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PeachMan

@ PeachMan @lemmy.one

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  • Decomplicating my setup

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  • 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.

  • Mullvad Annouce Removal Of All Disk Infrastructure - Now RAM Only

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  • You don't use Mullvad for their performance, you use them for their insanely paranoid security and privacy practices.

    And for the record, I was never impressed with Surfshark speeds. I dropped them when they bundled a virus scanner into their VPN client, that's sketchy as hell. I don't want my VPN provider scanning my files.

  • Is the fairphone really worth it?

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  • If you're not a power user, then it'll probably work fine for several years. And it will be cheap and easy to replace the battery in 3-5 years when it starts to degrade, or replace the screen if you drop it. Not sure if a full 10 year lifespan is realistic, though.

    And you're right, the price is high, but it's not supposed to be an affordable phone. The stated goal of the Fairphone is to be better for the environment and better for people than most other electronics. So, they have to do things like use sustainable materials and source parts from places that treat their workers well. All of that means that Fairphones will NEVER be as cheap as other brands. Because doing things right costs more.

  • My 32 TB Plex server running on a ministack. It ain't fancy but it gets the job done.

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  • Most Macs are overpriced, but the $599 M2 Mac Mini is an absolute STEAL compared to the rest of their lineup. And its existence drives the price of used Mac Minis down, which is also great.

  • What is the biggest lesson that employment has taught you?

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  • It should be noted that this is advice specific to white men in Western countries 😆 but yes, it's true.

  • NSFW

    Full length 80s/ 90s porn resource?

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  • I've been seeing lots of 90s soft core stuff on 1337x lately. Not sure why, but my guess is that it has to do with the influx of Indian users there, maybe they like our classic porn 😆

  • Best options for Non-Google cloud storage as of 2022?

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  • China based. I wouldn't put anything private or sensitive on their servers....

  • Every generation has some product/ingredient that they didn’t know was dangerous at the time: tobacco, lead, asbestos, etc. What is that item for this generation?

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  • This right here. We are undoubtedly the plastic generation. And it's not letting up any time soon; our kids will be included in this cohort as well. Banning plastic bags in cities is next to useless when everything we eat, everything we drink, and everything we buy is wrapped in plastic.

  • Do you prefer x264 or 265 HEVC?

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  • Sounds like your TV isn't fully compatible with x265. You can get around that by using a modern streaming stick that supports it.

  • Do you prefer x264 or 265 HEVC?

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  • Pretty sure it's just more of a hardware age issue. Smart TV makers don't put much effort into their firmware, so if they don't support a codec now they probably won't support it ever. Devices made before a certain year probably won't ever support H265. I suspect we'll run into the same thing with AV1, unfortunately. It's another objectively superior codec that will have compatible issues. 🤷

  • Do you prefer x264 or 265 HEVC?

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  • H265 is objectively superior in just about every way UNLESS you're trying to play it on hardware that doesn't support it. The only reason to use H264 is for broad compatibility.