haven't used my reddit account the API change, beyond maybe 3 or 4 comments. I got an invite. How the fuck was I one of their top 35k most active users? Seems like their site isnt nearly as active as they're claiming

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‘Front page of the internet’: how social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit

Eh it failed in the most reddit way imaginable: Most of the users are too addicted to astroturf accounts posting heckin puppers and epic memes to organise a boycott beyond a few days. Reddit ownership knew how pathetic the "protest" was going to be from the outset and didn't even bother trying to disrupt it beyond nudging out a few of the remaining holdouts on subs too small to matter in the grand scheme.

All the mods who thought they were irreplaceable just discovered their users are all the more happy to digest low quality slop moderated by amateurs who are more interested in the title than doing anything to protect the quality of said content.

People are even relenting and PAYING for access to the API to use previously-free apps.

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The Verge shows how Google search is useless

Google used to list sites with backlinks highly, it was their first ever search algorithm iirc. Once people learned you could game that by planting useless backlinks, Google realised it was a bad idea.

Somehow, they've reinvented this all over again with parasite SEO that fundamentally works the same way. All they did was add some "domain ranking". Now, unreliable-but-popular sites coughredditcough will always score highly regardless of quality, because Google deemed them superior.

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Pirate Netflix

Front End:

Plex

  • You can have multiple users,
  • tracks your progress in a series,
  • gives you imdb and soundtrack info,
  • metadata and cover art.
  • Automatically handles discoverability - Log in with your account and it'll find your server wherever you are in the world!
  • Great app support across mobile, tv, web, and desktop.
  • Automatically syncs to films/tv folder(s) when new shows are downloaded.

Back end:

qBitTorrent

  • Versatile and stable torrenting client.
  • Can control up/download speed
  • Online front end can be a lifesaver when diagnosing issues remotely.
  • FOSS

Sonarr, Radarr

  • Automatically discovers torrents for your chosen shows and movies, and forwards them onto torrent client.
  • Can track unreleased content, downloading it as it becomes available.
  • Supports user-configurable quality formats to weed out torrents that don't meet your quality or space requirements.
  • Automatically searches multiple trackers - If one tracker lacks a show, it can try another!
  • FOSS

Prowlarr

  • Indexes thousands of known torrent trackers for all kinds of content, with sonarr/radarr-ready configs.
  • Add tracker to Prowlarr and it syncs to Sonarr/Radarr clients automatically
  • Add your own private trackers too with a simple interface
  • FOSS

Operating System:

DietPi

  • Debian-based server OS with powerful terminal interface for managing and starting your first streaming server
  • Rock-solid stability of debian, paired with a curated packaging system that reduces risks of breaking configurations
  • Popular services are auto-configured to align with best practices, such as Nextcloud, Plex, Sonarr etc. all installing and configuring their own databases at install
  • Powerful utilities for managing disks, files, power management and other server necessities with minimal existing knowledge of the command line
  • Can be set up in a day on a raspberry pi, and be streaming torrented content by the evening!
  • Great support, both with hardware and software. The devs are active and helpful on github if you have problems.
  • Loads of tutorials for installing every single service you could need for a piracy server, from VPNs to linking services together and accessing them remotely.
  • FOSS

DNS:

freedns

  • Link your IP to a friendly domain name for free.
  • Like, free. I can type in my domain anywhere on earth and access my rpi server easily.
  • Loads of choices available
  • Just log in once every 6 months to keep the DNS listing active.