Stolen from mastodon

Their caption “look, it’s all my favorite streaming services on one platform!” Is probably better than mine lol

  • RandomPrivacyGuy@lemm.ee
    27·
    2 days ago

    I have to pirate the prime video shows even though I have amazon prime. It just won’t let me watch at more than 480p because I use the evil LINUX.

  • MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world
    3·
    1 day ago

    I pirated Free Solo last year. Was so good I was happy to pay for it. Went to look for a way to buy it.

    No dice. Only disney plus.

    • 7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      28·
      2 days ago

      That top meme is how it was back in the day… Then all the media started fragmenting…

      Brooklyn 99 on Netflix is a prime example.

      Seasons 4-8 are on Netflix. No idea where 1-3 are.

      So that bottom meme is how it’s going now

    • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
      8·
      2 days ago

      Yep, that’s my journey as well.

      Only with Jellyfin and the *arrs, because I do like a nice UI.

        • cookedslug@lemm.ee
          4·
          1 day ago

          it’s referring to a stack of software for media management. sonarr for tv shows, radarr for movies, lidarr for music, etc. they help automate the download and organization of media. highly recommend checking them out!

          • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
            20·
            2 days ago

            It was only a better place when access was gatekept by universities and research institutes. Once the general public was allowed in, carpetbaggers from Florida (the same sorts who would get into crypto a generation later) realised that you could flood the discussion forums the trusting natives had built with spam for no cost, and if even one person out of millions took the bait, you’d come out on top. It became a blasted wasteland soon after that, with people retreating to mailing lists.

      • omgitsaheadcrab@sh.itjust.works
        15·
        2 days ago

        tl;dr: You download files from a server you pay to access. Faster and more secure (assuming you trust the server host).

        I use Eweka and NZBGeek as my indexer. If you don’t have access to fancy private torrent networks then this is a much less painful experience than having to navigate torrent sites these days. Combine with *aar and life is pretty sweet.

          • droans@midwest.social
            5·
            2 days ago

            They’ll sometimes have issues but I haven’t ever heard of an actual attack against any of them.

            You’ll need a Usenet server but at least two is preferable - one following DMCA and one following NTD.

            Then you’ll need indexers. There’s no limit on these that you’ll want. Each will have different content and you can use some services to track how often you actually get good results from them or how much overlap there is.

            Then get a download client. I like SABNZBd.

            After that, you can automate it. Sonarr is gold standard for TV shows and Radarr for movies. Lidarr exists for music but it’s pretty hard to automate good music since there are so many different versions - radio edits, DJ, live, samples, remixes, etc.

            Best part about Usenet is that it’s much easier to get what you want. With Torrents, you’re relying on seeders for each file you’re downloading. These mostly end up being newer media and usually the shittiest quality someone can produce (looking at you, YIFY).

            With Usenet, it’s all coming from the servers. If it’s been uploaded, it’s almost always still there and you can usually download it as fast as your Internet connection allows. Sometimes you’ll find missing parts, almost always due to either DMCA/NTD requests or because the uploads were old and not downloaded recently enough. The former is the reason I recommend at least two servers. However, you’ll still usually have multiple other versions of that file uploaded elsewhere. If you’re using Sonarr/Radarr, they will mark it as a failed download and try another matching item instead.

        • white_nrdy@programming.dev
          2·
          2 days ago

          It’s very sweet. Gonna through DrunkenSlug in as well. I’ve used geek, eweka, slug, and abnzb. I currently use geek and slug. Eweka is also great, just didn’t re-up. Abnzb is meh.

    • justsomeguy@lemmy.world
      17·
      2 days ago

      While there, pick up some books. I stumbled into my library 2 years ago and picked some books up. Got sucked into exzessive smartphone use before that and could barely read more than 10 minutes without getting restless or sleepy. Took a while to recondition myself to just sitting in a chair and reading but it‘s so much better than endless scrolling.

      Fuck the endless barrage of subscription services. Imma just sit in me chair, read me book and torrent the occasional movie.

  • SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world
    7·
    2 days ago

    Alldebrid + Kodi/Stremio

    Gives you the convenience of a streaming app with the massive catalog you get from pirating.

    • JohnScig@lemmy.world
      16·
      2 days ago

      All kidding aside, AppleTV os the goat. Very little slop (unlike netflix), varied content (unlike Amazon), no endless pointless sequels and spinoffs (unlike Disney+). I hate apple, but credit where it’s due, AppleTV rules.

      • aeronmelon@lemmy.world
        13·
        2 days ago

        For two very important reasons. Apple doesn’t make shit, they don’t sit in the writers’ room, they don’t produce, they don’t interfere with the creation of their originals on any level. They buy IP rights and then hire experts to do all the work.

        The second reason is Apple is spending more per episode of their originals than anyone else, including Netflix.

        Sanctity of the creative process and a whole lotta money will get you very good content.